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Atheros
Receives Prestigious Emerging Growth Company Award
Leading
Supplier of Semiconductor Communications Solutions
Recognized for Consecutive Revenue Growth over the Last
12 Quarters
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., May 12, 2008 — Atheros
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer
of advanced semiconductor system solutions for wireless
and wired communications, has been named the winner of
the 2008 Emerging Growth Company Award by the Silicon
Valley Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
The Emerging Growth Company Award recognizes a company
with distinctive strategic positioning, dynamic CEO
leadership, superior growth and future potential. Past
winners include Yahoo! Inc., Cisco, McAfee Associates,
Linear Technology and Adaptec. Atheros was presented the
Emerging Growth Company Award at the ACG Silicon Valley
Chapter 2008 Awards Dinner on May 6.
“Atheros is honored to be named the
recipient of this prestigious industry award,” said
Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of
Atheros. “Over the last three years, we have expanded
our offerings beyond our initial focus on WLAN
technology, to now include Bluetooth, GPS, Ethernet and
PAS. This strategy to deliver complete communications
solutions to our world-class customers is beginning to
take root. We appreciate the ACG’s acknowledgement of
our success, strategy and growth potential.”
ACG Silicon Valley President,
2008-2010, John Stringer said, “We congratulate Atheros
Communications on its impressive track record of growth.
The company embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and
opportunity here in Silicon Valley. We expect with its
exemplary management and Atheros’ continued pursuit of
innovation that the company’s prospects will continue to
shine bright in the years ahead.”
About ACG
Founded in 1954, The Association
for Corporate Growth (www.acg.org)
is the premiere global association for professionals
involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and
mergers and acquisitions. Leaders in corporations,
private equity, finance, and professional service firms
focused on building value in their organizations belong
to ACG. They recognize the multiple benefits of
networking within an influential community of executives
growing public and private companies worldwide. For more
than 50 years, ACG members have focused on strategic
activities that increase revenues, profits and
ultimately, shareholder value. Today ACG includes nearly
14,000 members representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000,
FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 53 chapters in
North America and Europe.
About
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Atheros Communications is a leading
developer of semiconductor system solutions for wireless
and wired communications products. Atheros combines its
wireless and networking systems expertise with
high-performance radio frequency (RF), mixed signal and
digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly
integrated chipsets that are manufactured on low-cost,
standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
processes. Atheros technology is used by a broad base of
leading customers, including personal computer,
networking equipment and consumer device manufacturers.
For more information, please visit
www.atheros.com or
send email to
info@atheros.com.
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Atheros and the
Atheros logo are trademarks of Atheros Communications,
Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are
the sole property of their respective owners.
NOTE ON
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the
historical information contained herein, the matters set
forth in this press release, including the anticipated
growth of the market for Atheros products, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially, including, but not limited to, difficulties
in the development of new and enhanced products, general
economic conditions, the effects of any changes in
government regulations that may occur, and the risks
detailed in Atheros' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 2007 and its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in
other reports filed with the SEC by Atheros from time to
time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date hereof. Atheros disclaims any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements.
Dakota Lee, 408-720-5597, dakota@atheros.com, or Greg Wood, A&R Edelman for
Atheros, 650-762-2838,
gwood@ar-edelman.com
For
analyst inquires contact: Deborah Stapleton of Stapleton Communications, Inc.,
+1-650-470-0200,
deb@stapleton.com |
