National Semiconductor Corporation - NSM- Profile

National Semiconductor Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to design, manufacture and market a range of semiconductor products. These include a broad line of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The Group operates in two segments: the Analog Group and All Other. The products of the Group include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. It can be used in applications such as wireless handsets, displays, PCs and notebooks, networks, industrial markets, medical applications, automotive applications, test and measurement applications and a broad range of portable applications. The customers include Apple Computer, Robert Bosch, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Sony and others. The Group markets its product in the Americas, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Analog accounted for 86% of fiscal 2006 revenues and Others, 14%