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CSU Spinoff AVA Solar Named One of the Top 25 Startups of 2008

The online magazine listed the company among an exclusive list of organizations nationally that had raised the most venture capital in the 2008 calendar year. AVA Solar raised $104 million - the most venture capital for any Colorado firm for the year. AVA is expected to start production by the end of 2009 on pioneering, patented solar panel technology developed by mechanical engineering Professor W.S. Sampath at Colorado State University.
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Dr. Chen's research focuses on VLSI design, specifically the design of silicon chips which run faster, more reliably and with less power than in the past. In collaboration with local industry, Dr. Chen works to address up-to-date problems, benefiting students by introducing cutting-edge knowledge into the classroom. With growth in microelectronics production projected for the next 30 years, as well as support from local industry, CSU serves as a world-class research facility abundant in research opportunities.