Brite Semiconductor
Encyclopedia
Brite Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company
founded in 2008 to develop custom ASIC
design solutions to electronics customers worldwide. The company focuses on high-end design services and Turn-Key services below 90 nm, as well as provides one package service, from source codes or netlists to chips as finished products.
, Norwest Venture Partners
, Gobi Partners, InterWest Partners and Pierre Lamond
. Brite acquired its first successful 130 nm tape-out three months after its founding, its first 90 nm design win in September, and first 65 nm tape-out in October with the assistance of its leading strategic business partner and lead shareholder, Open-Silicon. In January 2009, Open-Silicon granted Brite license to its MAX technology. In April 2010, Brite and Open-Silicon announced the success of a 65 nm wireless network chip.. Also in April, Synopsys Inc announced that Brite Semiconductor will join the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program.
In 2008 and 2009, Brite's lead investor, Open-Silicon, received the "Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company" Award from the Global Semiconductor Alliance
(GSA).. Brite has completed over 15 design wins in its first two years, four of which are 65 nm designs.
Fabless semiconductor company
A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices and semiconductor chips while outsourcing the fabrication or "fab" of the devices to a specialized manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry...
founded in 2008 to develop custom ASIC
ASIC
ASIC may refer to:* Application-specific integrated circuit, an integrated circuit developed for a particular use, as opposed to a customised general-purpose device.* ASIC programming language, a dialect of BASIC...
design solutions to electronics customers worldwide. The company focuses on high-end design services and Turn-Key services below 90 nm, as well as provides one package service, from source codes or netlists to chips as finished products.
History
Brite Semiconductor was founded in July 2008 in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park; its investors include Open-SiliconOpen-Silicon
Open-Silicon is a semiconductor solutions company founded in 2003 to provide traditional ASIC design, derivative and platform SoCs, and production handoffs where Open-Silicon provides manufacturing operations.-Corporate history:...
, Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest venture partners
Norwest Venture Partners is a global, multi-stage investment firm focused on investments in early to late stage venture and growth equity investments in U.S...
, Gobi Partners, InterWest Partners and Pierre Lamond
Pierre Lamond
Pierre R Lamond is a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, who has specialised in semiconductors. He was a partner at Sequoia Capital based in Menlo Park from 1981 until he left to join Vinod Khosla's Khosla Ventures as General Partner in March 2009....
. Brite acquired its first successful 130 nm tape-out three months after its founding, its first 90 nm design win in September, and first 65 nm tape-out in October with the assistance of its leading strategic business partner and lead shareholder, Open-Silicon. In January 2009, Open-Silicon granted Brite license to its MAX technology. In April 2010, Brite and Open-Silicon announced the success of a 65 nm wireless network chip.. Also in April, Synopsys Inc announced that Brite Semiconductor will join the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program.
In 2008 and 2009, Brite's lead investor, Open-Silicon, received the "Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company" Award from the Global Semiconductor Alliance
Global Semiconductor Alliance
The Global Semiconductor Alliance is a non-profit semiconductor organization, which was founded in 1994 , to support the worldwide adoption of the fabless semiconductor business model...
(GSA).. Brite has completed over 15 design wins in its first two years, four of which are 65 nm designs.