- Volterra Semiconductor
Infobox Company
company_name = Volterra Semiconductor
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|VLTR)
foundation =1996
location =Fremont, California , USA
industry =Semiconductors
products =Power management
num_employees = 150
homepage = [http://www.volterra.com www.volterra.com]Volterra Semiconductor, commonly known as "Volterra," is a
fabless semiconductor company that designs and manufacturesmixed-signal integrated circuits used in power management applications. The company was founded in 1996 and has headquarters inFremont, California ,United States .Volterra became a public company via an initial public offering of its stock at $8.00 per share on July 29, 2004. [" [http://investors.volterra.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=180143&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=598379 Volterra Semiconductor Corporation Announces Initial Public Offering] ", July 29, 2004.]
Product line
Volterra's product line consists primarily of
integrated circuits and chipsets that manage power for low voltage, extremely high current applications, such as desktop and notebook PC andworkstation motherboards,network servers , and video controllers.The company directly employs about 150 people and reported net revenue of $74.7 million for their most recent fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2007.
Volterra is named for
Vito Volterra , an Italianmathematician andphysicist , who is best known as the father of theVolterra series .External links
* [http://www.volterra.com Official company website]
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