Panasonic Venture Group

		Bay Microsystems has introduced an Internetworking Processor™ (InP) Family of programmable packet processor devices and have announced First Customer Shipment (FCS) of Montego, their flagship product. Montego is the world's first single chip OC192c/10G Network Processor, Traffic Manager and Switch. The InP Family, with its portfolio of patent-pending technologies, raises the bar within the industry by setting new standards for packet processor performance and functional integration. [Private]

		Berkeley Design Automation is an innovative electronic design automation (EDA) company developing breakthrough technology to dramatically improve the design and verification of analog, radio-frequency (RF), and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs). [Private]

		Entropic Communications is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2001. The company was formed to enable broadband multimedia distribution in the home over existing coaxial cable networks. Entropic?fs technology will seamlessly network the average homeowner?fs set-top boxes, digital video recorders, personal computers, high-definition televisions, game consoles, and other consumer electronics over the cable already installed in most houses today, with no additional wiring, and at minimal cost. The company is privately held and based in San Diego, California. [Public]

		Epigram [NASD: BRCM] Now a division of Broadcom, Epigram develops and sells silicon chipsets for 10 Mbps high-speed networking throughout the home using existing phonelines. These silicon devices are easily embedded within a PC, modem, cable modem, set-top box, television or any other products. [Acquired]

		Elixent was founded in October 2000 in Bristol, England, as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard's world-renowned research laboratories. Today Elixent is the world's leading supplier of production-ready reconfigurable semiconductor IP, a technology that provides users with the ability to change a chip’s function even when the chip is in use. [Acquired]

		eMotion AudioBasket, which recently merged with eMotion, developed an exclusive technology that allows automatic keyword personalization of audio news and information on the Web. eMotion is a global leader in digital media management solutions. eMotion, Inc. provides customers with effective media management tools for creative professionals concerned with storing, searching, collaborating on and delivering media assets. [Acquired]

		Gracenote is recognized as the industry standard for music recognition services. Gracenote licenses its technology to thousands of consumer electronics developers and online media players. Founded in 1995 as CDDB, Gracenote's music recognition service quickly became a "must-have" application for Internet-enabled music players, serving over 1 million users each day across the globe. [Acquired by Sony]

		Ikanos Communications has created a single chipset solution that serves the MFE, MxU, and CO/RT connectivity markets and applications. Ikanos' industry-leading solution includes the SmartLeap™ 8100 for broadband access concentrators and the CleverConnect™ 150 for CPE. This end-to-end solution enables broadband equipment vendors to serve many different customers while slashing time-to-market and lowering development, manufacturing, and inventory costs. [Public]

		IntAcct is the leading provider of professional web-based accounting and related online transaction services for companies with up to 500 employees. The company's services include general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense reporting, and XML interfaces to payroll, electronic bill presentment and check writing. [Private]

		Kovio designs and manufactures semiconductor products using printed electronics & thin film technology [Private]

		MontaVista Software, Inc. powers the embedded revolution by providing open-source systems software solutions for developers. MontaVista's principal products include MontaVista™ Linux®, a Linux-based embedded source and set of tool kits for microprocessor architectures. MontaVista offers products and services for embedded design and development targeted for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer devices. They also provide technology add-on products addressing needs such as Java Development environment, High Availability technology, and more. [Private]

		P-Cube, Inc. brings service assurance and control to IP networks, offering carriers service deployment velocity, management efficiency, and billing flexibility. P-Cube's Service Control Platform enables carriers to control, create and manage bundled service offerings to fuel subscriber demand and increase revenue streams. Designed for network access providers, including DSL providers, Cable MSOs, fixed and mobile wireless, leased line, and metro optical, P-Cube's technology enables these providers to bill based on the services and applications being run over their networks. [Acquired by Cisco]

		Premier Retail Networks (PRN) is the dominant retail media network that partners with America's largest retailers and advertisers to build brand equity, shopper satisfaction and loyalty. PRN was founded in1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company delivers retail programming and interactivity via digital satellite to millions of Nielsen measured viewers a month as they shop in America's largest retailers, including Wal-Mart, Sears, Best Buy and Circuit City. [Acquired by Thomson]

		Raindance (previously Evoke) started with existing telephony-based audioconferencing, identified its limitations, and exploded its potential with powerful features, including a complete suite of Internet-enhanced communications services. [Public]

		Techwell is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells mixed signal integrated circuits, for multiple digital video applications in the consumer, security surveillance and automotive markets, including advanced TVs, multifunction LCD monitors, DVD Recorders, security surveillance systems and in-car LCD displays. Techwell design both general purpose and application specific products that enable the conversion of analog video sources to digital form, as well as facilitate the display, storage and transport of digital video, HDTV, and personal computer display information. Their ICs are based on proprietary technologies that they believe provide superior video quality under virtually all signal conditions, enable higher levels of integration and are more cost effective than competing alternatives. [Public]

		Tensilica is a developer of application-tailored microprocessor solutions for system-on-a-chip designs. Its technology allows single-chip designers to optimize semiconductors to the specific power, speed and feature requirements of the hardware device. Developers can tune both application software and processor hardware simultaneously. [Private]