• Silicon Line

  Participated · Series B · Sep 2018

  Silicon Line develops and manufactures ultra-low-power optical link integrated circuits and modules that enable thin, lightweight, long high-speed cables and low-cost, high-volume assembly of active optical cables. The company supplies consumer electronics as well as commercial and industrial applications. It plans to use the new funding to ramp up production of its optical modules, upgrade its module factory in Hasselt, Belgium, hire additional design engineers and open local customer support offices in Asia. The round increased the company’s total funding to €23m. Led by CEO Ruud van der Linden, Silicon Line was founded in 2005 and is based in Munich with offices in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China and the United States. Silicon Line develops ultra-low power optical link ICs (VCSEL drivers and TIAs) and integrated Optical Sub Assembly (OSA) solutions for multi-gigabit video, image, voice and data transport. Its product portfolio ranges from single-channel to four-channel drivers and TIAs with speeds from 20 Mbps to 12.5 Gbps and includes dedicated solutions for USB 3.0/3.1, HDMI 1.4/2.0, DisplayPort 1.3 and MIPI D-PHY. The company announced it raised €6.3 million from new and existing investors to finance the build-up of volume OSA manufacturing at the Corda Campus in Hasselt, Belgium. Management says the funds will accelerate implementation of next-generation high-speed optical connections needed for VR, IoT and 4K/8K displays and support industrialization and platform broadening. The capital is also intended to increase the company’s international expansion and market presence in the EU, China and the US where the company expects rapid sales growth. Silicon Line positions its ultra-low power consumption as a competitive advantage for consumer, datacom/telecom, industrial, security and medical applications.

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