Solarflare raises $26 million for networking chips
You can blame the popularity of YouTube for the success of Solarflare Communications. Because demand for internet video keeps on growing, the need for infrastructure to handle the growth is also on the rise.
Solarflare Communications has raised $26 million in venture capital for its high-speed networking chip business as part of an effort to create more energy-efficient data centers.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company is creating 10GBASE-T chips, which can transfer data at 10 gigabits a second… Continue Reading
Cswitch raising new round for production of communications chips
Chip start-ups have always viewed the communications/networking market as prime territory to launch a new semiconductor chip. Cswitch in Santa Clara, Calif., is coming at the market with a different approach. And it is raising a new round of cash to do so.
Doug Laird, CEO of Cswitch, said in an interview that his company is seeking its third round of funding to complete production of its chips, which have been under design since 2004. The… Continue Reading
Aquantia, a 10GB ethernet developer, raises $26M
Aquantia is developing 10 gigabit per second ethernet product for use in datacenters, like a number of other companies we’ve recently reported fundings for, including Tehuti Networks, Chelsio Communications and BridgeWave (here, here and here).
The Milpitas, Calif. company has not yet released any products, and has so far only stated publicly that it is working with the 10GBASE-T standard, which uses copper twisted pair cables. The standard is a newer one, with products only slated… Continue Reading