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Trident Microsystems, Inc.
Nasdaq: TRID
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 PROFILE
Trident Microsystems wants to spear a piece of the burgeoning multimedia market. The company offers graphics, video, and audio accelerators for desktop and portable computers. Its chips enable 3-D games, multimedia entertainment, and advanced applications such as live video. Trident outsources its manufacturing (mainly to UMC and Samsung) and sells its devices primarily to makers of PC adapter cards and portable computers. Customers include Compaq (18% of sales), Fujitsu (11%), Toshiba (10%), and Hitachi. Customers in Asia account for 99% of sales. The company is integrating more functions on its chipsets to appeal to makers of sub-$1,000 PCs. Founder and CEO Frank Lin owns about 15% of the company.

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 DEALS
Deal: BarterNet Raises $21.4 Million
Date Announced: 09.18.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 21.4
Description: Business-to-business bartering exchange raises round of funding.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 122.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 37.4%
Employees: 350
Revenue per employee: $350,571.43

 KEY PEOPLE
• Frank C. Lin
    CEO
• Peter Jen
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2450 Walsh Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
US
Phone: 408-496-1085
Fax: 408-496-6858
Online: Web Site

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