CopperGate Communications Ltd. (now Sigma Designs)

www.copper-gate.com

High-Tech Company

Acquired by Sigma Designs Inc.

TECH VERTICALS

Home Networking

General Data

Sector	Network Infrastructure
Company Stage:	Revenue Growth
Established	2000
Number of Employees	130

DESCRIPTION

Coppergate provides standards-based chipsets for distributing high speed IP data throughout the home over existing wires. CopperGate works with the world's leading system manufacturers to deliver the only products that operate over both phone lines and coax cables on a single network enabling consumers to conveniently connect equipment to broadband services throughout the home.

TECHNOLOGY

Home Networking

Based on its unique, patented CopperStream™ technology, CopperGate provides system-on-chip (SoC) products to the multimedia-oriented home networking and MDU broadband access markets. CopperGate’s products support the simultaneous provision of multiple channels with up to 320Mbps data rates and stringent QoS requirements over existing coax and telephone wires.

CopperGate’s CopperStream(TM) technology exploits the capacity of telephony and coax wiring by delivering data rates of up to 320 Mbps to multiple network nodes. The technology includes a robust Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) scheme, which achieves high data rates on a variety of wiring topologies, overcomes various impairments and coexists with other services on the same wires, such as POTS, dial-up modems, ISDN, ADSL, VDSL and broadcast TV. It also features a highly efficient synchronous Media Access Control (MAC) protocol layer that enables a useable net throughput of above 200Mbps. The technology is capable of guaranteeing the required Quality of Service (QoS) for multiple simultaneous streams, essential in entertainment and multimedia applications and services such as distribution of multiple HDTV streams, distribution of multiple IPTV streams, digital audio and toll-quality voice streams within the home. Also part of the CopperStream™ technology are a Convergence Layer that supports bridging to external broadband networks and protocols such as xDSL, DOCSIS, IEEE 802.16, IEEE1394, and a suite of management and diagnostic functions.

Major elements of the CopperStream™ technology have been selected as the foundation of the ITU G.9954 home networking standard. The technology was also selected as the HomePNA V3.1 standard, sanctioned by the HomePNA Alliance. Building on the knowledge base and experience gained from earlier versions of the standard, HomePNA V3.1 provides the best cost/performance solution for “no-new-wires” home networking applications. CopperGate’s chipsets comply fully with ITU G.9954 and with the HomePNA V3.1 standards.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL SALES

	TARGET MARKETS
	Home Networking Equipment Manufacturers.

	BUSINESS MODEL
	B2B

COMPETITORS

Entropic Israel , Intellon Corp.

REMARKS

Date	Remark
01/10/2009	Sigma Designs acquired CopperGate Communications Ltd. and turned it into its Israeli R&D group.

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Tel Aviv, Israel

Address	38 Habarzel St.
City	Tel Aviv
Country	Israel
Zip	69710

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Branch Address: Newark, United States

Address	39899 Balentine Dr., Suite 355
City	Newark
State/Province	CA
Country	United States
Zip	94560

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Branch Address: Kanagawa, Japan

Address	Yokohama Creation Square 13F, 5-1 Sakaecho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi
City	Kanagawa
Country	Japan
Zip	221-0052

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Branch Address: Shanghai, China

Address	20F, Zhongda Sq., 989 Dongfang Rd., Pudong
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Zip	200122

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Branch Address: Taipei, Taiwan

Address	11F, No. 495, Guang Fu S. Rd.
City	Taipei
Country	Taiwan
Zip	110

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	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title	Previous Position
Mr. Rami Kopelman	VP, Business Development, Europe & Asia	ImageID (now Zetes Industries Israel) (VP Sales, Marketing & Business Development)
Mr. Nadav Katsir	VP, Sales & Support, North America
Mr. Israel Lifshitz	Co-Founder & Director of VLSI and Hardware Design	Orckit Corrigent (Developer)
Mr. Michael Weissman	VP, Marketing & Business Development, North America
Dr. Ilan Reuven	Chief Scientist	Comsys (Chief Scientist)
Mr. David Baum	Co-Founder	Integrated Silicon Solution Israel (VP Corporate Development)

Mergers & Acquisitions

Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Valuation

Acquired

Oct. 12, 2009

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	FINANCIAL ROUNDS

Total Capital Raised
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Financial Rounds

Numbers of Investors

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Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Valuation

Venture Lending

Jun. 01, 2006

Initial Revenues

abCDe

Third Round

Nov. 21, 2005

Initial Revenues

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* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Holds 11.3% of the company
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Holds 31.2% of the company
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Holds 20.5% of the company; Led the round
abC Defghij	Corporate VC	abCDe	Holds 7.3% of the company

Second Round

Feb. 20, 2003

R&D

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Led the round
abC Defghij	Holding Company	abCDe	04/2007: sold its holdings

First Round

Dec. 25, 2000

R&D

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Led the round
abC Defghij	Other	abCDe

Seed

Mar. 01, 2000

Seed

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* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Holding Company	abCDe
abC Defghij	Other	abCDe

	Acquisitions made by CopperGate

Acquired Company	Sector	Date	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	N/A	May. 07, 2008	abCDe

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