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Synaptics Inc. (SYNA)On Nov 10: 24.46  Down 0.61 (2.43%)  
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Synaptics Inc.
3120 Scott Boulevard
Suite 130
Santa Clara, CA 95054
United States - Map
Phone: 408-454-5100
Fax: 408-454-5200
Web Site: http://www.synaptics.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Technology
Industry:Business Software & Services
Full Time Employees:524

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Synaptics Incorporated develops and supplies custom-designed human interface solutions that enable people to interact with various mobile computing, communications, entertainment, and other electronic devices. The company provides custom interface solutions for navigation, cursor control, and multimedia controls for PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It primarily targets the personal computer (PC) market and the market for digital lifestyle products, including mobile smartphones and feature phones, portable digital music and video players, and other select electronic device markets with its customized interface solutions. In addition to notebooks, other PC applications for the company’s technology include peripherals, such as keyboards, mice, and monitors, as well as desktop and PC remote control applications. Its solutions for the PC market primarily include the TouchPad, a touch-sensitive pad that senses the position of a person’s finger on its surface; the TouchStyk, an integrated pointing stick module; and dual pointing solutions, which combine both a TouchPad and a pointing stick into a single notebook computer enabling the users to use the interface of their choice. The company’s user interface solutions for digital lifestyle products comprise the ScrollStrip and TouchRing, which are scrolling solutions that enable users to navigate through menus and content; LightTouch capacitive buttons, which provide illuminated button functionality; and MobileTouch, NavPoint, and ClearTouch solutions. Synaptics sells its products to PC OEMs, as well as to various consumer electronics manufacturers primarily in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, and Malaysia. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Synaptics Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 7.4% of S&P 600 companies and 28.5% of Technology Hardware & Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Thomas J. Tiernan , 46
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 636.00K $ 853.00K
    Mr. Russell J. Knittel , 59
    Exec. VP
    $ 582.00K $ 286.00K
    Mr. Joseph D. Montalbo , 53
    Sr. VP of Engineering
    $ 349.00K $ 0
    Mr. David B. Long , 48
    VP of World Wide Sales
    $ 357.00K $ 0
    Ms. Kathleen A. Bayless , 52
    Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP of Fin., Sr. VP, Treasurer and Sec.
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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