Electronic and semiconductor weak risk investment in October fell 29.7%

According to foreign reports, the British "Electronic Engineering" EE Times Journal of risk investment statistics (VCC) latest data display, electronic and semiconductor industry venture capital investment in North America and Europe in the third quarter of 2005 after a strong October, began to slow down. Compared with September, the number of transactions and the amount of venture capital investment has been relatively reduced.

EE Times said that in October the venture capital Statistics (VCC) recorded a total of nine transactions, venture capital investment financing amounted to $98 million 540 thousand. In September this year, a total of 15 transactions, the total amount of financing in October less than half of the total financing of $210 million 800 thousand in September this year. October total financing fell 29.7% over the same period last year, in October last year, a total of $ten transactions, financing $140 million 100 thousand.

In October the record of venture capital investment transactions showed a normal geographical distribution in the United States, a total of seven transactions, of which the pen in California, the four pen in other places. A venture capital investment in the UK and sweden.

EE Times showed that the risk of investment statistics in October, electronic region of North America and Europe, and the semiconductor industry venture capital investment in strong growth after 2004 is further decline, electronics and semiconductor industry risk investment in the first ten months of this year in North America and Europe's total financing amounted to $1 billion 800 million 490 thousand, down 6.2% compared to the same period in 2004.

EE Times said that in October this year, the largest venture capital investment statistics venture capital transaction is announced by Ageia technology, the transaction amount of $27 million 500 thousand.