11. Micron Technology
Fortune 500 rank: 432
2009 revenue: $4.8 billion
2009 total shareholder return: 300.0%
The economic downturn wounded several of the company's competitors, prompting cuts to chip production levels. But Micron emerged unscathed with chip upgrades and improvements to its manufacturing processes.
The variety of products that Micron's chips serve -- desktop computers, netbooks, smartphones -- bodes well for the year ahead.
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