Brite Semiconductor

Brite Semiconductor was founded in July 2008 in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park; its investors include Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC),^[1] Open-Silicon, Norwest Venture Partners, Gobi Partners, InterWest Partners and Pierre Lamond.^{[citation needed]} Brite acquired its first successful 130 nm tape-out three months after its founding, its first 90 nm design win in September, and first 65 nm tape-out in October with the assistance of its leading strategic business partner and lead shareholder, Open-Silicon. In January 2009, Open-Silicon granted Brite license to its MAX technology.^[2] In April 2014, Synopsys announced that Brite Semiconductor will join the Synopsys IP OEM Partner Program.^[3][4] In December 2023, US senator Marco Rubio called for sanctions against Brite Semiconductor over its ties to the Chinese military industrial complex.^[5]

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