ChipX, a fabless semiconductor company founded in 1989, offers the broadest range of mixed-signal application-specific IC (ASIC) solutions targeting system and semiconductor companies. The company's offering includes standard cell ASICs, the industry's highest performance structured ASICs, unique hybrid ASICs (a blend of standard cell and structured elements) as well as full-custom analog design. This offers a true one-stop shop for all ASIC needs.

With limited cash, semiconductor companies can enter the market with ChipX's low-cost ASICs, saving significant cash otherwise required to hire back-end engineers and license electronic design automation (EDA) tools and intellectual property (IP). ChipX's expertise in analog design, high-speed interfaces and data converters will reduce the development risk associated with complex systems-on-chip (SOCs), further reducing customers' project costs and speeding time-to-market.

While customers can validate their product and market with a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), ChipX can migrate them to a low-cost, low-power production ASIC solution with confidence. Applications can range from high-voltage 0.60-micron to low-power 65-nanometer for consumer devices.

In addition to servicing the commercial market, ChipX is International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR)-compliant, a requirement for military designs. The company's process has also been audited for Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware (DO-254) compliance mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and is capable of undertaking aerospace designs that require adherence to DO-254. Finally, for legacy applications in telecom, industrial and military/aerospace, ChipX will replace end-of-life (EOL) FPGA and ASIC components with equivalent ASICs—risk free—and extend the life cycle of the customer's system.

"ChipX's partnership with GSA has been a great cross-functional resource to our team throughout the years. We use the market data to keep our pricing competitive, and the GSA conferences we attend allow us to remain up-to-date on technology trends and maintain a presence in the industry. The events that GSA hosts are the best opportunity for professional networking that we have."

–Phil McCarthy, Director of Operations, ChipX

GEO Semiconductor develops and manufactures semiconductors that provide highly differentiated solutions for advanced geometry, graphics and video processing. Through its acquisition of key IC lines and associated intellectual property (IP), patents, software, brands, inventory and customers from Silicon Optix, GEO Semiconductor is able to offer its customers two highly capable platforms—Digital Video 2.0™ and Projection 2.0™. Through the GEO IC platform, Projection 2.0™ moves geometry processing into the software domain and allows customers to mix and match GEO Semiconductor's IP and algorithms (offered via application programming interfaces (APIs)) with their own IP. Similarly, Digital Video 2.0™, through the Realta IC, enables customers to mix and match IP for video and graphics processing applications.

Both the Realta and GEO IC families, which are capable of real-time processing of full high-definition (HD) signals (1080p) and beyond, embody product concepts and algorithms resulting from two decades of breakthrough research valued in excess of $200 million. Realta's key markets include high-end consumer video, broadcast, professional displays, 3D and education systems. The GEO IC serves the projection, telepresence and security markets by providing digital correction of optical systems, and the flat panel display market by providing brightness and color uniformity. This business is expected to ramp rapidly.

"Being a part of GSA provides opportunities to access information, network with industry leaders and get ongoing updates to the global evolution of the semiconductor industry. Presentations by Andy Rappaport, Alex Baklanski, Atiq Raza and Dan Niles were invaluable as their insights played a role in defining GEO Semiconductor's strategy. And GSA makes it possible for young shoots to join at fire-sale prices!"

–Paul Russo, Chairman & CEO, GEO Semiconductor