Nanoramic Laboratories
Venture Round in 2024
Founded in 2008, Nanoramic Laboratories specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced energy storage solutions. The company designs, manufactures, and licenses Neocarbonix electrodes for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, FastCAP ultracapacitors, and Thermexit thermal interface gap filler pads. Its products are designed to operate under extreme conditions, with applications in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and industrial sectors.
D-Matrix is a computing platform dedicated to enhancing artificial intelligence inferencing workloads within data centers. The company aims to create and implement the world's first brain-inspired AI compute engine, catering to a diverse range of inferencing tasks in the expansive cloud and infrastructure edge markets. D-Matrix's innovative approach leverages in-memory computing techniques and addresses the challenges of memory-compute integration through a combination of mixed-signal and digital signal processing methods. This focus on efficiency enables clients to optimize their computing capabilities, particularly in the realms of generative artificial intelligence and large language models.
Lumotive
Venture Round in 2023
Lumotive develops programmable optical semiconductors and solid-state lidar systems that use light-control metasurfaces to enable compact, software-defined beam steering for sensing and perception across autonomous vehicles, robotics, mobile devices, and industrial automation. Its silicon-based beam steering chips are designed to reduce lidar size, cost, and complexity while delivering improved performance and reliability for 3D sensing and AI computing. Founded in 2017, Lumotive is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Lumotive
Venture Round in 2022
Lumotive develops programmable optical semiconductors and solid-state lidar systems that use light-control metasurfaces to enable compact, software-defined beam steering for sensing and perception across autonomous vehicles, robotics, mobile devices, and industrial automation. Its silicon-based beam steering chips are designed to reduce lidar size, cost, and complexity while delivering improved performance and reliability for 3D sensing and AI computing. Founded in 2017, Lumotive is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
NeuReality
Series A in 2022
NeuReality is a semiconductor start-up that specializes in designing AI-as-a-service infrastructure to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding AI landscape across cloud, edge, and fog systems. The company develops purpose-built AI-centric architecture, focusing on server-on-chip solutions that reconfigure inference technologies, including computer vision, natural language processing, and recommendation engines. This innovative approach simplifies the implementation of advanced AI functionalities for organizations with limited technical expertise, allowing clients to reduce costs and energy consumption by moving away from traditional CPU-centric models. NeuReality aims to facilitate the adoption of AI technologies across various sectors, making them more accessible and efficient.
Wiliot is a technology company that designs wireless chipsets and battery-free smart tags that connect physical products to digital systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Diego, California, it combines semiconductor hardware with cloud services to bring connectivity to everyday items and packaging. Its platform uses radiofrequency energy harvesting to power IoT stickers, eliminating batteries and enabling lightweight tags that can be deployed across supply chains. The approach allows brands to monitor product location, usage, and replenishment, while gathering data on distribution, sales, usage, and recycling. Through battery-free Bluetooth-enabled tags that integrate with cloud services, Wiliot aims to bridge the digital and physical worlds for consumer goods, logistics, and retail applications.
Inpria Corporation is a specialized manufacturer based in Corvallis, Oregon, focusing on the design, development, and production of EUV metal oxide photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2007, Inpria has established itself as a pioneer in the use of inorganic photoresists and thin films for nanoscale patterning. The company's patented photo-condensed molecular oxides allow for the direct deposition of atomically smooth, dense, and photopatternable metal oxide films from solution. This innovation enhances performance while simplifying processing. Inpria's products are meticulously optimized to meet industry specifications related to resolution, sensitivity, and line width roughness, offering a comprehensive solution that includes photoresists, developers, and ancillary materials to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
IVWorks Co., Ltd., established in 2011 and headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea, specializes in manufacturing epitaxial wafer products for the semiconductor industry. These products, made from advanced wide bandgap semiconductor materials, cater to diverse markets such as wireless communications, solar power, LED lighting, power switching, and various consumer and industrial applications. IVWorks is renowned for its technological leadership and commitment to innovation, providing high-quality wafer services that enable chip companies to produce cutting-edge chips for high-tech applications. Additionally, the company collaborates with leading research groups and participates in government-funded programs to develop next-generation compound semiconductor technologies.
Nearfield Instruments
Series B in 2019
Nearfield Instruments B.V. is a company based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that specializes in the development and manufacture of High-Throughput Scanning Probe Metrology systems for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2016, Nearfield Instruments focuses on enhancing process control in semiconductor manufacturing by enabling atomic-scale resolution in the analysis of integrated circuits. Their innovative technology allows for detailed scanning of chip surfaces during fabrication, which significantly improves production yields and the functionality of microchips. By offering advanced metrology solutions, Nearfield Instruments contributes to the production of smaller and more efficient electronic devices, marking a notable advancement over traditional metrology methods.
iBeam Materials
Venture Round in 2019
iBeam Materials, Inc. is a company specializing in the development of ion-beam technologies for optoelectronic devices. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the company manufactures IBAD textured substrates on metal tapes and wafers, as well as crystal-aligned MgO coatings applicable to a wide range of substrates including metal, glass, ceramic, and polymers. These materials are primarily used for the deposition of superconductors, such as copper oxide or iron-based products, and other functional coatings. iBeam Materials focuses on enabling crystalline alignment of films through ion-beam-assisted deposition texturing, allowing clients to produce templates for epitaxial growth of single-crystal films, thus eliminating the need for traditional single-crystal substrates.
Sense Photonics
Series A in 2019
Sense Photonics, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the development of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for various applications, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. Founded in 2016 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Sense Photonics focuses on producing advanced solid-state LiDAR sensors that utilize proprietary laser arrays and 3D depth-sensing technologies. These sensors are designed to create detailed 3D maps of a vehicle's surroundings in diverse environmental conditions, ensuring high performance and reliability without moving parts. The company's innovative approach is supported by a robust portfolio of over 200 patents, positioning it to meet the demands of the automotive sector and drive advancements in autonomous driving and robotics.
Mattrix Technologies
Series A in 2019
Founded in 2018, Mattrix Technologies specializes in developing and manufacturing full-aperture OLET (organic light emitting transistor) displays. Its innovative OLET technology addresses the backplane issue hindering widespread adoption of OLED displays, offering a high aperture ratio and simplified manufacturing process.
PlayNitride
Series E in 2019
PlayNitride is a Taiwan-based technology company founded in 2014 that focuses on MicroLED display technology and related products. It develops and commercializes its PixeLED display technology for high-resolution, high-contrast MicroLED displays and provides MicroLED modules and panels, supported by research, development, design, production and sales activities. The company operates in Taiwan and aims to deliver high-performance, low-power display solutions.
VeriSilicon
Series A in 2018
VeriSilicon, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Plano, Texas, is a semiconductor company specializing in custom silicon solutions and system-on-chip (SoC) turnkey services. It offers a wide range of services, including the design and manufacture of memory chips, and provides licensable digital signal processing cores, Hantro Video IPs, and eDRAM. VeriSilicon caters to diverse industries such as smartphones, media tablets, HDTVs, set-top boxes, and data centers, targeting advanced process technologies like 28nm and FD-SOI. The company's portfolio includes five types of in-house processor IPs and over 1,400 analog and mixed signal IPs and RF IPs, enabling it to deliver comprehensive, customized silicon solutions.
CNEX Labs
Series D in 2018
CNEX Labs develops storage semiconductor and software solutions, specializing in NVMe PCIe SSD controller ASICs that support LightNVM and Open-Channel operation with native NVMoE I/O connectivity. The controllers deliver high performance with low and predictable latency, scalability, and flexibility for software-defined storage, accelerating big data computing and analytics in cloud, hyperscale, and enterprise data centers. The company serves cloud and data center customers and partners with solid-state storage manufacturers to create differentiated storage solutions across form factors such as M.2, U.2, U.3, HHHL, and EDSFF. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, CNEX maintains additional offices in Copenhagen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tokyo.
SiFive, Inc. is a semiconductor company that specializes in designing and manufacturing chips, particularly focusing on RISC-V architecture. Established in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in locations such as Oregon, Texas, India, Taiwan, and France, SiFive provides a range of products including multi-core application processors, embedded microcontrollers, and system-on-chip solutions tailored for various applications such as IoT and wearables. The company emphasizes the use of open-source technology to enable faster and more cost-effective hardware development. By offering software development kits, toolchains, and customized silicon products, SiFive aims to democratize access to advanced semiconductor solutions, accelerating innovation for businesses of all sizes.
Aveni, Inc. specializes in advanced metallization technologies for semiconductor and electronic applications, focusing on damascene through silicon vias and MEMS. Founded in 2001 as a spinoff from the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, the company is based in Massy, France. Aveni's core offerings include Electrografting (eG), a wet electrochemical process that facilitates the growth of high-quality thin films on conducting surfaces, and Chemicalgrafting (cG), designed for non-conductive substrates. Both technologies have been successfully implemented in manufacturing for processes at and below the 14 nm node and for high aspect ratios. Aveni collaborates with various research and development centers and leading global manufacturers, leveraging its expertise in surface science, chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials science to enhance device performance and yield in the semiconductor and renewable energy sectors.
Reno Sub Systems
Series C in 2017
Reno Sub-Systems, to our longtime semiconductor friends, colleagues and customers around the world. The founding of Reno has been a very gratifying challenge which has brought together many of the best and brightest minds in the field of Semiconductor Process Equipment Instrumentation. At a time when industry consolidation and the tightening of venture capital poses a serious threat to new business formation, the founders of Reno have demonstrated the incredible power of inventing world-class technologies to enable next generation processes. With three brand new and highly disruptive technologies, we are creating a paradigm shift in the industry. At Reno, we believe there is unlimited potential for new discoveries and innovative thinking. As we move forward into the 450mm era, Reno stands at the summit of semiconductor process control equipment technology, ready to set the standards for product performance, worldwide customer support and customer satisfaction.
Efinix
Venture Round in 2017
Efinix specializes in programmable silicon solutions. Founded in 2012, the company offers Quantum programmable technology for advanced products in ASIC, ASSP, and FPGA segments. Its products cater to high-volume, low-power, and small form-factor needs, serving applications such as custom logic, compute acceleration, and deep learning.
Nearfield Instruments
Series A in 2017
Nearfield Instruments B.V. is a company based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that specializes in the development and manufacture of High-Throughput Scanning Probe Metrology systems for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2016, Nearfield Instruments focuses on enhancing process control in semiconductor manufacturing by enabling atomic-scale resolution in the analysis of integrated circuits. Their innovative technology allows for detailed scanning of chip surfaces during fabrication, which significantly improves production yields and the functionality of microchips. By offering advanced metrology solutions, Nearfield Instruments contributes to the production of smaller and more efficient electronic devices, marking a notable advancement over traditional metrology methods.
StoreDot is an Israeli battery technology company specializing in extreme fast charging for electric vehicles and mobile devices. It develops and commercializes battery technologies that combine nano-structural materials with organic and inorganic compounds and proprietary electrolytes, with artificial intelligence to optimize performance and charging dynamics. The company aims to deliver faster charging, higher energy density, and safer operation by replacing conventional materials with advanced designs inspired by nature. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ramat-Gan, StoreDot positions itself as a materials and device innovator striving to accelerate the adoption of electrified transport and consumer devices through XFC capabilities.
Inpria Corporation is a specialized manufacturer based in Corvallis, Oregon, focusing on the design, development, and production of EUV metal oxide photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2007, Inpria has established itself as a pioneer in the use of inorganic photoresists and thin films for nanoscale patterning. The company's patented photo-condensed molecular oxides allow for the direct deposition of atomically smooth, dense, and photopatternable metal oxide films from solution. This innovation enhances performance while simplifying processing. Inpria's products are meticulously optimized to meet industry specifications related to resolution, sensitivity, and line width roughness, offering a comprehensive solution that includes photoresists, developers, and ancillary materials to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Exnodes
Seed Round in 2016
Exnodes Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Fremont, California, specializes in designing and developing advanced computational imaging and machine learning technologies for the semiconductor industry. The company focuses on rapid detection, identification, and root-cause analysis of nanoscale defects in semiconductor fabrication processes. Exnodes' technology enables increased fabrication yields and resource preservation by leveraging modern sensors, electronics, optics, mechanics, and high-speed digital processing. Its innovative computational parallel inspection (CPI) method uses visible light to achieve an 8.9 nanometer sensitivity breakthrough, allowing for unpatterned wafer inspection without the need for deep ultraviolet (DUV) systems. Exnodes' technology is licensed to semiconductor companies aiming to enhance their product yields and efficiency.
Inpria
Venture Round in 2016
Inpria Corporation is a specialized manufacturer based in Corvallis, Oregon, focusing on the design, development, and production of EUV metal oxide photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2007, Inpria has established itself as a pioneer in the use of inorganic photoresists and thin films for nanoscale patterning. The company's patented photo-condensed molecular oxides allow for the direct deposition of atomically smooth, dense, and photopatternable metal oxide films from solution. This innovation enhances performance while simplifying processing. Inpria's products are meticulously optimized to meet industry specifications related to resolution, sensitivity, and line width roughness, offering a comprehensive solution that includes photoresists, developers, and ancillary materials to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
SBA Materials
Series D in 2015
SBA Materials, Inc. is a company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced electronic materials specifically for back-end line and packaging applications in semiconductor manufacturing. Founded in 2001 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the company specializes in low-k dielectric materials for interlayer dielectric applications, addressing critical needs in the semiconductor industry. Its product portfolio includes uLK22, uLK1X, optical films, and various nano-porous and meso-porous materials. These materials are designed with exceptional surface areas and can be chemically functionalized, enabling a broad range of applications from electronics to optics and sensors. The company operates from a facility within the Science and Technology Park, which houses research and development laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces, fostering innovation and collaboration with local institutions, including the University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories.
TeraView
Venture Round in 2015
TeraView Limited is a pioneering company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializing in terahertz technology for imaging and spectroscopy applications. Founded in 2000, TeraView develops instruments that generate, detect, and manipulate terahertz radiation, allowing for non-invasive and non-destructive analysis of various materials. The company offers a range of products, including imaging modules, spectroscopy systems, large area scanning systems, medical imaging probes, and explosives detection systems. Its technology finds applications across diverse sectors, such as semiconductor packaging inspection, pharmaceutical research, non-destructive testing, and medical imaging, particularly in cancer diagnostics. TeraView's proprietary platform provides unique three-dimensional structural and chemical information, enabling clients to detect faults and quality variations effectively. The company operates internationally, with sales and support available throughout Europe, North America, and the Far East, either directly or through a network of distributors.
StoreDot is an Israeli battery technology company specializing in extreme fast charging for electric vehicles and mobile devices. It develops and commercializes battery technologies that combine nano-structural materials with organic and inorganic compounds and proprietary electrolytes, with artificial intelligence to optimize performance and charging dynamics. The company aims to deliver faster charging, higher energy density, and safer operation by replacing conventional materials with advanced designs inspired by nature. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ramat-Gan, StoreDot positions itself as a materials and device innovator striving to accelerate the adoption of electrified transport and consumer devices through XFC capabilities.
Soft Machines
Private Equity Round in 2014
Soft Machines is a semiconductor company focusing on co-developing VISC architecture-based processor and SoC products for all major performance computing platforms.
The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
SBA Materials
Series C in 2014
SBA Materials, Inc. is a company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced electronic materials specifically for back-end line and packaging applications in semiconductor manufacturing. Founded in 2001 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the company specializes in low-k dielectric materials for interlayer dielectric applications, addressing critical needs in the semiconductor industry. Its product portfolio includes uLK22, uLK1X, optical films, and various nano-porous and meso-porous materials. These materials are designed with exceptional surface areas and can be chemically functionalized, enabling a broad range of applications from electronics to optics and sensors. The company operates from a facility within the Science and Technology Park, which houses research and development laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces, fostering innovation and collaboration with local institutions, including the University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories.
Inpria
Venture Round in 2014
Inpria Corporation is a specialized manufacturer based in Corvallis, Oregon, focusing on the design, development, and production of EUV metal oxide photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2007, Inpria has established itself as a pioneer in the use of inorganic photoresists and thin films for nanoscale patterning. The company's patented photo-condensed molecular oxides allow for the direct deposition of atomically smooth, dense, and photopatternable metal oxide films from solution. This innovation enhances performance while simplifying processing. Inpria's products are meticulously optimized to meet industry specifications related to resolution, sensitivity, and line width roughness, offering a comprehensive solution that includes photoresists, developers, and ancillary materials to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Cambrios Technologies
Venture Round in 2014
Cambrios Technologies Corporation is a manufacturer of innovative electronic materials specializing in silver nanowire-based electrodes. Founded in 2002 and originally named Semzyme, Inc., the company rebranded in August 2004. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Japan and Taiwan, Cambrios develops products such as ClearOhm, which are transparent conductive coatings that can be applied to various substrates for multiple applications. These include touch screens, liquid crystal displays, e-paper, OLED devices, and lighting, as well as thin film photovoltaics like organic photovoltaics and printed organic solar cells. Cambrios's technology enables simplified manufacturing processes and enhances the performance of next-generation consumer devices.
CNEX Labs
Series A in 2014
CNEX Labs develops storage semiconductor and software solutions, specializing in NVMe PCIe SSD controller ASICs that support LightNVM and Open-Channel operation with native NVMoE I/O connectivity. The controllers deliver high performance with low and predictable latency, scalability, and flexibility for software-defined storage, accelerating big data computing and analytics in cloud, hyperscale, and enterprise data centers. The company serves cloud and data center customers and partners with solid-state storage manufacturers to create differentiated storage solutions across form factors such as M.2, U.2, U.3, HHHL, and EDSFF. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, CNEX maintains additional offices in Copenhagen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tokyo.
Inpria
Venture Round in 2014
Inpria Corporation is a specialized manufacturer based in Corvallis, Oregon, focusing on the design, development, and production of EUV metal oxide photoresists for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2007, Inpria has established itself as a pioneer in the use of inorganic photoresists and thin films for nanoscale patterning. The company's patented photo-condensed molecular oxides allow for the direct deposition of atomically smooth, dense, and photopatternable metal oxide films from solution. This innovation enhances performance while simplifying processing. Inpria's products are meticulously optimized to meet industry specifications related to resolution, sensitivity, and line width roughness, offering a comprehensive solution that includes photoresists, developers, and ancillary materials to support advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
StoreDot is an Israeli battery technology company specializing in extreme fast charging for electric vehicles and mobile devices. It develops and commercializes battery technologies that combine nano-structural materials with organic and inorganic compounds and proprietary electrolytes, with artificial intelligence to optimize performance and charging dynamics. The company aims to deliver faster charging, higher energy density, and safer operation by replacing conventional materials with advanced designs inspired by nature. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Ramat-Gan, StoreDot positions itself as a materials and device innovator striving to accelerate the adoption of electrified transport and consumer devices through XFC capabilities.
Carbon Design Systems
Venture Round in 2012
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. is a provider of virtual prototype solutions specifically designed for the development and validation of system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation, execution, and analysis of virtual system platforms. Another key offering is Carbon Model Studio, which automates the generation and validation of hardware-accurate software models. Additionally, Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK) provide pre-built virtual reference platforms for critical performance elements such as processors and memory controllers. The company also supports performance optimization, system validation, and software execution, along with consulting, training, and integration services. Carbon Design Systems caters to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors like wireless, networking, and consumer electronics, delivering essential tools for architectural analysis and pre-silicon validation.
Synos Technology
Venture Round in 2012
Synos Technology is the first company dedicated exclusively to the design & manufacture of high throughput ALD
for large & flexible substrate, and is the technology’s acknowledged leader
Since its founding in 2008, Synos has focused on improving ALD processes, observing that most ALD processing
problems originate from the inefficiency in gas-solid reaction
Synos has developed a unique remote plasma technology to deposit advantageous ALD films at extremely low
temperature for use in flexible OLED encapsulation application
In August 2008, Synos was incorporated and many key patents were filed
In September 2009, Synos Display, LLC was launched and the SEALCap™ solutions were being developed for
OLED encapsulation application
November 2009 – JDP with SAINT (SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology)
November 2012 – 3 patents granted and 45 patents pending in US
Cambrios Technologies
Series D in 2012
Cambrios Technologies Corporation is a manufacturer of innovative electronic materials specializing in silver nanowire-based electrodes. Founded in 2002 and originally named Semzyme, Inc., the company rebranded in August 2004. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Japan and Taiwan, Cambrios develops products such as ClearOhm, which are transparent conductive coatings that can be applied to various substrates for multiple applications. These include touch screens, liquid crystal displays, e-paper, OLED devices, and lighting, as well as thin film photovoltaics like organic photovoltaics and printed organic solar cells. Cambrios's technology enables simplified manufacturing processes and enhances the performance of next-generation consumer devices.
Novaled
Venture Round in 2011
Novaled AG is a leading technology provider specializing in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technologies. Founded in March 2003 and headquartered in Dresden, Germany, the company develops high-efficiency, long-lifetime OLED structures, leveraging its expertise in synthetic and analytical chemistry. Novaled offers comprehensive solutions for the organic electronic markets, including customized OLED products and services used in various applications, such as televisions and mobile phones. The company has established long-term partnerships with major players in the OLED industry and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio, with over 500 patents granted or pending. Additionally, Novaled has branch offices in Asia to support its global operations.
nLIGHT designs, manufactures, and markets fiber lasers and related laser systems for industrial, microfabrication, medical, and defense applications. The company operates in two segments: Laser Products, which includes semiconductor lasers and fiber lasers, and Advanced Development, which derives revenue from research and development contracts. It also produces optical fiber products. nLIGHT serves original equipment manufacturers primarily through a direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, complemented by independent sales representatives and distributors in Asia and Europe. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the company was founded in 2000. Its products and technologies address a range of end markets, including industrial technology, microfabrication, aerospace and defense, and medical, with a focus on diode and fiber laser platforms.
Tilera Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company based in San Jose, California, with additional locations in Westborough, Massachusetts, and Beijing, China. Founded in 2004, Tilera specializes in designing multicore embedded processors tailored for networking, digital multimedia, and wireless infrastructure markets. The company's product portfolio includes the TILEPro multicore processor, which is designed to deliver high-performance computing for various embedded applications such as networking, wireless infrastructure, and digital multimedia processing. Additionally, Tilera offers a multicore development environment for programming solutions and TILExpress PCIe production cards.
Inside Secure
Series D in 2010
Inside Secure, established in 1995 and headquartered in Aix en Provence, France, is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) solutions. It offers a range of products, including contactless reader interface chips, NFC interface circuits, payment platforms, and memory chips, catering to smart cards, mobile phones, and POS devices. The company also provides professional services such as application development and system integration. Its clients include payment card manufacturers, mobile phone producers, systems integrators, and financial institutions. Additionally, Inside Secure acquired MePIN, a white-label strong authentication platform, expanding its offerings to include secure online identity and payment services.
picoChip
Venture Round in 2010
picoChip specializes in signal processing products designed for wireless telecommunications systems. The company develops multi-core digital signal processors (DSPs) and has a notable portfolio of software-defined radio products that are widely utilized in the industry. Additionally, picoChip is expanding its offerings to include a range of application-specific standard products (ASSPs) that are optimized for both cost and performance, catering to the evolving needs of wireless communication technologies.
Teknovus
Venture Round in 2009
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California. Founded in 2002, Teknovus specializes in developing access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company provides a range of products, including Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment (ONU) and TDM transport chips for circuit emulation across Ethernet switched networks. Additionally, Teknovus offers evaluation kits to support original equipment manufacturers and service providers, EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions with a system-on-a-chip approach, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller, which assists service providers in addressing diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. The company's products are marketed through distributors in the United States, Europe, and China, with additional sales and support centers located in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose, California.
Intematix
Series D in 2008
Intematix Corporation, established in 2000 with headquarters in Fremont, California, specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced materials for light and imaging markets. The company's primary offerings include phosphors for LED, CCFL, CFL, and security applications, along with energy storage materials for fuel cells and batteries. Intematix also provides chips and silicones to the greater China market. Its technology center is located in Yang Mei, Taiwan.
Inside Secure
Series C in 2008
Inside Secure, established in 1995 and headquartered in Aix en Provence, France, is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) solutions. It offers a range of products, including contactless reader interface chips, NFC interface circuits, payment platforms, and memory chips, catering to smart cards, mobile phones, and POS devices. The company also provides professional services such as application development and system integration. Its clients include payment card manufacturers, mobile phone producers, systems integrators, and financial institutions. Additionally, Inside Secure acquired MePIN, a white-label strong authentication platform, expanding its offerings to include secure online identity and payment services.
Impinj, Inc. is a provider of RAIN RFID solutions that facilitate wireless connectivity for various everyday items, enabling businesses and consumers to identify, locate, and authenticate billions of items. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company offers an integrated platform that includes endpoint integrated circuits (ICs) and a range of connectivity products, such as reader ICs, modules, readers, and gateways. This platform delivers real-time information about items across multiple sectors, including retail, healthcare, supply chain, automotive, and manufacturing. Impinj also offers software solutions like ItemSense, which supports enterprise-class RAIN deployment management and provides tools for application developers. The company's offerings are utilized through a network of distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and software partners globally, covering regions such as the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Serus
Venture Round in 2007
Serus provides intelligent operations management solutions for enterprises that outsource manufacturing. Its offerings include transaction automation, operations planning, and business performance management tools tailored for semiconductor, consumer electronics, and original equipment manufacturers. Key solutions encompass WIP management, supply chain planning, demand planning, purchase order management, fulfillment, sales order management, and dashboard solutions.
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California. Founded in 2002, Teknovus specializes in developing access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company provides a range of products, including Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment (ONU) and TDM transport chips for circuit emulation across Ethernet switched networks. Additionally, Teknovus offers evaluation kits to support original equipment manufacturers and service providers, EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions with a system-on-a-chip approach, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller, which assists service providers in addressing diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. The company's products are marketed through distributors in the United States, Europe, and China, with additional sales and support centers located in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose, California.
picoChip specializes in signal processing products designed for wireless telecommunications systems. The company develops multi-core digital signal processors (DSPs) and has a notable portfolio of software-defined radio products that are widely utilized in the industry. Additionally, picoChip is expanding its offerings to include a range of application-specific standard products (ASSPs) that are optimized for both cost and performance, catering to the evolving needs of wireless communication technologies.
SiGe Semiconductor
Venture Round in 2007
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in the design and production of radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits and multi-chip modules tailored for the wireless consumer electronics market. The company provides a range of products, including wireless LAN front end modules, dual band front end modules, and discrete power amplifiers, along with WiMAX power amplifiers, transceivers, GPS radio integrated circuits, GPS receivers, and Bluetooth power amplifiers. SiGe Semiconductor distributes its RF solutions through a network of distributors, serving various applications in computing, home entertainment, and mobile devices across regions such as Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
Beceem Communications
Series D in 2007
Beceem Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on providing innovative solutions for the WiMAX marketplace. It specializes in developing baseband and radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits, along with reference designs and software solutions, aimed at facilitating the integration of 4G technology into various mobile broadband devices. Since its inception, Beceem has established itself as a leader in the industry, being the first to introduce a pre-WiMAX chipset in 2005, followed by the launch of the first Wave 1 and Wave 2 mobile WiMAX chipsets in 2006. Their products support a wide range of end-user devices, including dongles, modems, gateways, mobile routers, and smartphones, contributing to advancements in mobile communications technology.
Alereon
Venture Round in 2006
Alereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the development and marketing of ultra wideband (UWB) wireless chipsets. Founded in 2003, Alereon's innovative products aim to simplify networking by facilitating wireless connections among personal computers, consumer electronics, and mobile devices, thereby eliminating the need for physical cables. The company’s offerings include the AL5100 RF transceiver, which integrates multiple sensitive components and supports a single-ended connection to antennas, and the AL5350 MAC/BBP, which combines digital and mixed signal circuitry for WiMedia UWB systems. Additionally, Alereon provides pre-built evaluation kits for demonstration and prototyping, Ethernet cable replacement kits, and wireless USB adapter kits. Its technology serves various applications across consumer electronics, medical sectors, and military and public safety domains.
Intellon Corporation
Venture Round in 2006
Intellon Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company, engages in the design, develop, manufacture, and marketing of integrated circuits (ICs) for powerline communications or high-speed communications over existing electrical wiring in the United States and internationally. They provides HomePlug-based ICs for home networking, networked entertainment, broadband over powerline access, ethernet-over-coax, smart grid management, and other commercial applications. The HomePlug-based ICs provide connectivity between broadband modems or routers and personal computers, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, and other electronic products within a home; and monitors electrical distribution system, as well as helps in distributing Internet, video-on-demand, and other services.
Intematix
Series C in 2006
Intematix Corporation, established in 2000 with headquarters in Fremont, California, specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced materials for light and imaging markets. The company's primary offerings include phosphors for LED, CCFL, CFL, and security applications, along with energy storage materials for fuel cells and batteries. Intematix also provides chips and silicones to the greater China market. Its technology center is located in Yang Mei, Taiwan.
Atrenta
Venture Round in 2006
Atrenta is a provider of innovative solutions for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries, specializing in design efficiency through its SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform. This platform offers early design insights into the performance, power, and area requirements of complex system on chips (SoCs), which are essential for modern consumer electronics. By enabling design engineers to identify structural, coding, and consistency issues in register transfer language (RTL), Atrenta's technology allows for enhanced testability during RTL creation. The company's patented solutions are utilized by over two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers globally, helping to mitigate risks and reduce costs before the deployment of traditional electronic design automation (EDA) tools. SpyGlass serves as an interactive guidance system, optimizing the implementation process for complex SoCs and ensuring greater efficiency and confidence in design outcomes.
SiliconSystems
Series C in 2006
SiliconSystems is the world leader in industrial-grade solid-state storage
solutions engineered exclusively for the high performance, high reliability,
multi-year product lifecycle requirements of the Enterprise System OEM market.
The company's patented and patent-pending SiliconDrive(TM) technology meets
the rigorous demands of applications in the netcom, military, industrial,
interactive kiosk and medical markets. SiliconSystems is based in Aliso
Viejo, California.
Inphi Corporation is a provider of high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, primarily serving the communications, data center, and computing markets in the United States. The company specializes in products that enhance data transmission capabilities, including amplifiers, encoders, multiplexers, and clock recovery devices, operating at speeds up to 100 Gbps. These solutions are integral to the functionality of servers, routers, switches, and storage systems, addressing bandwidth bottlenecks and optimizing throughput while minimizing latency. Inphi collaborates with system vendors to create proprietary simulation models that predict performance prior to semiconductor fabrication. The company's extensive product line also supports applications in test and measurement equipment and military radar systems. Inphi sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and indirectly through module manufacturers and original design manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Inphi was previously known as TCom Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2001.
Sonics is a leading innovator in network-on-chip (NoC) technology, providing a comprehensive portfolio of intelligent on-chip communication solutions tailored for home entertainment, wireless, networking, and mobile devices. Established in 1996 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, the company specializes in streamlining complex, high-speed system-on-chip (SoC) designs by addressing memory bottlenecks and enhancing data flow within embedded systems featuring multiple cores. Sonics' silicon-proven intellectual property enables designers to create heterogeneous, multi-core SoC designs that incorporate essential subsystems for security, power, and memory, ultimately delivering high performance and energy efficiency. With its solutions, Sonics has facilitated the shipment of over 750 million units globally, solidifying its position as a vital contributor to the embedded market.
GCT Semiconductor
Series D in 2005
GCT Semiconductor designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. It specializes in system-on-a-chip solutions that combine radio frequency, baseband modem, and digital signal processing functions onto a single die, serving various applications such as smartphones, routers, and embedded modules. The company focuses on 4G LTE and 5G technologies, aiming to reduce component cost, lower power consumption, and minimize footprint.
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California. Founded in 2002, Teknovus specializes in developing access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company provides a range of products, including Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment (ONU) and TDM transport chips for circuit emulation across Ethernet switched networks. Additionally, Teknovus offers evaluation kits to support original equipment manufacturers and service providers, EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions with a system-on-a-chip approach, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller, which assists service providers in addressing diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. The company's products are marketed through distributors in the United States, Europe, and China, with additional sales and support centers located in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose, California.
Advanced Analogic Technologies
Venture Round in 2004
Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated (AATI), or AnalogicTech, develops advanced semiconductor system solutions that play a key role in the continuing evolution of feature-rich, energy efficient electronic devices. The company focuses on addressing the application-specific power management needs of consumer devices such as mobile handsets, digital cameras, tablets, notebooks, TV and LCD displays, as well as devices in a broad range of industrial, medical and telecom applications. AATI also licenses device, process, package, and application-related technologies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, AATI has design centers in Santa Clara and Shanghai, and Asia-based operations and logistics.