Tessera Technologies, Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.tessera.com
Employees: 493
Employee growth: 2.7%

Tessera doesn't have to put nutritional labels on its packages. The company licenses a portfolio of semiconductor packaging technologies -- more than 1,800 patents! These designs enable semiconductor makers to produce high-performance packages for mobile phones, PCs, and other electronic products. Licensees include big chip makers Hitachi, Intel, and Toshiba; semiconductor assemblers, such as ASE and Amkor; and various mobile phone makers. Tessera gets half of its revenues in the Asia/Pacific region. The US represents most of the rest, with Europe making up the remainder. Tessera also offers assembly line consulting, prototype design, and related services.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $254.6M
One year growth: (15.5%)
Net income: ($19.3)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Henry R. (Hank) Nothhaft
EVP and CFO: Michael F. Anthofer
EVP and CTO: Robert Yung

Competitors:
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
Amkor
STATS ChipPAC