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TSMC, ARM, Mitsubishi, and others invest in Pixim
By Semiconductor Business News
October 29, 2001 (3:51 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20011029S0059
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Pixim Inc., a supplier of CMOS image sensor chip products, announced today it has raised $16.5 million in Series C financing. The investors include ARM, Mitsubishi, Synopsys, and CDI Bank. Another investor is the Emerging Alliance Fund managed by VentureTech Alliance LLC, an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. TSMC is Pixim's key foundry partner. Pixim is developing a sensor chip, based on TSMC's 0.18-micron process technology.