Tessera Technologies

Tessera Technologies, Inc.[1]
Type Public (NASDAQ: TSRA)
Industry Semiconductor packaging
Founded 1990 (1990)
Headquarters San Jose, California, United States of America
Area served Worldwide
Revenue US$248 million (FY 2008)
Operating income US$16 million
Net income US$4.6 million
Employees 417 (August, 2009)
Website www.tessera.com

Tessera Technologies, Inc. is a San Jose, California-based technology founded in 1990. The company is focused on miniaturization technologies and has licensed its chip packaging technology to numerous semiconductor manufacturers, including Intel and Samsung Electronics.[2]

Tessera has been embroiled in numerous patent disputes[2] and won a major International Trade Commission ruling against Motorola, Qualcomm, Freescale Semiconductor and Spansion in May, 2009.[3]

History

Tessera was founded in 1990.

Some company milestones are listed below:

References

  1. ^ "Tessera Technologies, Inc. - Google Finance". http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:TSRA. Retrieved August 17, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Vance, Ashlee (August 16, 2009). "A Determined Outpost of Tiny Technology". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/technology/start-ups/17chip.html. Retrieved August 17, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Tessera Shares Climb on Patent Ruling". WirelessWeek. May 22, 2009. http://www.wirelessweek.com/News-Tessera-Patent-Ruling-052209.aspx. Retrieved August 17, 2009.