Pericom Semiconductor Corp.

As of December 31, 2017, Pericom Semiconductor Corp. was acquired by Diodes Incorporated.Pericom Semiconductor Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets digital, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs); and frequency control products (FCPs) used in electronic systems worldwide. The company’s products are used to transfer, route, and time digital and analog signals within and between computer, networking, datacom, and telecom systems. Its IC products include SiliconConnect family products, such as peripheral component interconnect (PCI) and PCI-X bridges, PCI Express bridges and packet switches, video decoder family products, and PCI express serial bridges. The company also offers SiliconSwitch family products comprising application-specific standard product (ASSP) switches for local area network, analog video, digital video, PCI express, and USB applications; analog switches for low-voltage applications; microprocessor supervisory circuit; and home appliance controller products, as well as power management products, including power and load switches, and low dropout regulators. In addition, it provides signal integrity products, such as redriver/repeaters to manage standard protocols; and timing products, including clock generators, real time clock circuit, voltage controlled crystal oscillator based jitter cleaner products, and programmable skew clocks, as well as FCP products comprising crystals that resonate at a frequency, and crystal and crystal oscillators for various electronic devices. The company’s ICs and FCPs are used in notebook computers, digital televisions, cell phones, GPS, and digital media players. It serves distributors, and original equipment manufacturers through a network of independent sales representatives and distributors in computer, networking, telecommunications, embedded, and consumer markets. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.