Conexant

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Conexant Systems, Inc.
Private
Industry Semiconductors
Founded January 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01)
Headquarters Irvine, California, US
Key people
 Denis Regimbal, CEO
Revenue $112 million (FY14)
Number of employees
 312 (2014)
Website www.conexant.com

Conexant Systems, Inc., is an American semiconductor company created in 1999, when Rockwell International spun off its semiconductor division to Rockwell shareholders as a public company. Over the next decade, Conexant spun off several business units as independent companies. Golden Gate Capital acquired Conexant in 2011. The company went through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2013. Soros Fund Management acquired Conexant the same year.

History

Conexant Systems was formed as an independent entity when Rockwell International Corporation spun off its semiconductor business to shareowners. It was listed on the Nasdaq under symbol CNXT on January 4, 1999.[1] Dwight W. Decker was its chief executive, and it was based in Newport Beach, California.[1]

Conexant spun off several standalone businesses to create new companies, including Jazz Semiconductor (March 2002 – private), Skyworks Solutions (June 2002 – public), Mindspeed Technologies (June 2003 – public). Its Broadband Media Processing business was sold to NXP Semiconductors in August 2008. On August 24, 2009, Conexant sold its broadband access product Line to Ikanos Communications..[2]

In February 2011, private San Francisco investment firm Golden Gate Capital acquired Conexant Systems for $2.40 per share.[3][4]

In March 2013, Conexant filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.[5] Sailesh Chittipeddi was chief executive at the time. A court approval allowed Conexant to swap their debts for all the equity of the company. As a result, the reorganized company was able to emerge bankruptcy and restart completely debt-free. They had to move their headquarters from Newport Beach to Irvine, California, and to thin out their product portfolio.[6]

Competitors

References

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  3. ↑ "Golden Gate Capital signs acquisition agreement with Conexant Systems, Inc."
  4. ↑ Company Website -> Portfolio -> Semiconductors
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  6. ↑ "Conexant lays out post-Chapter 11 game plan"

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