• Siano Mobile Silicon

  Participated · Series D · Jan 2010

  Siano Mobile Silicon develops and markets silicon semiconductor chips for reception of digital TV on mobile, portable and hand-held devices. Its chipsets are used to implement mobile TV in emerging markets such as China, Brazil and Europe, and the company says it has a 50 percent market share in China and Latin America. Siano supplies chips to OEMs including Samsung, Motorola, ZTE, Huawei, Mio, Garmin and Dell. Founded in late 2004 and based in Israel, the company has raised a total of $95.5 million to date. It raised $23.5 million a year ago and has just raised an additional $20 million led by Jerusalem Venture Partners. The new funding will be used to expand its product to the North American mobile market. Siano designs and markets silicon semiconductor chips for reception of digital TV on mobile, portable and hand‑held devices. Its chips are targeted at implementation of mobile TV in emerging markets including China, Brazil and Europe. The company supplies chips to OEMs such as Samsung, Motorola, ZTE, Huawei, Mio, Garmin and Dell. Founded in late 2004 and based in Israel, Siano has raised a total of $75.5 million to date. The latest $23.5 million round will be used for product development and market expansion. The company’s core position is selling receiver ICs to device manufacturers in markets adopting mobile TV standards.

• Amimon

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2009

  AMIMON develops WHDI wireless HDTV semiconductor chipsets used in products such as wireless HDTVs, PC-to-TV, tablet-to-TV and HD wireless bridges. The company supplies its chipsets to OEMs and consumer electronics manufacturers. It raised $15M in equity funding and intends to use the proceeds to accelerate development of its WHDI chipsets to enable further integration, reduce cost, and support growth of related products. AMIMON plans to expand WHDI into the mobile and tablet markets. Mobile devices, smartphones and tablets embedded with WHDI technology will enable users to wirelessly view device content and run interactive applications and games on TVs. The company is led by chairman and CEO Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen and has offices in Santa Clara, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Shenzhen in addition to its Herzlia headquarters. Amimon develops chipsets for high-definition wireless video networking, focusing on WHDI-compatible technology that transfers HD video through a home. Its second-generation chipset supports full 1080p at 60 frames per second, operates in the 5-gigahertz band, transmits at 3 gigabits per second and has a range of about 100 feet, capable of piercing walls. The new chipset is WHDI-compliant and was expected to ship in customer products in 2010. Customers include Sony, Sharp, Mitsubishi, Gefen, Belkin, Stryker, IDX, Philips and Hinsense, with adoption in consumer electronics and medical imaging. The company has raised $50 million to date and closed a $10 million third round to expand production and worldwide operations. Founded in 2004 and based in Israel, Amimon faces limited competition after ultra wideband declined, though rivals such as SiBEAM and Quantenna remain.

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