1. 1986 Synaptics Founded by Federico Faggin & Carver Mead
History
2003
Hong Kong Office Opens
Alex Wong Hired
First PDE Revenue
1996
First Compaq & Dell TouchPad
1999
Francis Lee Hired
2002
iPod Design Win
1995
First Apple TouchPad
1986
Synaptics Founded by Federico Faggin & Carver Mead
2000
Russ Knittel Hired
2002
Synaptics IPO
2002
Japan Office Opens
2004
China Office Opens
June 1986
Meno Corp receives 1st round of financing - change name to Synaptics, Inc.
1995
Shawn Day Hired
PRE IPO
POST IPO
March 1986
Meno Corporation Incorporated
August 1995
First profitable month - over $1 million revenue
June 1996
Ship over 1 million touchpads in FY96
September 1998
First 1 million unit quarter
1999
Taiwan Office Opens
2002
Yoshi Maeda Hired
2003
Synaptics Acquires NSM in HK
2004
100 Million Units Shipped
2007
Ruth Lutes, Mark Vena, Laura Mulcahy, WS Shiao & Joseph Chen Hired
2008
3:2 Stock Split
Houston Office Opens
500 Million Units Shipped
2006
First Cell Phone Revenue
263 Employees
2007
HHBU & PCBU Formed
5 Years on NASDAQ
2006
Tom Tiernan, Kin Cheung & Yvonne Jang Hired
2008
Finland Office Opens
Mead Building Opens
2008
Dave Long, Joe Montalbo & Gopal Garg Hired
2008
Tom Tiernan Promoted to President + COO, appointed to BOD
2006
Korea Office Opens
2005
233 Employees
2005
Jim Harrington Hired
2006
TDC Opens
2006
Onyx Concept Introduced
2007
UK Office Closed
Beijing Office Opens
Austin Office Opens
2007
Platform & CTO Groups Formed
Doug Kahn Hired
2007
EMEA Switzerland Office Opens
2008
First $100 Million Quarter
JDC Opens
KDC Opens
Waterloo, Canada Office Opens
2008
Federico Foggin Appointed Chairman Emeritus
Francis Lee Appointed Chairman
2009
497 Employees
Synaptics Leadership Development Forum Launched
2009
Rochester, NY Office Opens
Kathy Bayless Hired

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