Silicon Optix

Acquired

Silicon Optix is a developer tools company in San Jose, United States, founded in 2000. It has raised $67.0M across 2 rounds, most recently a $27.0M Series B in March 2003.

Employees
51–200
Founded
2000
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$67.0M
Last Round
$27.0M Series BMar 2003
Rounds
2
Acquisition Date
Oct 2008

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About

Silicon Optix Inc was a privately held fabless semiconductor company headquartered in San Jose, California that designed and manufactured video and image digital processing integrated circuits. Originally a division of Genesis Microchip, Silicon Optix was spun off in 2000. The company developed programmable video processing and geometry processing IC solutions used in professional display and broadcast applications. By 2008-2009, its assets and technologies were acquired by IDT, GEO Semiconductor, Flexible Picture Systems, and Jupiter Systems, effectively dissolving the company.

Summary

It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $67.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $27.0M Series B round in Mar 2003. Investors include Canaan Partners, Polaris Partners and Apax Digital.

Funding & Exit History

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AcquisitionOct 2008

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Funding: Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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