TranSwitch Corporation

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.transwitch.com
Employees: 257
Employee growth: 19.5%

TranSwitch lets makers of network gear switch the functions of its chips in transit. The company designs digital and mixed-signal semiconductors used in high-speed telecommunications and computer networking equipment; some of its chips are programmable, allowing buyers to tailor them swiftly for specialized functions. The company outsources manufacturing operations to several companies, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Transwitch's 125-plus active customers include Alcatel-Lucent (17% of sales), Cisco Systems, Fujitsu, Nokia Siemens Networks (16%), Nortel, Redback Networks, Samsung, and Tellabs. The company gets about 80% of its sales outside the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $41.9M
One year growth: 28.8%
Net income: ($17.0)M

Officers:
Chairman: Gerald F. Montry
President and CEO: M. Ali Khatibzadeh
VP and CFO: Robert A. (Bob) Bosi

Competitors:
Broadcom
IBM Microelectronics
PMC-Sierra