March 19, 2012 - Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a Fortune 1000 semiconductor company headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif., will celebrate the grand opening of its 138,000 square-foot Lone Star building in Farmers Branch, Texas on March 23, 2012.
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The campus is Maxim's second largest site. With more than 800 employees, it is a centerpiece for the design, manufacturing and marketing of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) as well as business management functions. Maxim broke ground on the central building, which will house more than 500 employees, in December 2010.
Maxim is in the process of obtaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for the new building, which contains many energy-efficient features, including automated lighting and control systems that help reduce energy consumption by 37 percent, double-paned insulated windows with low e-coating, a chilled water air conditioning system, and a roof that reflects heat.
WHEN:
Friday, March 23, 2012
10-11:30 a.m.
WHERE:
14460 Maxim Drive/4401 S. Beltwood Parkway
(Near Beltline Road and Dallas Parkway)
Farmers Branch, Texas
WHAT:
Local dignitaries and company executives will dedicate the new Lone Star building. Students from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District will share their thoughts about the future of technology. Maxim will seal their predictions, along with other commemorative items, in a time capsule, which will be secured inside the new Lone Star building until 2022.
WHO:
Tunc Doluca, Maxim President and CEO
Bill Glancy, Mayor of Farmers Branch
Mike Cantrell, Dallas County Commissioner
Jim Jackson, Texas State Representative
Matt Jack, U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant's office
Larry McManus, Governor Rick Perry's office
Students from Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD)
Maxim's Silicon Valley executives, Dallas Executive Council and employees
VISUALS:
Celebratory event with elected officials, community leaders, executives and employees
CFBISD students sharing their technology predictions for the next 10 years
Modern building with energy-efficient features
Check donation to school district to inspire science learning
ABOUT MAXIM:
A leader in analog integration, Maxim's ICs enable robust sound, vivid displays and reduced power consumption in numerous products for the consumer, communications infrastructure and industrial markets. Applications include smartphones, automobiles, networking equipment and wireless base stations, as well as industrial applications such as smart meters, factory automation, and test and measurement equipment.
Maxim's presence in the Metroplex started in 2001, when the company acquired Dallas Semiconductor Corp. With annual revenues of $2.5 billion, Maxim is the fastest-growing high-performance analog company. It has approximately 9,300 employees worldwide, of which nearly 1,400 are in Texas, including sites and offices in Farmers Branch, San Antonio and Austin.
LEED Silver: An internationally recognized green building certificate, providing third-party verification of building strategies to improve energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions, indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources.
Media Contacts: | |
LuAnn Jenkins Walden | Jennifer McMahan |
(408) 530-6141 or (408) 373-2984 | (972) 371-3195 or (469) 865-6564 |
luann.walden@maxim-ic.com | jennifer.mcmahan@maxim-ic.com |
/PRNewswire/ -- March 19, 2012/
SOURCE Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
