Atheros Communications
Named Company of the Year Small/Medium by EE Times ACE Awards
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11, 2005—Atheros
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless
LAN (WLAN) chipsets, today announced that it has been named Company of the Year
Small/Medium during the inaugural EE Times Annual Creativity in
Electronics (ACE) Awards. This award celebrates the company that exhibits the
highest degree of professionalism in staff development and retention, customer
focus, technical excellence and profitable growth in the electronics industry.
Atheros received the award during the gala event held at the Embedded Systems
Conference San Francisco on March 9, 2005.
“The competition within
the Company of the Year Small/Medium award was incredibly stiff,” said Paul
Miller, VP/Publisher of EE Times. “The fact that Atheros was selected
from among five finalists in its award category by a stellar panel of leading
industry technologists, educators, and executives, makes us especially proud to
recognize Atheros as a stand-out contributor in the electronics industry.”
Also Aruba Networks, an
Atheros customer, was named Emerging Company of the Year at the EE Times
ACE awards event.
Last year Atheros
introduced the industry’s first single-chip 802.11g and 802.11a/b/g solutions
for client devices, as well as a single-chip 802.11g Access Point (AP) device.
Atheros’ move to single-chip integration is part of its strategy to provide the
industry with high-performance, low-cost wireless solutions, in order to drive
ubiquitous wireless connectivity.
“We are very thankful
for this distinguished honor by EE Times and the electronics industry
community,” said Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer of Atheros
Communications. “Our product and financial achievements in 2004 would not have
been possible without the dedication, innovation and support of our employees.
In 2005, we look forward to bringing new and exciting innovations to the
wireless semiconductor market by leveraging our single-chip integration strategy
and industry-leading wireless features.”
About EE Times
EE Times (www.eetimes.com)
is the premier technology and business media brand serving the information needs
of the creators of technology worldwide. EE Times print editions reach
more than 200,000 electronics professionals in 5 different languages. Each month
users from more than 100 countries view more than 7.5 million pages on EE
Times Online and the network of CMP Electronics Group Web sites. EE Times
is owned and published by CMP Media LLC, headquartered in Manhasset, NY.
About Atheros Communications,
Inc.
Atheros Communications is a leading developer of
semiconductor system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros
combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio frequency
(RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly
integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on low-cost, standard complementary
metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes. Atheros technology is being used by
a broad base of leading customers, including personal computer and networking
equipment manufacturers. For more information, visit
www.atheros.com or send email to
info@atheros.com
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Atheros, the Atheros logo, Atheros XR, and
Super AG are trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. All other trademarks
mentioned in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including
statements regarding the future of wireless technology and Atheros’ ability to
continue to innovate and develop new and cost-effective solutions, 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, the difficulties inherent in developing new and
enhanced products; the effects of competition; the rate of growth of the market
for WLAN solutions; general economic conditions; and other risks detailed in
Atheros’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 as
filed with the SEC 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.
Cheryl Patstone, 408-773-5344,
cheryl@atheros.com or Greg Wood, A&R Partners, 650-762-2838,
gwood@arpartners.com.
