Link_A_Media Devices develops semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for the data storage market, with mixed-signal processing and iterative data recovery technologies for HDD and SSD OEMs. The company led adoption of low-density parity check (LDPC) technology in the mobile HDD market; its LDPC-based SoC products have been shipping in mainstream 2.5-inch mobile HDD products since last year. It also designs custom SoC SSD controllers based on its FlashLINK2 NAND controller platform, addressing applications from low-power mobile devices to high-performance enterprise SSDs. Its second-generation Adaptive DSP Error Recovery, enhanced write technology, and advanced error correction are said to extend SLC and MLC NAND endurance by 20 to 30 times baseline while maintaining high performance. The company intends to use new funding to accelerate development and commercialization of new products and to expand its current customer base. Link_A_Media is based in Santa Clara, Calif. Link_A_Media Devices Corporation is a Santa Clara, CA-based company that provides data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices. Its core products focus on recovering data and facilitating data transport for storage hardware. The company secured an $18M Series C to commercialize and bring its products to market. Management intends to use the proceeds to ramp volume sales and extend its technology leadership in the storage market. As part of the financing, Chris Schaepe, managing director of Lightspeed Venture Partners, joined the company's board of directors. The round includes strategic partners and corporate venture participants aimed at supporting the company's market entry.

Total raised

$34M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Aug 2011