Sipex Corporation Overview
- Founded
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1965

- Status
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Acquired/Merged
- Employees
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285

- Latest Deal Type
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M&A
Sipex Corporation General Information
Description
Designer, manufacturer and distributor of analog integrated circuits or "ICs," primarily marketed to original equipment manufacturers in the computing, consumer electronics, communications and networking infrastructure industries. These include power management products, interface products and optical storage products used in end applications such as cellular phones, base stations, computers, DVD players, digital cameras and the like. Based in Milpitas, California, the company is a subsidiary of Exar Corporation.
Contact Information
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
General Purpose Semiconductors
Acquirer
Primary Office
- 233 South Hillview Drive
- Milpitas, CA 95035
- United States
+1 (408) 000-0000
Sipex Corporation Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6. Merger/Acquisition | 25-Aug-2007 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
5. Convertible Debt | 30-May-2006 | 0000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
4. Early Stage VC | 16-May-2006 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
3. Convertible Debt | 26-Jun-2003 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
2. Convertible Debt | 01-Oct-2002 | $14.7M | $40.1M | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
1. Early Stage VC | 16-Apr-2002 | $25.5M | $25.5M | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Sipex Corporation Patents
Sipex Corporation Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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US-20020047174-A1 | Photodiode and methods for design optimization and generating fast signal current | Abandoned | 06-Oct-2000 | 0000000000 | 0 |
US-4571507-A | Successive approximation analog-to-digital converter | Expired - Fee Related | 12-May-1982 | 0000000000 | 0 |
FR-2475824-B1 | High precision digital-to-analog converter and transitional signal elimination method applied to the converter | Expired | 11-Feb-1980 | 0000000000 | |
DE-3104904-A1 | Highly accurate digital / analog converter and suspension process removal system dafuer | Withdrawn | 11-Feb-1980 | 0000000000 | |
US-4338592-A | High accuracy digital-to-analog converter and transient elimination system thereof | Expired - Lifetime | 11-Feb-1980 | H03M1/0863 | 0 |
Sipex Corporation Signals
Sipex Corporation Former Investors (6)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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Alonim Investments | Other | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Heights Capital Management | Growth/Expansion | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Marathon Asset Management | Hedge Fund | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Needham Capital Partners | Growth/Expansion | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Soros Fund Management | Family Office | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |