Silicon Optix
ClosedSan Jose, United States · Founded 2000 · $67.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2000
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- siliconoptix.com
- Total Funding
- $67.0M
- Last Round
- $40.0M Series CMar 2003
- Rounds
- 2
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
Silicon Optix is a Developer Tools company based in San Jose, United States, founded in 2000. It has raised $67.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $40.0M Series C round in Mar 2003. Investors include Polaris Partners, Canaan Partners and Apax Digital.
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Funding History
Oct 2008
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