Sirific Wireless Receives $18.8M in Series C Funding.Hunt Ventures Joins Returning Investors to Take the NEXUS[TM] Family of HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. Transceivers to Volume Production RICHARDSON, Texas -- Sirific Wireless, a fabless provider of single-chip, multi-band 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. RF transceivers for the 3.5G market, today announced that it has secured $18.8 Million in a round of Series C funding expected to carry the company through to profitability. Sirific will utilize this round of capital to support the production launch of its NEXUS[TM] product line, including the SW3200 and SW3210 HEDGE (HSDPA, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. , EDGE, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , GSM) transceivers. Dallas-based Hunt Ventures joined the round with current investors BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC. BDC - Backup Domain Controller Venture Capital, Celtic House, GrowthWorks, Intel Capital, TD Capital Ventures and Tech Capital Partners as a strategic investment to move Sirific's mobile communications semiconductor family, NEXUS[TM], into production for consumer devices. "Delivering the world's first single-chip RF HEDGE transceivers supporting 10.2Mbps, Sirific is well positioned to provide the solution of choice for wireless-enabled consumer applications," said Jeff Williams, managing director of Hunt Ventures, and recently appointed director for Sirific. "We are impressed with the company's innovative technology, as well as the strong leadership, incisive focus and superb execution that we feel characterize a growing company and are pleased to co-lead this funding." The SW3200 and SW3210 (with Receive Diversity) incorporate Sirific's unique low-noise, wide-band direct up-/down-conversion architectures and patented frequency synthesizer design. These advanced 130-nm CMOS RFIC RFIC Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit RFIC Radio Frequency Interface Chip architectures, coupled with the application of innovative digital CMOS design techniques, enable Sirific's transceivers to achieve the highest levels of integration and performance with a reduction in current consumption. The result is a low-power, high-performance multi-band RF transceiver that enables a complete radio solution in the smallest footprint with the least number of components. "Receiving this financing highlights the confidence that our investors have in our business model and customer relationships," said Mike Hogan, president and 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. of Sirific Wireless. "With this investment, Sirific is poised to take full advantage of the Tier One traction we have already established in the consumer handset space, allowing us to meet OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and delivery and production schedules. Additionally, Sirific will continue to deliver high-performance, low-power, low-cost CMOS silicon to maintain our momentum in key markets, including handsets, PDAs, network interface cards and laptops." The financing will also drive the continued development of Sirific's next generations of digital CMOS RF silicon, enabling the company to take advantage of expanding opportunities in both the low-cost and high-end 3.5G transceiver marketplace. About Sirific Wireless Limited Sirific Wireless Limited is a privately held 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. that designs and develops CMOS RF transceiver integrated circuits for multi-mode mobile devices. Sirific is Advancing RF CMOS(TM) with a broad portfolio of single-chip 3.5G products that exceed today's industry standards to satisfy the requirements of tomorrow's wireless applications. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with offices in the United States, Canada and Korea. For more information about Sirific Wireless visit http://www.sirific.com. |
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