SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan.

Akros Silicon, a fabless semiconductor company bringing power to the Ethernet world by enabling large-scale deployment of network-attached appliances, today announced the opening of their Silicon Valley Center in Sunnyvale, California.

By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Mar. 3--Folsom technology startup Akros Silicon said Friday it has landed $10.1 million in new funding, making it the third local chip company to receive a significant investment in recent months.

Akros Silicon, a fabless semiconductor company bringing power to the Ethernet world by enabling large-scale deployment of network-attached appliances, today announced that it has secured $10.1 million in Series B financing led by Levensohn Venture Partners.