Tripath has filed for Bankruptcy

So, it’s finally confirmed. We have been reading news about this for months and judging by the reluctance (or refusal) of Tripath’s distributor to supply us certain Tripath chips, it appears that something was definitely amiss.

As you may know, the semiconductor industry is heavy on investment and low on return. A Big semicond player I worked with many years ago was very proud of its 10% Profit From Operation. No wonder I simply prefer the Internet business model.

As a fabless company, you may think that the running cost will be lower but there’s definitely more to running a business other than reducing cost and increasing sales. For sure I’m in no position to speculate why they failed.

It’s a loss to the audio world though as Tripath has done well in bringing high efficiency Class D (Tripath calls it Class T) designs into the audiophile realm. We’ll definitely feel it as our own Charlize uses the excellent sounding TA2020 (imho, still the best sound Tripath chip).

We’ll see how the supply of TA2020 goes and how long more we could sell Charlize. But for sure, we’ll be back with more new products!

In fact, watch out for March. Got a new product coming! Another beauty!

February 8, 2007 9:03 PM ET
Tripath Files for Protection Under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Tripath Technology Inc. TRPH (the “Company”) announced today that it has filed for protection under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Company will ask the Bankruptcy Court to allow it to continue operating in the normal course of business as provided in the Code.

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. The risks and uncertainties include many factors. Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in the Company’s United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

About Tripath Technology Inc.

Based in San Jose, California, Tripath Technology Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on providing highly efficient power amplification to the digital media, consumer electronics and communications markets. Tripath owns the patented technology called Digital Power Processing(R) (DPP), which leverages modern advances in digital signal processing and power processing. Tripath markets audio amplifiers with DPP under the brand name Class-T(R). Tripath’s current customers include, but are not limited to, companies such as Alcatel, Alpine, Hitachi, JVC, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba. For more information on Tripath, please visit Tripath’s web site at www.tripath.com. Contact Information: Tripath Technology Inc. Adya Tripathi, 408-750-3030 adya@tripath.com