Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore presented the award to Tunç Doluca, Maxim’s President and CEO, at the Global Semiconductor Alliance Awards Dinner on December 13 in Santa Clara, CA.
For Maxim’s fiscal 2012, which ended on June 30, 2012, the company maintained stable gross margins at greater than 60%; returned approximately 21% of revenue to shareholders; and increased its quarterly dividend by 9%.
With a greater focus on customer support and supply chain performance, Maxim stabilized lead times to about six weeks on average and improved delivery times to customers. During the year, the company’s highly integrated products for the mobility, industrial, communications infrastructure, and automotive markets won awards from several industry organizations and publications. At the end of its fiscal 2012, highly integrated products comprised 37% of Maxim’s revenues vs. 31% the previous year. In 2012, Maxim was named one of Electronic Design’s top employers and ranked #94 on Newsweek’s rankings of the 500 greenest companies.
