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Corporate Overview |
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Founded in 1998, GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications industry.
With its proven CMOS radio frequency (RF) and SOC expertise, GCT provides state-of-the-art CMOS RF transceivers and CMOS single-chip Mobile TV receivers and other SOC solutions serving 3G and 4G mobile handset manufacturers.
GCT's highly integrated products with minimized footprint reduce overall system BOM cost, size and power consumption.
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| Funding |
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| First Round: |
$1.4 million in October 1999 |
| Series B: |
$14 million in April 2000 led by founding venture investor, Parakletos @ Ventures. |
| Series C: |
$38 million in November 2002 led by Pequot Ventures, and other participants included National Semiconductor Corporation, Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, UOB Venture Management, 3V SourceOne Ventures, Mizuho Capital and ITX International Equity. |
| Series D: |
$20 million in November 2004 led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), and including strategic investment from UTStarcom, Inc..Other investors include East Gate Capital, Bokwang Investment Partnership, AT Ventures, KGI Partners, and Nexus Investment Corp. Two of the Company's primary financial investors, Parakletos Ventures and Pequot Capital, also participated in the financing. |
| Series E: |
$5 million strategic funding received in August 2006. Led by DoCoMo Capital and JAIC America. |
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| Headquarters and Employees |
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GCT Semiconductor employs over 200 people, including more than 120 engineers. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California with a R&D center in Seoul, South Korea. All of GCT's engineers hold advanced degrees in engineering
2121 Ringwood Avenue
San Jose California 95131
408-434-6040
www.gctsemi.com
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