Chipidea Selected To Europe's 500.Semiconductor IP Company Notches Fifth-Consecutive Ranking, Adds 70 New Employees and Sees Double-Digit Revenue Growth LISBON, Portugal -- Chipidea, the world's leading provider of analog/mixed-signal silicon intellectual property, today announced that it has been named again, for the fifth consecutive year, to Europe's 500 ranking of the fastest growing companies. Chipidea is expected to rank among the top 300 fastest-growing companies from 28 countries in the annual survey by Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth. Award recipients are scheduled to be listed Oct. 20 on the organization's Web site at www.europe500.com. Moreover, businessweek.com is expected to profile Europe's 500 top job-creating companies and will include Chipidea's ranking in the global edition of BusinessWeek magazine that will hit newsstands on the same day. Chipidea has added more than 70 employees over the last two years and experienced double-digit growth in revenue. The company has been ranked as the world's top general purpose analog/mixed signal IP provider by market research company Gartner Inc. for the last two years and its growth rate continues to outpace out·pace tr.v. out·paced, out·pac·ing, out·pac·es To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance. outpace Verb [-pacing, the overall semiconductor industry average. "This award shows our continued dedication to the entrepreneurial spirit, innovative management, business growth and employment creation over the past five years," said JosE[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ]
EpifEonio da Franca, Chipidea's chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .
"We have worked hard to become known throughout the world as a
trusted partner for our customers. Our growth these past five years is a
result of our ability to meet the needs of expanding customer base while
maintaining an excellent level of service."
Inclusion among Europe's 500 entails a rigorous application and review process by the organization. It researches, targets and pre-selects high-growth companies from 28 countries. Applications for companies nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. can then be verified by national experts, legal auditors and on-site visits. Europe's 500 was founded in 1996 as a non-profit membership and networking organization for growth entrepreneurs dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and growth in Europe. The organization has more than 2,000 members. About Chipidea Chipidea MicroelectrE[thorn thorn, in botany thorn, sharp-pointed projection on some plants, usually protective in function. Botanically, thorns are distinguished as modified stems (as in the honey locust and hawthorn) from spines, which are modified leaves (as in the barberry), and ]nica S.A. is the world's leading provider of analog/mixed-signal silicon intellectual property, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. market researcher Gartner Dataquest Inc. The company is a key supplier to system-on-chip designers targeting fast-growing market segments in wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , digital media and consumer electronics. With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of silicon-proven technology across a variety of product lines, Chipidea offers the widest breadth of intellectual property solutions for the world's multi-function integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for industry. Chipidea works hand-in-hand with its customers to ensure that its unique analog/mixed-signal expertise results in silicon success. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Chipidea employs 230 people in research, development and sales and marketing offices across Europe, Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Information about Chipidea can be found at www.chipidea.com. |
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