Wideband chipmaker TZero sells out to medical imaging co.

Narrowly escaping closure, wideband chip maker TZero Technologies has sold to medical imaging company NDS Surgical Imaging, one of its customers, reports VentureWire. No financial terms were disclosed, but most of the engineering personnel will be transferred seamlessly.

TZero attributes its failure — which came despite… Continue Reading

Tzero Technologies shuts down; that’s the end of ultrawideband

Tzero Technologies shuts down; that’s the end of ultrawideband

Goodbye to another ultra-wideband company. Tzero Technologies has shut down its business of making wireless chips for transferring high-speed video from one consumer electronics device to another, according to an EE Times report.

We’ve been expecting this ever since troubles began in November with the shutdown… Continue Reading

Will ultra-wideband high-speed wireless technology ever find its market?

Will ultra-wideband high-speed wireless technology ever find its market?

Last week, the wireless chip startup WiQuest shut its doors after its VC backers gave up on the maker of ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless chips. The closure of the firm with 120 employees and $54 million in funding raises a question about the nascent UWB technology,… Continue Reading

TZero raises $20M for ultrawideband chips

TZero Technologies, a Sunnyvale, Calif. wireless ultrawideband developer and chipmaker, is raising up to $20 million in a third round of funding, according to a financing documents sent to VentureBeat.

Ultrawideband is a wireless transmission technology with much higher speeds than WiFi, but it has not… Continue Reading