In its current state, publicly traded Maxim says the capable of producing $500 million per year of revenue. Maxim's VP of worldwide process technology Vijay Ullal says the facility can be augmented with additional equipment to support $1 billion in annual revenue.
Maxim's chips convert physical data such as sound, temperature and pressure to digital signals for electronic processing. Its products are used by electronics manufacturers in computers and peripherals, medical devices, industrial control systems, military systems and networking equipment. The company plans to begin manufacturing operations in the San Antonio facility by December 2004.
On Tuesday, Maxim met Wall Street expectations by reporting higher quarterly profit and revenue on strong bookings in most business units for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 27. Net income was $87.4 million, or $0.25 a share, on revenue of $310.2 million compared with net income of $73.2 million, or $0.22 a share on revenue of $286 million in the year-earlier period.
The company's share price on Tuesday jumped $2.47(5.52%) to $47.25, a 52-week high close price. Maxim's stock has risen 43 percent since the beginning of the year.
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