2002 annual report corporate overview for more than 30 years conexant has delivered innovations in communications semiconductor systems that have helped fuel the growth of internet and today s emerging digital broadcast services products make it easier people to connect with each other using voice data video images from across street or around world company business is divided into two areas broadband segment focuses on market entertainment information networks home small office provides one most comprehensive product technology portfolios dial up modems set top box gaming consoles appliances mindspeed technologies infrastructure focused networking solutions enable transmission aggregation switching between edge linked metropolitan area headquartered newport beach california approximately 2 200 employees worldwide operates design centers sales offices north america europe asia japan israel 12002 dwight decker chairman chief executive offi cer inc