Icera Semi Raises $45 Million

Icera Inc., a Bristol, UK-based maker of chips for mobile broadband phones and data devices, has raised $45 million in new VC funding. Return backers include Accel Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit. The company previously raised over $160 million, and reportedly is considering a London IPO that could raise between $600 million and $1 billion.

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