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Company summary
Pericom Semiconductor designs, manufactures, and sells integrated connectivity, advanced timing, and signal integrity products for the computing, communications, and consumer market segments worldwide. Pericom Semiconductor is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ with ticker symbol PSEM. Pericom was founded in 1990 by Alex Hui and John Hui.

History

 * 1990 - Pericom was founded by Alex Hui and John Hui.
 * 1991 - Pericom first chip design was introduced as “The World’s Fastest 20-pin FCT Logic”
 * 1993 – 1-st profitable Fiscal Year, consisting exclusively on revenue from 5-volt 8-bit interface logic circuits
 * 1993 – Company officially changes its name from Pioneer to Pericom.
 * 1997 – First Low On-Resistance 3V/5V Analog Switch Product Family; which accommodates 3V/5V signal switching with Full Signal *Integrity and good Channel Isolation
 * 1997 – Advanced low voltage CMOS with Bus hold (ALVCH) 3.3V logic
 * 1997 October 31st – Pericom completed its initial public offering (IPO) and started to trade its stocks on the NADAQ market under the ticker symbol PSEM
 * 1997 – First Low On-Resistance 3V/5V Analog Switch Product Family; which accommodates 3V/5V signal switching with Full Signal Integrity and good Channel Isolation.
 * 1998 - PTI (Pericom Technology Inc.) was established, its main factory in Shanghai, China
 * 1998 - Introduces Six New PI3V and PI5V Analog Switch Solutions for Multimedia Video Applications components operating at different supply voltages.
 * 2000 - eCera ComTek Corp. was established in Chungli, Taoyan, Taiwan
 * 2003 – Pericom acquired SaRonix
 * 2004 – Pericom moves to a new larger location in the heart of the Silicon Row, 3545 N. 1st Street, San Jose
 * 2004 – Pericom announces certification in “Sony’s Green Partner Program”
 * 2005 - ReDriver Introduced
 * 2005 – Pericom acquired eCeraTek
 * 2006 - Industry First Single-Chip Switch Solution Combines USB 2.0 and Audio Signals
 * 2007 - Introduces Industry's Lowest Voltage Clock Buffers
 * 2007 - Pericom officially signed an agreement with Jinan Hi-Tech Industrial Zone of Sandong and invested US$30 million to build a new crystal factory.
 * 2008 - PCI Express® Packet Switch and Bridge Family was introduced
 * 2009 - USB Sleep-and-Charge Solution for Notebook and Mobile Device Chargers
 * 2010 - Samsung Selects Pericom PCI Express Connectivity for new line of Multi-Function Printers (MFPs)
 * 2013 - Pericom moves to a new larger location 1545 Barber Line, Milpitas CA, 95035

Locations
Pericom is headquartered at Milpitas, California, United States. The company has design centers, manufacturing facilities, and sales offices throughout the world.

Acquisitions

 * 2003 – Pericom acquired SaRonix
 * 2005 – Pericom acquired eCeraTek

Products and technologies
Pericom designs, manufactures, and sells analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, power management solutions and quartz-based frequency control products.

Markets (Applications)
Pericom’s product portfolio includes categories serving computing, digital video, embedded (medical, automotive, home appliance, etc.), networking, server, storage, ultra-mobile, and wireless markets.