Mercury News interview: Craig Barratt, CEO of Atheros Communications
By developing chips that help link everything from personal computers and cell phones to Blu-ray media players and personal navigation devices, Atheros Communications has ridden a technological wave that shows no signs of slowing.
As the number of such devices has exploded, so, too, has the company's business. Founded in 1998, its annual sales have soared from $183 million in 2005 to $542 million last year. This year it has added nearly 150 employees, bringing its global work force to 1,447, of which a third is based in Silicon Valley. And the company, which is still hiring, is growing so fast it plans to move soon from its cramped Santa Clara headquarters to bigger quarters in San Jose.
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