| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 7, 2014 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Sunnyvale-Based mBlox Raises $43.5 Million in New Funding Round o Charles River Ventures Raises $393 Million for 16th Fund o San Francisco-Based Thoma Bravo to Acquire Sparta Systems o San Jose-Based Atmel to Acquire Newport Media Inc. o Global Semiconductor Sales Grow 8.8% in May o Briefly Noted: Capnia, Thoratec, Intel - Panasonic, Citrix _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Billington Cybersecurity Summit - Sept. 16, 2014 --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Don't Miss Summer Rates On All Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising --Investment Adviser Executive --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based mBlox Raises $43.5 Million in New Funding Round Sunnyvale, Calif. -- mBlox, a Sunnyvale-based provider of app-to-person text messaging, said on Monday it has raised $43.5 million in a new round of funding. Participants included Comerica and Horizon Technology Finance, as well as previous backers Norwest Venture Partners, Scale Ventures, Avanti, Trident, Stratem and Saints Capital. "We see opportunity in the market, and will be aggressive in making strategic investments that will reaffirm our leadership position and drive the industry forward," said CEO Tom Cotney. "Our partners have provided the necessary funding that allows us to continue investing in scalability and innovation." http://www.mblox.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140707005722/en/mBlox-Raises-Significant-Capital-Accelerate-Growth-Innovation#.U7rdK5RdXng _____________________________________________ o Charles River Ventures Raises $393 Million for 16th Fund Menlo Park, Calif. -- Charles River Ventures (CRV), the early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park and Massachusetts, has raised $393 million for its 16th investment fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Forty-eight investors took part. Founded in 1970, CRV focuses on high-growth technology and media sectors. Current investments include 24M, Accompani, Capriza and Cloudgenix. CRV recently received a windfall from the initial public offering of San Francisco-based portfolio company Zendesk, which priced its IPO in May. http://www.crv.com http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609966/000160996614000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Thoma Bravo to Acquire Sparta Systems San Francisco -- Thoma Bravo, the San Francisco-based private equity investment firm, said on Monday it will acquire New Jersey-based Sparta Systems from current owners Summit Partners and Altaris Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal, expected to close by the end of September, were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, Sparta Systems is the developer of a quality management platform designed to help manufacturers deliver products to market more safely and efficiently. The company counts several of the largest pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products and discrete manufacturing companies among its clients. http://www.spartasystems.com http://www.thomabravo.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140707005258/en/Thoma-Bravo-Acquire-Sparta-Systems#.U7r4X5RdXng _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based Atmel to Acquire Newport Media Inc. San Jose, Calif. -- Atmel, a San Jose-based developer of microcontroller and touch technology, said on Monday it will acquire Lake Forest-based Newport Media Inc. (NMI), a maker of low power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products used to power the "Internet of Things." Under the deal, Atmel will make an initial payment of $140 million in cash, plus up to another $30 million in potential earn-outs. "This acquisition immediately adds 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to our offerings and will accelerate our introduction of low-energy Bluetooth products," said Steve Laub, Atmel's president and CEO. NMI generated $43 million in revenue last year. http://www.atmel.com/ http://www.nmisemi.com http://ir.atmel.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=857896 _____________________________________________ o Global Semiconductor Sales Grow 8.8% in May Washington, DC -- Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.86 billion in May 2014, up 8.8% from the same period in 2013 and 2% from April, according to new figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales in the Americas increased more than 10% year-over-year, marking the region's 12th straight month of double-digit growth. "Year-over-year sales increased across nearly all semiconductor product categories, with DRAM and analog products leading the way," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO of the SIA. "Overall, the global market has posted growth each month for over a year, and sales are expected to increase for the foreseeable future." http://www.semiconductors.org/news/2014/07/07/global_sales_report_2014/global_ semiconductor_sales_increase_across_all_regions_in_may/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Capnia, a maker of diagnostic devices that detect analytes in exhaled breath, on Monday named Gina Phelps as its vice president of sales, a newly created position. Phelps previously held sales and marketing leadership roles at VerifyNow at Accumetrics. http://www.capnia.com/ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/capnia-appoints-gina-phelps-vice-110000145.html (Pleasanton, Calif.) Pleasanton-based Thoratec, a developer of devices designed to support failing hearts, said it has acquired Apica Cardiovascular for $35 million. The deal includes potential clinical and sales milestone payments of up to $5 million more. Apica's team, based at facilities in Ireland and the U.S., will transition to Thoratec. http://www.thoratec.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thoratec-acquires-apica-cardiovascular-265591111.html (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel said on Monday it has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Panasonic's System LSI Business Division. Under the deal, Intel's custom foundry business will manufacture future Panasonic system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 14nm low-power manufacturing process. Panasonic's new SoCs will target audio visual-based equipment markets. http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2014/07/07/intels-custom-foundry-will-manufacture-future-panasonic-system-on-chips-using-intels-14nm-low-power-process (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Citrix, a developer of mobile workspaces, on Monday named Brian Dye as the group vice president and general manager of its Mobile Platforms group. 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