Silicon Image
Silicon Image Inc. was an American fabless semiconductor company based in Hillsboro, Oregon, and active from 1995 to 2005. The company designed circuits for mobile phones, consumer electronics and personal computers (PCs). It also manufactured wireless and wired connectivity products used for high-definition content. The company's semiconductor and IP products were deployed by the electronics manufacturers in devices such as smartphones, tablets, digital televisions (DTVs), other consumer electronics, as well as desktop and notebook PCs. Silicon Image, in cooperation with other companies, was influential in the creation of some global industry standards such as DVI, HDMI, MHL, and WirelessHD.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 1995 in Sunnyvale, California |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired by Lattice Semiconductor |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Key people | Darin Billerbeck (CEO) |
| Products | Semiconductor and intellectual property products for mobile, consumer electronics, and PC markets |
Silicon Image was founded in 1995, and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, beforemoving to Hillsboro, Oregon. The company reached peak employment of around 600 people worldwide and had regional engineering and sales offices in India, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, before being acquired.