Last updated 2026-07-21
- Acquired by Broadcom for $800M, Jun 2001
Total raised
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Last: Undisclosed Round 2000-08
Stage
Acquired
Founded
1995
Headcount
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HQ
Herzliya, Israel
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Registrar ID: 512231226 (VisionTech Ltd.)
About
VisionTech was an Israeli company that developed and manufactured chips for audio-video and data compression and deployment, using MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards for home electrical appliances and Internet and broadband communications products. Its chip applications included personal TV and video recorders, digital cable converters, Internet video, digital TV broadcasts, satellite TV, digital video cameras, and DVD recorders. The company's Kfir chip compressed and decoded video, audio, and data signals for various applications.
Offices
Herzliya, Israel · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is VisionTech's primary business?
- VisionTech specializes in supplying digital video/audio MPEG-2 compression and decompression chips.
- When was VisionTech founded?
- VisionTech was founded in November 1995.
- What is the current status of VisionTech?
- VisionTech has been acquired and is currently inactive. It was acquired by Broadcom in June 2001.
- Which company acquired VisionTech and when?
- VisionTech was acquired by Broadcom in June 2001.
- Which investor participated in VisionTech's funding round in August 2000?
- Vertex Ventures Israel participated in VisionTech's funding round in August 2000.
- What is VisionTech's primary sector classification?
- VisionTech's primary sector is Media & Entertainment Technologies.
Team · 2
Amir Morad
Founder · General Manager
Leonid Yavitz
Founder · Co-founder
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Sub-sectors
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Production
Technologies
Data Storage
Target customers
Media & EntertainmentMedia
Tags
digital-mediavideoaudio
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | VisionTech Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995-11 |
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Broadcom on Jun 2001 - closed due to acquisition |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Broadcom 2001-06 $800.0M
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 37 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 7 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 512231226 |
|---|---|
| Status | מחוסלת מרצון — CLOSED |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 1995-11-22 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בסוגי עיסוק שפורטו בתקנון |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 0 |
| Registered address | משכית 2 הרצליה |