Volterra Semiconductor
Encyclopedia
Volterra Semiconductor, commonly known as "Volterra," is a fabless semiconductor
company that designs and manufactures mixed-signal integrated circuits used in power management applications. The company was founded in 1996 and has headquarters in Fremont, California
, United States
.
Volterra became a public company via an initial public offering of its stock at $8.00 per share on July 29, 2004.
that manage power for low voltage, extremely high current applications, such as desktop
and notebook PC
and workstation
motherboards
, network servers, and video controllers
.
The company directly employs about 150 people and reported net revenue of $74.7 million for their most recent fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2007.
Volterra is named for Vito Volterra
, an Italian
mathematician
and physicist
, who is best known as the father of the Volterra series
.
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
company that designs and manufactures mixed-signal integrated circuits used in power management applications. The company was founded in 1996 and has headquarters in Fremont, California
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Volterra became a public company via an initial public offering of its stock at $8.00 per share on July 29, 2004.
Product line
Volterra's product line consists primarily of integrated circuits and chipsetsChipset
A chipset, PC chipset, or chip set refers to a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together. They are usually marketed as a single product.- Computers :...
that manage power for low voltage, extremely high current applications, such as desktop
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
and notebook PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and workstation
Workstation
A workstation is a high-end microcomputer designed for technical or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by one person at a time, they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems...
motherboards
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
, network servers, and video controllers
Video card
A video card, Graphics Card, or Graphics adapter is an expansion card which generates output images to a display. Most video cards offer various functions such as accelerated rendering of 3D scenes and 2D graphics, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 decoding, TV output, or the ability to connect multiple monitors...
.
The company directly employs about 150 people and reported net revenue of $74.7 million for their most recent fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2007.
Volterra is named for Vito Volterra
Vito Volterra
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations....
, an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, who is best known as the father of the Volterra series
Volterra Series
The Volterra series is a model for non-linear behavior similar to the Taylor series. It differs from the Taylor series in its ability to capture 'memory' effects. The Taylor series can be used to approximate the response of a nonlinear system to a given input if the output of this system depends...
.