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Silicon Image Inc. was an American fabless semiconductor company based in Hillsboro, Oregon, and active from 1995 to 2015. The company designed circuits for mobile phones, consumer electronics and personal computers (PCs). It also manufactured wireless and wired connectivity products used for high-definition content. The company's semiconductor and IP products were deployed by manufacturers in devices such as smartphones, tablets, digital televisions (DTVs), and other consumer electronics, as well as desktop and notebook PCs. Silicon Image, in cooperation with other companies, was influential in the creation of some global industry standards such as DVI, HDMI, MHL, and WirelessHD.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 1995 in Sunnyvale, California |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Acquired by Lattice Semiconductor |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Darin Billerbeck (CEO) |
| Products | Semiconductor and intellectual property products for mobile, consumer electronics, and PC markets |
Silicon Image was founded in 1995, and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, before moving to Hillsboro. The company reached peak employment of around 600 people worldwide and had regional engineering and sales offices in India, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, before being acquired by Lattice Semiconductor in 2015.
The company was founded in 1995 by Silicon Valley engineers David Lee and Brian Underwood. In October 1999 it raised $46.8 million in an initial public offering.[1]
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