Amimon to launch second-generation wireless video chip set

Amimon to launch second-generation wireless video chip set

Amimon has managed to survive the wreckage of wireless video chip makers. And today, it’s taking the rare step of announcing its second generation of chip sets, which can transfer high-definition video from one part of the home to another.

The new generation goes a step… Continue Reading

Amimon makes headway with high-speed home video networking

Amimon makes headway with high-speed home video networking

Israeli chip maker Amimon is announcing today it has sold more than 100,000 chip sets that let set-top boxes and other devices transfer data to a TV set without wires.

The company says it has generated millions of dollars in sales in 2008. That’s no small… Continue Reading

Panasonic and Samsung invest in SiBEAM to promote WirelessHD

Panasonic and Samsung invest in SiBEAM to promote WirelessHD

In an endorsement for wireless video networking, Panasonic and Samsung said today they have invested an undisclosed amount into SiBEAM, the maker of high-speed networking chips.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based SiBEAM makes WirelessHD chips that can wirelessly transfer video from one device to another in a living room…. Continue Reading

Amimon’s chip: First to serve HD video across whole home

Amimon’s chip: First to serve HD video across whole home

Silicon Valley chip company Amimon has released what it says is the first ever chip that serves high-definition uncompressed video wirelessly across the whole home.

That’s a bold claim, but could be true. The young Santa Clara, Calif. company’s chips stream HD video up to 150… Continue Reading

Amimon, fabless semiconductor co. for wireless data, gets Motorola investment

Amimon, a fabless semiconductor company with U.S. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. focused on wireless uncompressed high-definition video, has raised an undisclosed amount of strategic funding from Motorola Ventures.

See the press release here.

Last year, Amimon raised $14 million in a second-round funding from Stata… Continue Reading