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ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC

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ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC Profile

Atheros Communications builds high-speed connections right through the ether. Its radio-frequency transceiver chipsets combine features such as a radio, power amplifier, low-noise amplifier, and a media access control (MAC) processor onto just two or three chips, eliminating the need for bulkier components in wireless networking equipment. The company's customers include Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hon Hai Precision Industry (25% of sales), IBM, Microsoft, QUALCOMM, Sony, Toshiba, and UTStarcom. The fabless semiconductor company was started by faculty members from Stanford and Berkeley. Nearly all sales are to customers in Asia, principally in Taiwan and China.

Craig H. Barratt: CEO

5480 Great America Pkwy.

Santa Clara, CA 95054-3644

http://www.atheros.com

Phone: 408-773-5200

Fax: 408-773-9940

Sector: Technology Industry: Electronics

2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$417,000,000	38.2%	$40,000,000	878

Key Executives: ATHR

Name	Title	Officer Since
Craig H. Barratt	CEO	5/1/03
Jack R. Lazar	CFO	-
David D. Torre	Chief Accounting Officer	-
Adam H. Tachner	General Counsel	-
Christine King	Director	4/3/08
Daniel A. Artusi	Director	7/24/08
Paul G. Franklin	Divisional Vice President	-
Ben D. Naskar	General Manager, Divisional/Vice President, Divisional	-

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Effective on April 3, 2008, Atheros Board of Directors elected Christine King as a member of the Board of Directors.... View Full Profile

Christine King

Effective July 24, 2008, Daniel Artusi was elected as a member of the Board of Directors.... View Full Profile

Daniel A. Artusi

Craig H. Barratt has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2003 and as a director since May 2003. From April 2002 until March 2003, Dr. Barratt served as our Vice President of Technology. Prior to joining us, from September 1992 to March 2002, Dr. Barratt served in a variety of positions for ArrayComm, Inc., a wireless technology company, most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager. Dr. Barratt holds a... View Full Profile

Craig H. Barratt

Paul G. Franklin joined us in November 2003 as our Director of Operations and has served as our Vice President of Operations since December 2003. Prior to joining us, from October 2001 to November 2003, Mr. Franklin was an independent operations and financing consultant in the semiconductor industry. From September 1992 to September 2001, Mr. Franklin served in various positions in semiconductor operations and business development at SONICblue... View Full Profile

Paul G. Franklin

Ben D. Naskar has served as our Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Networking Business Unit, since June 2007. Prior to joining Atheros, Mr. Naskar was Vice President and General Manager of the Communications Products Division of PMC-Sierra, Inc., a provider of communications semiconductors, from September 2005 to June 2007. Prior to PMC-Sierra, Mr. Naskar was employed by Magfusion Inc., a provider of RF communications semiconductors,... View Full Profile

Ben D. Naskar

Gary L. Szilagyi has served as our Vice President of Worldwide Sales since January 2006. Prior to joining us, from September 2003 to January 2006, Mr. Szilagyi served as the Vice President of Sales at Greenfield Networks, a provider of advanced Ethernet switching and routing solutions for the Metro-Ethernet and Access markets. Prior to Greenfield Networks, from March 2001 to August 2003, Mr. Szilagyi served as the Vice President of Sales at... View Full Profile

Gary L. Szilagyi

Jack R. Lazar has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2003 and as our Secretary since November 2003. In February 2008, Mr. Lazar was also appointed as Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining us, from May 2002 to September 2003, Mr. Lazar was an independent business and financial consultant. From August 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Lazar served in a variety of positions at NetRatings, Inc., a... View Full Profile

Jack R. Lazar

Teresa H. Meng, one of our founders, has served on our Board of Directors since our inception in May 1998. From October 2000 through December 2006, Dr. Meng served as a consultant to us. From May 1998 to October 1999, Dr. Meng was our President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Meng joined the faculty of Stanford University's Electrical Engineering Department in 1988, and in 2003, Dr. Meng was appointed the Reid Weaver Dennis Professorship. Dr.... View Full Profile

Dr. Teresa H. Meng, Ph.D.

Adam H. Tachner has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since August 2003. From October 2000 until August 2003, Mr. Tachner was our Intellectual Property Counsel. Prior to joining us, from September 1994 to September 2000, Mr. Tachner was an associate attorney with Crosby, Heafy, Roach & May, P.C., a law firm. Mr. Tachner holds a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law, a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering... View Full Profile

Adam H. Tachner

David D. Torre has served as our Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2006. Mr. Torre joined Atheros in January 2000 as Vice President, Administration and Controller, and in April 2004, he was appointed as Vice President, Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Atheros, Mr. Torre served as Controller at CellNet Data Systems, a provider of wireless data networks, from 1996 to 2000, and from 1990 to 1996, he was employed... View Full Profile

David D. Torre

John L. Hennessy, one of our founders, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since our inception in May 1998. Since September 2000, Dr. Hennessy has served as the President of Stanford University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1977. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Hennessy was the Provost of Stanford. Prior to becoming Provost, from 1996 to 1999, Dr. Hennessy served as the Dean of Stanford's School of Engineering. Dr. Hennessy... View Full Profile

Dr. John L. Hennessy, Ph.D.

Willy C. Shih has served as one of our directors since November 2006. Dr. Shih has been a senior lecturer at The Harvard Business School since January 2007. From September 2006 until January 2007, Dr. Shih was an independent consultant. From August 2005 to September 2006, Dr. Shih served as Executive Vice President of Thomson, a provider of digital video technologies. He was an independent intellectual property consultant from February 2005 to... View Full Profile

Dr. Willy C. Shih

Andrew S. Rappaport has served as one of our directors since December 1998. Since 1996, Mr. Rappaport has been a partner with August Capital, a venture capital firm. Mr. Rappaport attended Princeton University.... View Full Profile

Andrew S. Rappaport

Marshall L. Mohr has served as one of our directors since November 2003. Since March 2006, Mr. Mohr has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a provider of robotically-assisted minimally invasive surgery systems. From July 2003 to March 2006, Mr. Mohr served as the Chief Financial Officer of Adaptec, Inc., a provider of storage infrastructure solutions. Prior to Adaptec, Mr. Mohr served for 22... View Full Profile

Marshall L. Mohr

Richard G. Bahr has served as our Vice President of Engineering since February 2000. Prior to joining us, from July 1991 to February 2000, Mr. Bahr was the Vice President of Engineering for Silicon Graphics, Inc., a computing, visualization and storage company. Mr. Bahr holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.... View Full Profile

Richard G. Bahr

Todd D. Antes has served as our Vice President of Marketing since July 2005. Prior to joining Atheros, from August 2002 to July 2005, Mr. Antes was Director of Marketing and Business Development at Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics NV, where he was responsible for the company's wireless and wired connectivity products. From April 2000 to July 2002, Mr. Antes was a founder and Senior Vice President of Marketing for... View Full Profile

Todd D. Antes

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Insider Transactions: ATHR

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
08/11/08	MENG TERESA H	15,000	Sale	$514,404.00
08/06/08	BARRATT CRAIG H	20,000	Sale	$621,909.00
08/06/08	BARRATT CRAIG H	20,000	Exercise of Stock Options	$34,400.00

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Ownership Breakdown : ATHR

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	214.00
Mutual Fund	424.00
Other Major	10.00

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Indices : ATHR

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUT.X	Russell 2000 Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: ATHR

Data as of 7/28/08

Current Short Interest Shares	14.65 M
Current Short Interest Ratio	8.00
Float	58.69 M

Short Interest as % of Float	25.00
Average Daily Volume	1.75 M
Outstanding Shares	59.99 M

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SEC Filings: ATHR

Accepted Date	Description
08/13/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
08/08/2008	SEC Filing: >= 5% Acquisition
08/06/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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