Silicon Ventures tips plan to stem fabless VC drought
Peter Clarke, EETimes
5/11/2012 5:47 AM EDT
GENEVA, Switzerland – Ken Lawler, founding partner with Silicon Ventures Inc., laid out his firm's innovative approach to backing chip companies with a $200 million fund, at a European executive conference organized by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), held here this week.
Recently formed Silicon Ventures intends to work with strategic investors in what Lawler calls a "balanced risk model."
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