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About Realtek Realtek Semiconductor Corp., located in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park - Taiwan's "Silicon Valley" - began with a small group of young, devoted engineers in 1987. In over a decade, these young founding engineers built Realtek into one of Taiwan's largest and most successful IC design houses. Realtek's efforts to provide the ultimate in pioneering IC technology - along with its firm commitment to creating unique and innovative designs for a broad range of high-tech applications - have won the company a worldwide reputation and made possible a favorable and consistent growth rate in the years since its establishment. We attribute this achievement to Realtek's tradition of excellence   Realtek in Brief From the dreams of our founders to today's successes, Realtek has come a long way as one of the world's leading IC design, testing and distribution firms. Our sensitivity to market trends and customer needs helps us develop quality components which fulfill a broad range of needs. Our specialization is the ability to bring costs down on existing technologies while maintaining strong features and quality devices. Many of our techniques are patented and are used in an IP library which is utilized throughout the organization. And, our ongoing R&D efforts are bringing new technologies into the Realtek product line, including gigabit Ethernet, wireless communication, advanced audio, high-performance clock generators and LCD support. We have seen that constant partnerships with customers has not only allowed us to provide new, advanced products in a timely manner, but has helped build and solidify our relationships with those customers. Therefore, we work closely with existing and potential customers, agents and distributors to produce products which provide exceptional compatibility, features and accessibility to systems at an excellent cost. A philosophy instilled by our founders is that Realtek employees are each treated with respect through individual responsibility and autonomy, and those who show potential for management are supported and raised to higher positions. With 60% of our 500 employees as engineers, you can see that our primary emphasis is in technology. All this has resulted in a professional work force which has propelled Realtek into the success we have seen. We know that our strength in products comes through our specialization in personal computer components. With this knowledge, we concentrate our design and development on products which can be used in the PC environment, including LAN, WLAN, sound, timing and LCD controllers. In addition, we are strengthening our abilities in digital imaging devices for both PC and independent environments. Our management of intellectual resources, such as design libraries, is a key factor in our development of products. A major function of Realtek is the testing of our semiconductor wafers and packaged chips. Our testing facility, based on ISO standards, is used to test our products in the wafer stage as well as in the package stage, just before they are sent to the market. Having this kind of service allows us to provide excellent quality products as well as a strong control over scheduling. Realtek chips are sold worldwide through several channels. Our primary channel has always been the Taiwan computer industry, and we have very strong relationships with Taiwan-based system manufacturers, such as motherboard, LAN products, and notebook makers. Now that we have grown and seen more international exposure, our international distributors, agents, and sales representatives have taken a more proactive approach to their markets, increasing our coverage, sales and reputation in the world IT market. And, though we have agencies around the world, we can be contacted directly through the Contact section of our web site. With a majority market share of the world's LAN controllers and significant percentages for our other product lines, we have proven that the right combination of personnel, technology and teamwork can create great things.