Power Analog Microelectronics raises $6M for AV equipment
Power Analog Microelectronics makes high-powered LED display driver semiconductors and Class-D digital audio amplifiers, both for the consumer and communications markets.
The Santa Clara, Calif. company’s high voltage equipment goes into automotive, consumer audio, flat panel display and lighting applications.
PAM was founded in 2004, and took one previous round of funding, bringing its total to $12 million. The current $6 million round was co-led by Hotung Investment Holdings and H&Q Asia Pacific, with CVM Capital and VentureTech Alliance also participating.
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