Akros Silicon Inc. Wins FSA Start-Up to Watch Award.Akros Silicon Selected for Excellence in Worldwide Fabless Semiconductor Market FOLSOM, Calif. -- Akros Silicon Inc., a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. bringing power to the Ethernet world by enabling large-scale deployment of network-attached appliances, today announced that it has won the prestigious 2006 FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) Fabless Start-up to Watch Award. Through an exhaustive nomination process by the FSA Venture Capital Advisory Board, Akros Silicon was identified as the most promising fabless semiconductor company that demonstrated the potential to positively change its market or the semiconductor industry through the innovative use of or new application for semiconductor technology. "We are thrilled to be awarded for our commitment to innovation and strategic vision," said J. Francois Crepin, Akros Silicon's President, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of the Board. "Along with John Camagna and Sajol Ghoshal, co-founders of Akros, I am very proud to receive this award, which honors the significant achievements of Akros Silicon and of our incredibly talented engineering team." In less than 18 months, Akros Silicon has developed the industry's first mixed signal system-level IC solution that provides a unique seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of Power over Ethernet Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to transmit electrical power, along with data, to remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network. (PoE) control, power management and interface to the Ethernet world. The company is sampling two highly integrated and differentiated ICs used for bringing power to network attached appliances such as voice over IP phones, wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area access points, RFID tag An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label. readers, point-of-sale terminals, security cameras, remote access and home networked systems which will accelerate the convergence of data, audio and video transmission. "Akros Silicon, who joined FSA this year and has exhibited great promise in bringing innovative solutions to networking and broadband communications, has been honored with this year's Fabless Start-Up to Watch by the FSA Venture Capital Advisory Board," said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and executive director of FSA. "The company provides chips for the network appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything marketplace, an industry sector with strong growth potential. We commend Akros Silicon on its achievements and look forward to watching what impact the company will make in the future." About Akros Silicon Headquartered in Folsom, CA, Akros Silicon develops highly differentiated system-level ICs using proprietary technology on a standard, high volume CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process. The Akros Silicon architecture creates a significant opportunity for new silicon solutions in the fast growing network appliances marketplace. For more information, please visit http://www.AkrosSilicon.com. About FSA FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; identifies and articulates opportunities and challenges to enable solutions; and provides research, resources, publications and survey information. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.fsa.org. |
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