O2Micro International Limited

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.o2micro.com
Employees: 1,001
Employee growth: 55.4%

Oh to make mobile microchips like O2Micro does! O2Micro International makes integrated circuits used in mobile products, such as cell phones and notebook computers. Its products include energy-saving chips that connect a computer's microprocessor to plug-in cards, chips that let a notebook computer play a CD without powering up the main processor, products that manage and maximize battery usage, and inverters for converting battery power for use by LCDs. O2Micro's products are used by equipment makers such as Acer, Apple, Dell, Fujitsu, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba. The fabless semiconductor company is domiciled in the Cayman Islands but derives most of its sales from customers in Asia.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2006:
Sales: $124.9M
One year growth: 18.4%
Net income: $0.7M
Income growth: (90.9%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Sterling Du
CFO, Secretary, and Director: Chuan Chiung (Perry) Kuo
Head, Marketing and Sales and Director: James Keim

Competitors:
Linear Technology
Maxim Integrated Products
Texas Instruments