SVM Timeline

1990	Silicon Valley Microelectronics, Inc. is founded by Patrick Callinan focusing primarily on the sale of ceramic packages.
1993	SVM moves into its first 1000 ft² office at 1440 Kohl Circle. There are 3 employees.
1994	SVM adds more office space and a 2000 ft² warehouse at 1445 Kohl Circle. The fourth and fifth employees are hired. SVM begins to sell JEDEC Trays.
1996	By 1996, there are 10 employees. The sales group is focusing mainly on selling silicon wafers and jedec trays as the market for ceramic packages was on a steep decline. Another 1000 ft² office location is added on Kohl Circle.
1997	SVM moves into a 5000 ft² office space at 97 East Brokaw Rd. The warehouse facility moved to a 2400 ft² location on Bering Drive. Employee total is now at 15.
1998	SVM aquires an additional 4000 ft² warehouse facility also on Bering Drive. There are now 20 employees focusing almost entirely on silicon wafers.
2000	SVM moves to 1150 Campbell Ave in San Jose located near Santa Clara University. This is a 16,000 ft² facility with 5000 ft² of office space and 11,000 ft² of warehouse space all under one roof. By this time there were 25 full time employees and SVM’s sales numbers had risen to $15 million.
2003	SVM continues to grow and develop, focusing entirely on providing extraordinary customer service, specializing in same day shipments from our multi-million dollar inventory. With 25 full-time employees ready to assist you in a number of different languages, SVM can handle all of your wafer and wafer processing needs.
2005	SVM moves to its current location on 2985 Kifer Road in Santa Clara, CA 95051. Our new telephone number is: (408) 844-7100. And the SVM main fax number is: (408) 844-9470