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PortalPlayer
Fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets comprehensive platform solutions
About PortalPlayer
PortalPlayer was a fabless semiconductor company that provided system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for the personal media player market. The company designed and developed these SoCs, which are integrated circuits that combine a central processing unit, memory, and other components onto a single chip.
In addition to the hardware, PortalPlayer also provided the necessary firmware and software to run the devices. This comprehensive platform approach allowed manufacturers of personal media players to bring their products to market more quickly and efficiently. The company's business model was to handle the design and development of the semiconductors and firmware in-house, while outsourcing the actual manufacturing to dedicated semiconductor foundries. This fabless model allowed PortalPlayer to focus on its core competencies of design and innovation without the high costs associated with owning and operating a semiconductor fabrication plant.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- San Jose, United States
- Employees
- 32
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 68.1/100
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sector
- Semiconductors, Fabless, Core AI, Autonomous Mobility, Semiconductor Designers and Manufacturers, Hard Tech, AI Applications, DT and LS, science-based
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
Knowledge graph
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Nov 2006 | $357M | $357M | Nvidia | — |
| IPOOther financing | Nov 2004 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for PortalPlayer is 1.1K monthly website visits, up 96.4% over the last three months. PortalPlayer's team declined 13.5% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series B and later9 investors entered at this stage
CIBC World Markets
LSI Logic- TCTechFund Capital
Flatiron Partners
Vale Group
Earthlink- PCPortal Capital
Shamrock Holdings
Linear Technology
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
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