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MARCH 24, 2020

San Diego-based Design Therapeutics , which is developing therapies for patients with serious degenerative disorders caused by nucleotide repeat expansions, has raised $45M in a Series A financing round. Design Therapeutics' founders are Pratik Shah, Ph.D., and Aseem Ansari, Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based LinQuest, a provider of space systems and related technology for the defense and intelligence market, said it has completed its acquisition of TMC Design Corporation, a provider of engineering, development, and integration company with expertise in electromagnetics, digital signal processing, and radio frequency communications.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Camarillo-based Semtech , a developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, reported a design win today, with Taiwanese company YUAN High-Tech Development Co., According to Semtech, YUAN has integrated its technology into a new line of Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE) products.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2021

San Diego-based Entos, a developer of artificial intelligence and automated synthetic development technology for designing small-molecule therapeutics, has raised $53M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Coatue, and also included Catalio Capital Management, OrbiMed, Sequoia CApital, Nexus Ventures, and Freeflow.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

El Segundo-based gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor developer Navitas Semiconductor said today that it has been selected by Dell, for inclusion in the Dell Latitude 9000-series laptops. Shipment volumes and expected financial impact of the design win were not announced.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based "hyperloop" transportation systems company HyperloopTT said on Tuesday that it has unveiled completed designs for a fully functioning commercial hyperloop system, which it developed with engineering company Dar Al-Handasah.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2022

As a business advisor, I strongly believe that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term viability and success. A classic survey of design professionals shows strong agreement, but 92 percent expressed some lack of confidence in their organization’s design vision.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Carlsbad-based Design Therapeutics, a company developing treatments for serious degenerative disorders, has set an expected IPO offering range of between $18.00 and $20.00 per share, the company said in a filing this week. The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSGN.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech announced a design win this morning, saying that smart home technology developer Savant is using the company's chips in a design. According to Semtech, Savant is using its BlueRiver AV-over-IP chipsets for a new IP video product line.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. Canoo said it will provide engineering services to develop the electric platform.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Inc. --the the latest incarnation of Fisker--says it has opened up a new "technology center" in San Francisco, which it says will help support design and engineering of software systems for the Fisker Ocean SUV and future products. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Camarillo-based semiconductor developer Semtech said this morning that it has a new design win, this time with its BlueRiver technology. Shipment volumes and expected financial impact of the win were not announced.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2019

Camarillo-based Semtech , which develops analog and mixed signal semiconductors, has scored another design win for its LoRa wireless technology. According to Semtech, Hangzhou Water Meter Co. has incorporated its LoRa technology into a "smart water metering" product. Shipment volumes and financial impacts of the win were not announced.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2019

The University of Southern California and 3D game development engine developer Unity Technologies are launching a brand new, online game design course , aimed at both students and "lifelong learners", to help them design and publish their own original games, the two announced on Tuesday.

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MAY 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE said it has launched a new initiative, which will provide "thousands of dollars" in prizes that invites the next generation to develop video games which "depict a better future for humanity".

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2020

Long Beach-based space launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily shifted its attention from developing rockets and its satellite launch systems, and applied its engineering skills to developing a new ventilator, designed to help in the battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2020

Carlsbad-based semiconductor developer MaxLinear reports that it has scored a design win with Aviat Networks. According to MaxLinear, its chipsets are being used for Aviat's new WTM 4800 E-Band and Multi-Band Radios. MaxLinear said Aviat is using its MxL1105 CMOS transceiver along with the MxL85652 and MxL85110 modems.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2021

San Diego-based Design Therapeutics, a biotech company which is developing small molecules for the treatment of serious degenerative disorders caused by inherited nucleotide repeat expansions, said it has raised $125M in its Series B funding round.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Carlsbad-based RF semiconductor maker MaxLinear and partner NewVasTek announced this morning that the two companies have teamed up to develop a joint, reference design for a wireless 5G modem. According to the two, the design combines MaxLinear's AirPHY multi-gigabit modem technology with NewVasTek's resonant wireless power technology.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2017

Goleta-based Transphorm , which is developing gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, reported a design win fo its components this morning. The new power supply was developed by Bel Power Solutions , a power supply which Transphorm says has greater than 96 percent efficiency.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One , which is developing futuristic transportation technology, says it has linked up with the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis Regional Chamber, and the Missouri Department of Transportation. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 15, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016 -- Design Mornings - Design Thinking for Sustainability. Experience the magic of the design thinking process as we re-design sustainability in LA. education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036. General Assembly. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

Irvine-based analog semiconductor developer Skyworks has scored a design win with Nordic Semiconductor , a developer of wireless communications products, the company announced this morning.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor maker Semtech has scored a new design win in the smart energy grid market, saying today that CAHORS Group , a manufacturer of monitoring products for smart grids, will use the company's LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol in its line fault detection products.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer Semtech reported a design win this morning, with a French developer of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. According to Semtech, itk , a supplier of IoT smart agriculture applications, is using Semtech's LoRa devices as part of a new cattle health monitoring solution.

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based Guru , a venture backed startup developing wireless power distribution technology, said this morning that it has released a development kit for its technology, which will allow potential partners to trial its millimeter-wave wireless power products.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Camarillo-based Semtech , the developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, announced a design win in India this morning, with Indian startup EasyReach Solutions. Semtech said that EasyReach will use its LoRa wireless radio frequency technology into its industrial and smart vehicle monitoring products.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based Qulab , a biopharmaceuticals startup developing artifical intelligence software aimed at small molecule drug design, said on Wednesday that it has launched its first product, Quleap. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , the nonprofit which uses prizes to encourage the development of solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges, says it has awarded prizes for a challenge it has been running to develop next generation masks, which it kicked off shortly after the issues with masks came to light with the pandemic.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2019

Camarillo-based semiconductor developer Semtech has chalked up another design win for its LoRa wireless radio frequency technology, saying that its technology has been selected by an aerospace manufacturer, Ineo-Sense , for it smart asset tracking tools.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

Irvine-based virtual reality technology developer Oculus VR --now owned by Facebook--said Tuesday that it has acquired the team behind Carbon Design , an industrial design and product engineering team. Carbon Design''s project include the Xbox 360''s game controller. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer Semtech has rolled out a new reference design for its line of LoRa low power wireless products, with a design for indoor wireless gateways for its LoRa protocol. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

There was a lot of passion in the room last week when I presented Working with Developers at the Stubbs Precellerator. I guess it should not be a surprise that Founders have lots of challenges working with developers. But my developers want to go into way too much detail. In fact, they often don’t really understand the business.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2018

Hawhorne-based SpaceX , the rocket and spacecraft developer led by technology mogul Elon Musk, successfully launched and landed a brand new rocket design on Friday, while successfully delivering a satellite into orbit for Bangladesh. SpaceX put its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral at 4:14 p.m. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Carlsbad-based radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor developer MaxLinear has scored a design win in Germany, with GiaX GmBH, the company said today. Shipment volumes and financial impact of the were not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2019

Goleta-based high voltage, Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor developer Transphorm announced a design win on Wednesday, as part of a PC gaming power supply from OEM manufacturer Wentai Technology Corporation. Wentai's new 1.6 kW power supply has more than 95% percent energy efficiency, according to Transphorm.

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