PLX Technology, Inc. · Sunnyvale, CA United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): PLXT)

PLX Technology's devices handle complex traffic inside electronic gear. PLX makes input/output accelerators and other chips that are used to manage data transfer between the microprocessor, memory, and peripheral chips within an embedded system. It also sells hardware and software development kits used to design subsystems that employ its chips. Its chips are compatible with communications processors made by industry leaders, such as Broadcom. Electronics manufacturers use the company's industry-standard Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) chips in products such as printers, servers, medical instruments, and video equipment. PLX Technology gets about three-quarters of its sales outside the US. To read the full description, subscribe now.