Private Semiconductor: Chip design firm Stream Processors shuts down after plowing through $26M

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Abound Logic - Reported closed 6/2010
Accel - Audio, Bluetooth. FM, mixed-signal SoC (Closed?)
Accent - Smart Grid solutions

ACCO - CMOS RF
Achronix - FPGAs
Active Semi - Mobile Power Management
ADD Semiconductor - Power line communications
Adesto Technologies - Memory technologies
Advico - Data communication design and IP
Aegis - Thin film technology for optical communication

Aeroflex - IPO 11/2010
AeroScout - WiFi RFID

Agile RF - Tunable passives
Air - Ceased operations 1/2010
Akros Silicon - Power-over-Ethernet
Akustica - Acquired by Bosch 8-19-2009
Alacritech - Network processors
Alereon - Wireless USB
Alien Technology - RFID
Alpha & Omega - IPO 4/2010
Altair - LTE wireless
Altierre - Digital retail pricing tags

AltoBeam - DTV Receivers
Alvand - Mixed-signal design and IP
Ambarella - Filed for IPO 6/2011
Amalfi - CMOS RF power amplifiers
Amimon - Wireless audio/video transport
Anadigm - Programmable analog processors
Analog Bits - Mixed-signal design and IP
Analogix - Wired audio/video transport
Ant - Wireless sensor network
Aptina - CMOS image sensors/SoC
Aquantia - 10G Ethernet

Arctic Silicon - Acquired by Hittite 1/2011
Arteris - Intra-chip communications IP

Arveni - Micro energy harvesting
Arxan Defense - Acquired by Microsemi 9/2010
asicNorth - Mixed-signal design
Aspex - Acquired by Ericsson 8/2012
Atrua - Acquired by AuthenTec 7/14/2009
Audience - Audio noise reduction

Aura - Mixed-signal Design Services

Auramicro - Acquired by BCD Semi. 6/2011
AuthenTec - Fingerprint sensors

AutoESL - Acquired by Xilinx 1/2011
Auvitek - Acquired by Microtune 7/31/2009
Avalon Microelectronics - Acquired by Altera 12/2010
Avnera - Wireless audio networking

Avoca - Voice interface
Axiom - Acquired by Skyworks 5/2009
Azuro - Acquired by Cadence 7/2011

Azzurro - GaN on Si foundry

Baolab - MEMS
Bay Microsystems - Network processors
Beceem - Acquired by Broadcom 11/2010
BCD Semiconductor - IPO 1/2011
BinOptics - Lasers
Bitwave - Multi-band transceivers
Black Sand - 3G CMOS RF PA

Blue Wonder - Acquired by Infineon 10/2010

BridgeCo - Acquired by SMSC 5/2011
Bridgelux - LEDs
BrightScale - Reported closed 5/2009

Brite Semiconductor - ASICs and services
BroadLight - Broadcom acquisition announced 3/21/2012
BroadLogic - Video transport over cable
C2 Microsystems - Media processors
Cactus Custom Analog Designs - Mixed-signal design

Calvatec - Acquired by Maxim 6/2011

Calxeda - Low power ARM processors
Calypto - Verification & Power design tools
CamSemi - Power management
Canesta - Acquired by Microsoft 10/2010

Cavendish Kinetics - MEMS
Ceitec - ASIC design services including RFID
Celeno - Wi-Fi home networking

Celestial - Acquired by Cavium Networks 1/2011
Celis - RFID (Closed?)
Central Semiconductor - Discrete transistors

CHiL - Acquired by International Recitifier 2/2011

ChipSensors - Acquired by Silicon Labs 10/2010
ChipWrights - Video processors
ChipX - Acquired by GigOptix 11/9/2009
Chrontel - Video processing and transport
Ciranova - Analog Design Automation
ClariPhy - Data communication
CMOSIS - CMOS Image sensors
CogniVue - Image & cognition processors
Comsys Mobile - Reportedly acquired by Intel 5/2010
Contour - Non-volatile memory (status unknown)
Coppergate - Acquired by Sigma Designs 10/2009
CoreOptics - Acquired by Cisco 7/2010
Coreriver - Microcontrollers and IP
Corsonic - 4G baseband
Cortina - Networking for Ethernet, SONET, etc.

Crest - Analog design services (aka SliceX)
Crocus - MRAM
Crystal Systems - Acquired by GT Solar 7/2010
Cswitch - Network switches (status unknown)
Custom One Design - Mixed-signal design (Status unknown)
Custom Silicon Solutions - Mixed-signal design and IP
CyOptics - InP optical components

DaTang Microeletronics - Handset products
Denali - Acquired by Cadence 5/2010
Densbits - Flash Memory
Desert Microtechnology - Mixed-signal design
Diablo Technologies - ASIC design
DiBcom - Mobile TV
Direct2silicon - Direct e-beam generation of SoCs
Discera - MEMS clock sources
Discretix - Embedded security
DisplayLink - Video transport over USB
DS2 - Acquired by Mavell 8/2010
Dune Networks - Acquired by Broadcom 12/09
Dust Networks - Acquired by Linear Technology 12/11
eASIC - FPGAs
Element CXI - Processor IP (status unknown)
Elliptic - Embedded security
Elonics - RF ICs (CMOS RF tuner)
Ember - Acquired by Silicon Labs 5/12
Energy Micro - Low power microcontrollers
Enigma - Network switches (Closed?)
Enpirion - Power Management

EnVerv - Smart Grid

eoSemi - Clock generation

EPC - GaN power devices
EqcoLogic - Digital signal equalizers
eRide - GPS
eSilicon - ASIC design and services

eSionic - Nanotechnology IP
Ethernity Networks - Network processors
Evatronix - Digital IP cores
Evident - Noncrystal semiconductors (quantum dot)
Firecomms - Optical communication
Firefly Green Technologies - LED illumination control
Forth Dimension Displays - Near-to-eye displays
Freescale - IPO 5/2011
Fresco Logic - Data communications - USB 3.0
Fresco Microchip - TV demodulator & IF
Frontier Silicon - Acquired by Toumaz 7/3/2012
Fulcrum Microsystems - Intel acquisition announced 7/19/11
Future Technology Devices - USB I/O bridges
G2 Microsystems - Wi-Fi

GainSpan - Embedded WiFi
GCT Semiconductor - Mobile TV and WiMAX

Genasic - Acquired by Maxim
Genoa - Video processors
Geo Semiconductor - Video processors

Gigle Networks - Acquired by Broadcom 12/2010
Glacier - RF synthesizers (status unknown)
Grandis - Acquired by Samsung 7/2011

GreenPeak - ZigBee
Greyrock Technology - Mixed-signal design and IP
Gtronix - Acquired by National Semiconductor 6/2010

HiSilicon - Video and networking ASICs
Horizon - Video processors (status unknown)
HVVi - RF power MOSFETs (Ceased operations 2011)
Icera - Acquired by NVIDIA 5/9/2011
ICsense - Mixed-signal design services and IP

IDENT Technology - Gesture and touch sensors
Impinj - RFID
imt - MEMS sensors and switches

INCIDE - Mixed-signal ASICs
Indilinx - Solid State Drive controllers
Ingenic - Processors for PCs, mobile electronics
Initio - Disk drive I/O (USB, SATA, etc.)
Innovasic - Legacy products & industrial control
Innovative Silicon - Memory (Closed?)
Inova - Digital video transport
Inphi - IPO 11/12/2010

Inside Secure - RFID
Integra Technologies - RF Transistors
Integrated Memory Logic - Video display
Integrated Sensing Systems - MEMS Sensors
Intelleflex - RFID
Intrinsity - Acquired by Apple 4/2010
InvenSense - MEMS sensors

InVisage - CMOS Sensor technologies
IO Semiconductor - RF
IPextreme - IP broker

IQ Analog - Mixed signal IP and design services

IsInvariant - Image sensors and amplifiers
Ittiam - Signal processing IP
iWatt - Power Management
Javelin - CMOS Power Amplifiers
Jennic - Acquired by NXP 7/2010
Kaben - Wireless IP
Kilopass - Non-volatile memory IP
Kinetic Technologies - Analog and power management
Kionix - Accelerometers
Kleer - Acquired by SMSC 2/2010
Kolorific - Video display SoCs
Kovio - Thin film printed semiconductor for RFID

Kyma - GaN & AlN Materials
Legend Silicon - Digital TV (status unknown)
Legend Design Technology - IP characterization tools

Lightwire - CMOS photonics

Lime Microsystems - Wireless transceivers
Linear Signal - Beamforming RFIC
Link-A-Meda - HDD electronics

Lontium - Design services & I/O IP
Luminescent - Computational lithography
Luminus - LEDs for illumination & projection
LucidLogix - Multi processor graphics engines
LucidPort - USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge Controller
Luxim - Solid-state plasma lighting
Luxtera - Optical transceivers

Lyric - Acquired by Analog Devices 6/2011
M/A-Com - IPO 3/16/2012

Magna Lynx - Acquired by MoSys 3/26/2010
Magnolia Broadband - Antenna diversity
Magnum - Video processors
Marseille Networks - Video processors

Maxic - Multimedia ASICs

MaxLinear - IPO 3/24/2010 NYSE:MXL
Maxscend - Mobile TV (status unknown)
Melfas - Touch sensor solutions (status unknown)
Metanoia Communications - VDSL
Microstaq - MEMS
Mimix Broadband - Acquired by M/A-COM 6/2010
Mirics - TV and radio tuners
Mixel - Mixed-signal IP
Mobileye - Automotive vision & scene interpretation
MobilePeak - Cellular baseband
Mobius - Acquired by IDT 1/2010

Modelware - Acquired by Xilinx 5/2011
Moortec - Mixed-signal IP and design services

Movea - Motion sensors
Movidius - Mobile video processors
mSilica - Majority of assets acquired by Atmel
Mstar - IPO 12/2010
MtekVision - Mobile embedded processors

Multigig - Timing and clock generation
NABsys - DNA sequencing
Nangate - Digital cell libraries
NanoAmp Solutions - Multi-band Transceivers
Nanochip - MEMS-based memory (Closed?)
Nanoradio - Acquired by Samsung 6/2012
Nanosys - Nanotechnology IP

Nanotech - Acquired by Gennum 4/2011
Nantero - Carbon nanotube ICs
Nethra - Video processors
Netronome - Network processors
New Imaging Technologies - CMOS Sensors
Newport Media - Mobile TV
Nextivity - In-building cellular processors
Nextreme - Themoelectric devices
NEXX Systems - Metal deposition systems
Nitronex - GaN RF power
Norstel - SiC materials
NuPGA - 3D FPGA
Octasic - Wireless modem baseband

Omiino - Acquired by Xilinx 3/2011
Omni-ID - RFID
OneChip Photonics - Optical transceivers
Open-Silicon - ASIC design and support
Optichron - Acquired by NetLogic 4/2011

Optomai - Acquired by M/A-COM 4/2011
Ozmo devices - Low power Wi-Fi
Parade Technologies - Video transport

Parallel Engines - IP directory and sources
Parallel Semiconductor - Consulting services

Paratek - Tunable passives

Percello - Acquired by Broadcom 11/2010
Peregrine - IPO 8/2012
PhaseLink - Clock sources
Phyworks - Acquired by Maxim 9/2010
picoChip - Acquisition by Mindspeed announced 1/5/12
Pixim - Video sensors & processors

Pixtronix - Reported acquired by Qualcomm 12/2011
Plastic Logic - Thin film displays
Plato Networks - 10G Ethernet (Status unknown)
Plurality - Multi-core processors
Powervation - Power management
Prime Sense - 3D machine vision

Prolific - Acquired by ARM 11/2011
Provigent - Acquired by Broadcom 4/2011
PulseCore - Acquired by ON Semi 11/4/2009

Pyxalis - Image sensors

Qspeed - Acquired by Power Integrations 12/2010

QualCore Logic - Mixed-signal design and IP
Qualtre - Inertial sensors

Quantance - Power management for RF
Quantenna - Wireless video transport
Quartics - Video processors
Quellan - Acquired by Intersil 2009
Quickfilter - Programmable mixed-signal filters
Quintic - Mobile FM wireless
R2 - ?
R3Logic - Design tools for 3D packaging
RadioScape - Digital radio and Mobile TV
Raydium - TFT-LCD display ICs
Rapid Bridge - Assets acquired by Qualcomm 6/2011
RDA Microelectronics - RF transceivers, PAs, switches
Recore Systems - Reconfigurable multi-core processors
RedMere - Video transport HDMI
Replisaurus - Electrochemical metalization process
RFaxis - RF front ends

RFnano - Carbon nono tubes for RF
RMI - Acquired by NetLogic 2009
Rock Semiconductor - Acquired by Intersil 12/2009
Rosum - Precision GPS (Closed?)
Runcom - WiMax

Saakhya Labs - Universal TV Demodulators
Samplify - Data converters
Sand 9 - MEMS clock source
Sandbridge - Reportedly acquired by Qualcomm 10/2010
Sandforce - Acquired by LSI 1/2012

Sankalp - Mixed-signal design services

Sarance - Acquired by Xilinx 5/2011
Schiltron - 3D Flash
Scintera - Multi-band baseband processor
SemiSouth - SiC wafers
Semprius - Micro-transfer printing fabrication

SensorDynamics - Acquired by Maxim 7/2011
Sentinel - Process modeling (PDK) services
Sequans - WiMAX
Sequence - Acquired by Apache 9/2009
Sequoia Communications - Ceased operations 8/2009
ServerEngines - Acquired by Emulex 8/2010
Shocking Technologies - ESD protection materials
Siano Mobile Silicon - Mobile TV
SiBeam - Acquired by Silicon Image 5/2011
Sidense - Non-volatile memory IP

Si-En - Acquired by ISSI 1/2011
Sierra Monolithics - Acquired by Semtech 12/09
SiGe - Acquired by Skyworks 8/2011

Silanna - Silicon on insulator
Silego - Mixed-signal and analog
SiliconBlue - Acquired by Lattice 12/2011
Silicon Clocks - Acquired by Silicon Labs 4/2010

SiliconCore - Laser and LED Drivers
SiliconGate - Analog IP (Closed?)

Silicon Hive - Acquired by Intel 2/2011

Silicon Mitus - Mixed Signal ASSPs (Status unknown)
SiliconXpress - ASIC design and support (Closed?)
Silistix - Intra-chip communications IP (Status unknown)
SiOnyx - Photo detectors
SiPort - Acquired by Intel 5/2011
SiTime - MEMS clock sources
SiTune - Mobile TV SOC's

SiWave - PHY's

SOFICS - ESD protection IP
Solaicx - Acquired by MEMC 5/2010
Solarflare - 10G Ethernet
Solido - Process variability modeling tools
Sonics - Intra-chip communications IP
Sound Design Technologies - Acquired by ON Semi 6/2010
Spatial Photonics - Micro display
SpectraLinear - Acquired by SiLabs 1/2011
Stantum - Multi-touch interface
Stream Processors (SPI) - Reported to have closed 11/2009
Stretch - Software configurable processors
SuVolta - Complementary JFETS on SOI
Symwave - Acquired by SMSC 11/2010
Synerchip - Video communications
Tabula - Programmable logic
Tag Array - RFID (status unknown)
Tagsys - RFID
Tahoe RF - Mixed-signal design and IP
Tallika - Acquired by SMSC 9/2009
Techtium - Power management
Tehuti Networks - 10G Ethernet
Tekmos - Legacy processors and ASICs
Teknovus - Acquired by Broadcom 3/2010
Telegent - Acquired by Spreadtrum 2011
Tensilica - Processor IP
Teranetics - Acquired by PLX 9/2010
Teridian - Acquired by Maxim 4/2010
Theta - Mixed-signal design and IP (Status unknown)
Tiempo - Microcontroller IP (Status unknown)
Tier Logic - Reported to have closed 7/2010
Tilera - Multi-core embedded processors
Time Domain - UWB for location systems

Touchstone - Low power analog
TPAK - Acquired by AppliedMicro 9/2010
T-RAM - Memory IP

TranSiC - Acquired by Fairchild 4/2011

Transphorm - GaN power devices
TriAccess - Acquired by TriQuint 9/2009
Triad - Mixed-signal ASICs
Triune - Power Management & ASICs
Tronics - MEMS

Tzero - Closed 2/2009

Uniquify - ASIC design services & IP
Unity - Acquired by Rambus 2/2012
UPEK - Merged with AuthenTec 9/2010
Valens - Video transport
V alidity - Fingerprint reader

Varkon - PHY IP

Velox Semiconductor - (Closed?)

Verayo - Silicon Security
Vertical Circuits - 3D packaging
VinChip - Mixed-signal IP and design services

Vivante - Graphics processor IP
ViXS - Video processors
VTI - MEMS sensors
VT Silicon - Acquired by Microsemi 9/2010
Wave - Null Convention Logic
Wavesat - Acquired by Cavium 3/2011

Whizchip - ASIC design services
Wilocity - 60GHz wireless (WGA)
Wintegra - Acquired by PMC-Sierra 11/2010
Wisair - Wireless USB
WiSpry - MEMS tunable capacitors
Xceive - TV tuners
Xelerated - Acquired by Marvell 1/2012
Xmos - Multi-core embedded processors
Zenverge - Media processors
ZeroG - Acquired by Microchip 1/2010
ZiiLabs - Multimedia processors
Ziptronix - 3D packaging

ZyCube - 3D assembly and IC technology

Private Semiconductor

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Chip design firm Stream Processors shuts down after plowing through $26M

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