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    Recent transactions in the domain of semiconductors

    Country Funding round Date
    Nearfield Instruments BV
    Developer of Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
    Netherlands Series C
    EUR 135,000,000 (USD 147,150,000)
    18 Jul 2024
    Iridia Inc
    DNA-based data storage.
    United States N/A
    USD 24,000,000 (USD 24,000,000)
    16 Mar 2021
    NVIDIA Corp
    Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.
    United States Secondary
    31 Dec 2017
    NVIDIA Corp
    Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.
    United States Private Equity
    1 Jan 2017
    Atonarp Inc
    Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers.
    Japan Series B
    USD 16,000,000 (USD 16,000,000)
    26 Jul 2016
    Aquantia Corp
    Developer of a low-cost and energy efficient 10G Ethernet ICs to connect multi-core data centers, workgroup computing and virtual server networks.
    United States N/A
    31 Dec 2015
    Altair Semiconductor Ltd
    Silicon solutions for the mobile broadband market
    Israel N/A
    31 Dec 2015
    Atonarp Inc
    Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers.
    Japan N/A
    31 Dec 2014
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series G
    10 Oct 2014
    Atonarp Inc
    Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers.
    Japan Series A
    USD 8,000,000 (USD 8,000,000)
    12 Aug 2014
    Annapurna Labs
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    N/A
    31 Dec 2013
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series F
    USD 79,000,000 (USD 79,000,000)
    18 Apr 2012
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States N/A
    7 Nov 2011
    NetLogic Microsystems Inc
    Developer of intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks.
    United States Acquisition
    USD 3,700,000,000 (USD 3,700,000,000) at USD 3,700,000,000 (USD 3,700,000,000) valuation.
    12 Sep 2011
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series E
    USD 21,000,000 (USD 21,000,000)
    27 Sep 2010
    Intrinsity Inc
    Fabless semiconductor film.
    United States Acquisition
    27 Apr 2010
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series D
    USD 15,000,000 (USD 15,000,000)
    14 Feb 2010
    Amimon Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States N/A
    1 Jul 2009
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series C
    USD 14,000,000 (USD 14,000,000)
    29 Apr 2009
    BridgeCo Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops intergrated chips and software connectivity platforms for networked digital audio products
    Switzerland N/A
    1 Feb 2009
    NVIDIA Corp
    Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.
    United States Debt
    1 Jan 2009
    Artimi Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company in the field of portable consumer electronic devices. Acquired by Staccato Communications Inc.
    United States Acquisition
    24 Nov 2008
    Aquantia Corp
    Developer of a low-cost and energy efficient 10G Ethernet ICs to connect multi-core data centers, workgroup computing and virtual server networks.
    United States Series B
    1 Feb 2008
    Quantenna Communications Inc
    Wireless semiconductors.
    United States Series B
    1 Nov 2007
    Altair Semiconductor Ltd
    Silicon solutions for the mobile broadband market
    Israel Series B
    12 Jun 2007
    Artimi Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company in the field of portable consumer electronic devices. Acquired by Staccato Communications Inc.
    United States Series B
    21 Mar 2007
    Amimon Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States Series C
    1 Mar 2007
    Amimon Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States Series B
    1 Aug 2006
    BridgeCo Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops intergrated chips and software connectivity platforms for networked digital audio products
    Switzerland Series D
    1 Jun 2006
    Luxtera Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States Series C
    1 Mar 2006
    Luxtera Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States Series C
    USD 21,700,000 (USD 21,700,000)
    28 Feb 2006
    Altair Semiconductor Ltd
    Silicon solutions for the mobile broadband market
    Israel Series A
    1 Dec 2005
    Aquantia Corp
    Developer of a low-cost and energy efficient 10G Ethernet ICs to connect multi-core data centers, workgroup computing and virtual server networks.
    United States Series A
    27 Sep 2005
    Amimon Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company.
    United States Series A
    1 Jan 2005
    BridgeCo Inc
    Fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops intergrated chips and software connectivity platforms for networked digital audio products
    Switzerland Series C
    1 Jul 2004
    Dallas Semiconductor Corp
    CMOS products using a late definition technique.
    United States Acquisition
    31 Dec 2001
    NVIDIA Corp
    Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.
    United States N/A
    USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000) at USD 4,000,000 (USD 4,000,000) valuation.

    Best funded companies in semiconductors





    Developer of intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks.

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    Developer of Metrology & Inspection (M&I) solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.





    DNA-based data storage.

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    Scientific instrumentation company that designs & manufactures Smart Spectrometers.

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    Fabless semiconductor company.





    Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.





    Semiconductor IP company specialising in channel coding solutions for LTE and 5G NR.

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    Development and manufacturing of photolithography systems, used to produce computer chips.

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    Fabless semiconductor company in the field of portable consumer electronic devices. Acquired by Staccato Communications Inc.

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    A world's leading software company for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing.





    Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company.





    Global supplier of semiconductor equipment and consumables to the power semiconductor industry.





    Silicon solutions for the mobile broadband market

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    Fabless semiconductor company.

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    Fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops intergrated chips and software connectivity platforms for networked digital audio products





    Fabless semiconductor film.





    Manufacturer of advanced materials for semiconductor devices and packages.





    Fabless semiconductor company.





    American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.





    China-based, fabless semiconductor company.

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    Semiconductor company in the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) space.





    Developer of a low-cost and energy efficient 10G Ethernet ICs to connect multi-core data centers, workgroup computing and virtual server networks.


    Top investors in the domain of semiconductors

    Profile Country Investments
    Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. United States 8
    Venrock Associates The venture capital arm of the Rockefeller Family. United States 6
    Grazia Equity GmbH Germany 5
    Southern Cross Venture Partners Australia 4
    WRVI Global Capital Managers LLC Venture capital firm. United States 4
    New Enterprise Associates Inc Global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. United States 4
    Walden Israel Israel 4
    Cedar Fund United States 4
    Stata Venture Partners LLC United States 3
    Evergreen Venture Partners Israel 3
    Walden Riverwood Ventures Venture capital firm focused on investing in core technology companies globally. United States 2
    Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures A mid-stage venture capital partnership with a service-oriented mindset. United States 2
    Bridgescale Partners United States 2
    Accel Partners & Co Inc Early and growth stage venture capital firm. United States 2
    SoftBank Vision Fund LP Jersey 1
    Tech Coast Angels United States 1
    Brian Long 1
    Sevin Rosen Funds Texas-based venture capital firm credited with pioneering the personal computing revolution in the 1980s and also venture investing in Dallas. United States 1
    Western Digital Capital 1
    Balderton Capital Management (UK) LLP European early stage venture capital firm United Kingdom 1
    Bessemer Venture Partners Early stage venture capital firm. United States 1
    Band of Angels Management LLC Formal group of 165+ angel investors, mostly former and current high tech executives, who invest into technology startups. United States 1
    Opus Capital Ventures LLC United States 1
    Great Eastern Investment Forum UK business angel network located in Cambridge United Kingdom 1
    Lux Capital Management LLC Research-driven investment firm focused on founding, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences United States 1
    Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. Singapore 1
    North Sound Ventures 1
    Benchmark Capital Early stage venture capital firm focused on social, mobile, local and cloud companies. United States 1
    CampVentures LLC United States 1
    Worldview Technology Partners Inc Venture capital firm focused on investing in and building leading U.S. technology companies. United States 1
    RUSNANO OJSC Russian state-owned company created for funding nanotechnology-related projects in the country. Russia 1
    Index Ventures Management SA Venture capital firm Switzerland 1
    Freescale Semiconductor Inc United States 1
    Innovation Network Corp of Japan Japanese public-private partnership that provides financial, technological and management support for next-generation businesses. Japan 1
    Invest-NL Netherlands 1
    Longley Capital 1
    Wellington Partners [US] United States 1
    TriplePoint Capital United States 1
    Startup Capital Ventures Early stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with an office in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. United States 1
    Glynn Capital Management LLC Private and public technology investment firm. United States 1
    Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla. United States 1
    Pinnacle Ventures LLC Venture capital firm that focuses on providing debt and equity financing to growing companies. United States 1
    Softbank Group Corp Japanese multinational conglomerate. Japan 1
    ING Group NV Netherlands 1
    ATEM Capital 1
    Intel Capital Corp Intel's strategic investment program for equity investments/ acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. Cayman Islands 1
    Western Technology Investment Venture debt firm investing debt and equity capital in venture-backed technology, healthcare and clean technology companies. United States 1
    LifeSci Venture Partners United States 1
    Swisscom Ventures The venture capital arm of Swisscom. Switzerland 1
    Adams Capital Management Inc United States 1

    Top acquirers in the domain of semiconductors

    Profile Country Acquisitions
    Broadcom Corp Broadcom Corporation, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. United States 1
    Maxim Integrated Products Inc United States 1
    Apple Inc Designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. United States 1
    Amazon.com Inc American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. United States 1
    Sony Corp Japan 1
    Staccato Communications Inc Fabless semiconductor company providing wireless USB and ultrawideband (UWB) RF technology. United States 1

    semiconductors industry map

    autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars
    fabless manufacturing
    semiconductor process equipment
    artificial intelligence
    radio frequency identification (RFID)
    semiconductor fabrication equipment
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    semiconductor fabrication
    integrated circuits
    hardware

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    photolitography
    computing

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    contract manufacturing
    semiconductor wafers
    bioengineering
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    microwave

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    MEMS

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    semiconductor materials
    deep learning
    spectrometers
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