Company Profile

Forza Silicon Corporation
Profile last edited on: 11/12/18      CAGE: 5YKN2      UEI: SPHBKKQMDNP9

Business Identifier: Analog mixed-signal design & CMOS image sensor technology
Year Founded
2001
First Award
2010
Latest Award
2012
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

2947 Bradley Street, Suite 130
Pasadena, CA 91107
   (626) 796-1182
   N/A
   www.forzasilicon.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 27
County: Los Angeles

Public Profile

Forza Silicon Corporation solves complex IC design problems as they relate to analog mixed-signal designs and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) applications. The firm specializes in high-resolution, high-speed CMOS image sensors, high-speed communication chips, high-resolution data converters and high-speed serial interface custom IP blocks. Forza designs can be found in a variety of innovative products and applications - high-end medical devices, professional cinematography, next-gen broadcast cameras, networked video surveillance and visible/near-visible defense applications. Forza concentrates on the most demanding applications for CMOS focal-plane assemblies and complex readout integrated circuits (ROICs). The firms sensors lie at the heart of robust defense applications, advanced medical systems, highly specialized movie-industry cameras and Ultra HD broadcast cameras, including the 33-megapixel CMOS sensor for NHK’s 8K unit which was introduced at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — and of dozens of other exciting applicatio

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
50-74
Revenue Range
5M-7.5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
20-24

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2012 2 Navy $549,168
Project Title: Dual Well Focal Plane Array (FPA)

Key People / Management

  Barmak Mansoorian -- Co-Founder; President

  Mel Stinebaugh -- Executive Vice President

  Daniel Van Blerkom -- Co-Founder; Chief Technology Officer

  John Winn -- Vice President of Sales & Marketing