Semiconductors Startups

Nanopattern Technologies is a company focused on nanopatterning, with a team including chemists, researchers, and engineers working on materials and related technology.

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Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and Networked Memory Tiering technology designed to extend XPU memory capacity for AI systems. It offers memory-to-compute networking solutions targeting AI infrastructure and hardware.

2 investors

Netronome develops heterogeneous processing solutions for data center networking, including programmable silicon architectures and board-level SmartNIC products that offload networking and security functions from x86 processors. It provides hardware for cloud data centers and enterprises, serving tier-one customers through partners.

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NeuroBlade builds SPU (data analytics accelerator) technology delivered as PCIe cards or accelerated cloud instances to speed up query processing for AI/ML workloads. It targets organizations running data analytics and preparation in the cloud or on-premises, integrating with tools like ClickHouse and AWS F2 instances to reduce total cost of ownership.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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NewPhotonics designs highly integrated silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips and all-optical signal processing technology for optical transceivers, pluggables, and co-packaged optics. Its products target energy- and bandwidth-efficient optical connectivity in AI-scale data center infrastructure.

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NextInput builds silicon-based MEMS force-sensing technology and turnkey human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, spanning hardware and software, for a range of applications including mobile phones. The company provides sensing components to device makers and was acquired by Qorvo, Inc. in 2021.

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Nexus Photonics develops photonic integrated circuits built on a single chip, using wafer-scale semiconductor fabrication, automated testing, singulation, and advanced packaging to manufacture at high volume and lower cost. Its technology targets quantum and other emerging applications, including quantum sensing and AR/VR.

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NLM Photonics develops hybrid organic electro-optic modulation materials and devices that integrate into silicon photonics and other photonic integrated circuit platforms to improve modulation efficiency and reduce power consumption. Its technology targets data centers, quantum computing, mmWave communications, and AI applications across the semiconductor, computing, and telecommunications industries.

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Novelda develops an ultra-wideband radar sensor that detects human presence and fine movements such as breathing and heartbeat. The sensor is used in consumer electronics, smart building systems, and automotive in-cabin sensing for applications like touch-free login, occupancy-based climate control, and child-presence detection.

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Oculi builds a Sensing and Processing Unit (SPU) that integrates AI vision at the pixel level, running vision processing on-chip to transmit only the information needed to detect what is in a scene without cloud dependency. The company sells its chip, lens modules, and development kits for low-power edge presence detection across urban monitoring, robotics and autonomous vehicles, consumer/wearable devices, and defense platforms.

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ONiO develops ONiO.zero, a wireless microcontroller that integrates radio, MCU, memory, and power management into a single chip and can run on ambient energy harvesting or batteries. It targets IoT device makers seeking battery-free or long-battery-life designs with reduced bill-of-material costs.

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OPENEDGES develops semiconductor IP for AI edge computing, including a deep learning accelerator for inference and a memory subsystem consisting of interconnect, memory controller, and PHY IP. Its products target chip designers building efficient edge AI systems.

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OXMIQ Labs is a Silicon Valley semiconductor startup developing AI chips, built by a team of GPU and AI architects. The company is building across the US and India.

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Pearl Semiconductor develops timing products, including oscillators and clock generators, using analog/mixed-signal and CMOS-based semiconductor technology. Spun out of Si-Ware Systems in 2020, the company operates in the timing segment of the semiconductor industry with an offshore design center in Malaysia.

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Phlux Technology develops Noiseless InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors operating at 1550 nm that serve as drop-in replacements for traditional APDs. Its products target range finders, LiDAR, and optical fibre test equipment (OTDRs) applications.

2 investors

PhotonFirst develops fiber optic sensing systems that use photonic integrated circuit (chip-based) interrogators and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors to measure physical parameters such as strain, temperature, pressure, vibration, acceleration, and shape. Its technology is used for structural health monitoring and predictive maintenance in sectors including aerospace and defense, railway, and harsh or explosive environments.

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PINC develops the NanoPPLN platform, which integrates nonlinear optical circuits into photonic integrated chips (PICs) to make scalable nonlinear optics fully integrated. Its technology targets applications in optical sensing, quantum computing, AI and data networks, biomedical uses, atomic clocks, lidar, and metrology.

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Polaris Electro-Optics develops a ferroelectric nematic glass (Polaris Glass) modulator platform that integrates with standard silicon photonics to build high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects. Its drop-in solutions target partners across the interconnect ecosystem, from pluggables to co-packaged optics, to support scaling of AI and high-performance computing systems.

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Power Diamond Systems develops diamond semiconductor power and high-frequency devices, commercializing technology transferred from Waseda University research. The company designs diamond-based device and process technology for practical industrial use in the semiconductor sector.

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Powerlattice develops integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chiplets for power delivery in high-performance processors and AI systems. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers and system-on-chip (SoC) integrators seeking improved power efficiency solutions.

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Preferred Networks vertically integrates computer science technologies from semiconductors and computing infrastructure to solutions and applications, developing AI/machine learning systems including the domestically-built large language model PLaMo and the MN-Core AI processor series. The company works with leading firms in industrial robotics, pharmaceuticals, energy, and other sectors to apply advanced computing technology in real-world applications.

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PseudolithIC develops mm-wave RF components including power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and transmit/receive front-ends, using heterogeneous integration of compound semiconductors and silicon. The company targets high-performance RF applications with smaller, scalable solutions.

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Qolab applies advanced semiconductor fabrication and integration to build superconducting quantum hardware, addressing scaling bottlenecks such as qubit yield and component integration. It works with semiconductor companies, government programs, and research institutions, and offers a deployable quantum processing unit platform for hardware research and workforce development.

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RAAAM Technologies develops GCRAM, an on-chip memory technology positioned as a drop-in replacement for SRAM that offers up to 50% area reduction and up to 10X lower power consumption while remaining compatible with standard CMOS fabrication. It targets semiconductor companies building chips for AI/ML, AR/VR, automotive, 5G, and data center high-performance compute applications.

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