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Faraday Technology Corporation
Company typePublic,TWSE: 3035
IndustrySemiconductor, IC design service
Founded1993
HeadquartersHsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Key people
Chairman:John Hsuan,
President: H.P. Lin
ProductsSilicon IP, Fabless ASIC
Revenue160 Million USD (2009)
Websitewww.faraday-tech.com

Faraday Technology is a turnkey application-specific IC (ASIC) and silicon intellectual property (SIP) provider headquartered in Taiwan, with a network of sales and research offices in the United States, Japan, Europe, and China. Its customers range from IDM, system houses, and fabless IC design houses, covering wide applications such as multimedia, communication, PC peripherals, display, storage, and consumer electronics.

Faraday is affiliated with United Microelectronics Corporation

Its IP core portfolio includes Cell Library, Memory Compiler, ARM-compliant CPUs, DDRII/DDRIII, MPEG4, H.264, USB 3.0/USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet, Serial ATA, PCI Express, and all fundamental IP such as AD, DA, PLL, regulators, etc.

Naming

The company's Chinese name is Zhi Yuan (wisdom and origin).

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