Founded in 1987, Trident Microsystems, Inc. designs, develops and markets digital television System-On-Chip (SOC) solutions for the rapidly growing consumer electronics markets in Digital Television (LCD, PDP, High Definition, Digital CRT, Micro Display Projection) and AV Multimedia PCs. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA, the company also has sales, support, and development centers in Shanghai, China; Shenzhen, China; and Tokyo, Japan. The company made its initial public offering in 1992, and trades on the NASDAQ Market under the symbol TRID.