history

2011

• Gennum acquires Nanotech Semiconductor, strengthening its mixed signal portfolio
• Gennum enables 100Gb/s networks with 25Gb/s reference-free CDRs

2010

• Gennum introduces the world's first integrated 10G EPON chipset
• Gennum delivers the world's first 14Gb/s Crosspoint switch
• Gennum unveils world’s largest, most feature-rich video Crosspoint switch - 290x290
• Gennum expands the industry’s broadest 3Gb/s portfolio with 3G/HD/SD equalizers
• Gennum announces the industry’s most integrated solution for telecom and datacom optical module applications

2009

• Gennum expands its signal integrity offerings to address next generation high speed applications, delivering 27 new products
• Gennum delivers the industry's first single-chip 10G EPON transceiver
• Gennum delivers the world's first complete IC solution for 16G Fibre Channel SFP+
• Gennum delivers the industry's highest performance SFP+ solutions
• Gennum's Snowbush IP Group delivers the industry's first PCI Express 3.0 PHY IP on TSMC 40nm process
• Gennum's Snowbush IP Group delivers the industry's first available USB 3.0 integrated PHY and controller IP

2008

• Gennum expands its signal integrity offerings to adjacent protocols and markets, delivering 25 new products
• Gennum enables long reach Infiniband QDR, 40GbE and 100GbE applications with the industry's first quad 10Gb/s CDR
• Gennum delivers the industry's first single-chip HD and 3Gb/s transmit and receive solutions
• Gennum delivers the industry’s first receiver on a chip-based ROSA product for 10 Gigabit fiber optic applications
• Over 2 million 10G TIAs, and over 2 million 2.5G TIAs shipped to date
• Gennum Acquires ASIC Architect, Inc.

2007

• Gennum Divested the VXP Group
• Gennum Acquired Snowbush Microelectronics, developer of some of the most complex analog and mixed-signal circuits in the market today
• Divested Audio and Wireless Division
• Divested Manufacturing Operations
• Shipped over one million CDRs
•  Launched nX6000 Bluetooth headset
• Demonstrated first commercial solution to drive 4Kx2K display

2006

• Dr. Franz Fink joined Gennum as the new President and CEO
• Awarded a technical Emmy® for HD digital broadcasting innovation
• Introduced world's first 3Gbps video transmission solution
• First with 1080i de-interlacing, 10-bit processing and HD noise reduction
• Introduced world's first 10Gbps equalizer

2005

• In April 2005, our shareholders approved a Shareholder Rights Plan
• The nXZEN™ wireless headset, a Gennum-branded consumer product, was launched

2004

• Gennum introduced its Visual Excellence Processing™ (VXP™) line of image processors for the high-end television and projector markets, and its Bluetooth® wireless headsets with noise cancellation
• The Company purchased SiGe Semiconductor Inc.'s LightCharger® portfolio of optical networking ICs, which complemented our existing clock and data recovery (CDR) product line

2001

• Gennum announced our entry into the Data Communications market, and established a third business segment

1999

• By articles of amendment on April 14, each of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares were subdivided into three common shares

1997

• Gennum U.K. Limited was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gennum Corporation in December

1996

• Shareholders approved an amendment to subdivide the common shares of the Company by splitting each share into three common shares on April 10
• In November, Gennum Japan Kabushiki Kaisha was incorporated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gennum Corporation

1990

• On December 1, LTI and Gennum Corporation were amalgamated under the name Gennum Corporation

1987

• In December LTI transferred its silicon business to Gennum Corporation, a new wholly-owned subsidiary
• Gennum established a Video Broadcast Group following a favourable response by the broadcast industry to Gennum's proprietary products
• A sales office was opened in Japan to serve our expanding business in this market area

1982

• LTI became a public company in September, trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange

1973

• Linear Technology Inc. (LTI) was founded December 1 with the acquisition of assets from the Solid State Devices division of Westinghouse Canada Inc. and royalty-free rights to use its advanced semiconductor technology. The Company focused on providing specialized parts for the hearing instrument industry