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Website: http://www.discera.com/

Discera is a fabless analog semiconductor company that offers tiny, high performance silicon resonators for the frequency and timing control markets. These resonators act as the heartbeat or pulse for a variety of devices from consumer products such as cameras and MP3 players to specialized equipment for the military. The company’s PureSilicon™ resonator technology is a fundamental building block...More»

Address: 1961 Concourse Drive San Jose, CA 95131 Map it »

Phone: 408-432-8600

Email: info@discera.com

Founded: 2001

Industry: Computer Hardware and Electronics

Sub-Industry: Semiconductors

Legal Structure: Corporation

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
03/26/2007	Series C	17.5M	Unknown	3i USA, Ardesta, Horizon Ventures, Partech International, Qualcomm Ventures, Scale Venture Partners

Name:	PureSilicon Resonator™
Product URL:	http://www.discera.com/02b_overview.shtml
Description:	Discera’s unique CMOS compatible PureSilicon Resonator™ technology uses silicon material for its mechanical properties instead of its electrical properties producing resonator devices that are orders of magnitude smaller, more stable, and power effective compared with current technology. PureSilicon Resonators also benefit from the worldwide installed base of low-cost CMOS fabrication facilities and well established CMOS manufacturing techniques. Discera’s technology is the culmination of several years of major developments conducted by world renowned founder Dr. Clark Nguyen, Dr. Wan-Thai Hsu, and other Discera employees. Discera’s wide-ranging and proprietary IP covers innovative resonator devices structures, manufacturing and packaging techniques, ultra stable oscillators, and revolutionary RF architectures. Discera components are fabricated using a CMOS compatible manufacturing process combined with a proprietary packaging and chip finishing technology to deliver the world’s smallest packaged resonator-based silicon components. The company’s patented circuit design techniques revolutionize the way frequency control devices are created and enable the fabrication of pure silicon electronic products significantly reducing the need for non-silicon devices such as Quartz crystals, Ceramic, SAW and FBAR devices. Discera’s existing range of products includes a miniaturized clock, PLL, and other frequency synthesizers for highly integrated, multi-function systems and applications. The Company uniquely addresses the miniaturization and integration requirements of RF, clock, and timing applications used in digital consumer and mobile products such as multi-band cellular radios, cameras, MP3 players, automotive, military, mini disk drives, TV players, and more. Emerging medical automotive, military, space, and other applications with rigid environment requirements can also benefit from Discera’s very small and robust products.