Chip maker SliceX raises $15M, gets new CEO
SliceX, a maker of analog and mixed-signal chips, has raised $15 million in a second round of funding. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from existing investors Global Catalyst Partners and BlueRun Ventures, and brings SliceX’s total funding to $25 million.
The San Jose, Calif. company also named Yusuf Haque, a semiconductor industry veteran, as its new chief executive. SliceX says its chips will target everything from video imaging to industrial equipment to medical applications.
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