Silicon Optix

Silicon Optix

Infobox_Company
company_name = Silicon Optix Inc
company_
company_type = Fabless Semiconductor Company
homepage = [http://www.siliconoptix.com www.siliconoptix.com]
foundation = 2001
key_people = Paul Russo - Founder, Chairman
location = San Jose, California (Headquarters)

Silicon Optix Inc (2001) is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that manufactures video/image digital processing integrated circuits. Originally a division of Genesis Microchip, Silicon Optix was spun off in 2001 by Paul Russo, the CEO of Genesis Microchip at the time. [http://www.insightmedia.info/emailblasts/ps05russo.htm] Silicon Optix acquired Teranex and with the patents on the GAPP, which is now used in some of their products.

Silicon Optix is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in Hanover, Germany; Orlando, Florida; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; and Toronto, Canada. [http://www.siliconoptix.com/about.cfm]

Board of directors

As of 2006, the board of directors consists of: [http://www.siliconoptix.com/about/BoardofDirectors.cfm]

*Paul Russo - Founder, Chairman
*Paul Vais - Director
*Tom Rosch - Director
*Robert Pepper - Independent Director
*Alan Spoon - Director ("Managing General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners")
*John Balen - Director ("General Partner, Canaan Partners")
*Kevin McQuillan - Director
*Scott Jones - Director, ("Managing Director, Origin Partners")

External links

* [http://www.siliconoptix.com Silicon Optix Homepage]
* [http://www.hqv.com HQV]
* [http://www.teranex.com Teranex]


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