Semiconductors Startups

Atomica is a U.S.-based microfabrication foundry that provides platforms for AI optical hardware integration, including laser source systems, optical connectivity, and photonic packaging. The company operates a cleanroom facility near Santa Barbara and serves customers developing next-generation AI infrastructure requiring compact, thermally stable optical systems.

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Attolight develops cathodoluminescence-based instruments combining electron and light spectroscopy for materials characterization and defect inspection, including full-wafer solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company serves materials science researchers and semiconductor process development teams globally.

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Aurasemi is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and supplies mixed-signal integrated circuits, including timing, power, RF, MEMS, and IoT/sensor products. Its components serve applications such as wireless communication, data centers, automotive, medical equipment, and networking.

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Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI. Its hardware aims to reduce power consumption and operating costs while enabling energy-efficient local AI processing and longer battery life.

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AuthenX designs optoelectronic components and optical transceiver modules based on III-V and silicon photonics technology for 5G, satellite communications, fiber networks, and data center applications.

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AutoPCB turns a component manufacturer's published datasheets into configurable, ready-to-use schematics for their customers, with each equation solved and every parameter traceable to its source page. It is aimed at semiconductor and electronic component vendors who want to give engineers faster evaluation tools while gaining visibility into how their parts are being designed in.

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Avalanche Technology develops space-grade non-volatile MRAM memory designed to survive radiation, retain data permanently, endure unlimited writes, and commit data in nanoseconds for space missions and systems. Its products target aerospace and space-system engineers building spacecraft and satellite hardware.

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Averroes offers an AI-powered automated defect classification (ADC) platform that lets manufacturers build custom defect detection models without data science expertise, training on as few as 20 images per class. It targets semiconductor and general manufacturing quality control, providing defect detection and classification with low false positive rates.

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A life sciences company offering nanopore sequencing instruments and automated library preparation systems for molecular biology research.

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aXenic designs and manufactures electro-optic modulators based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) guided-wave technology for broadband digital and analogue optical communications. Its devices target aerospace and defense systems, satellite communications, RF over fibre, and high-speed data transponders.

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Axera Tech designs and manufactures AI inference system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for edge computing, endpoint devices, and autonomous vehicles. The company develops proprietary neural processing units (NPU) and AI image signal processors to enable on-device AI inference across consumer electronics, automotive, and edge computing applications.

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Axis Cades is a publicly traded company in India that provides engineering and technology solutions. The company is listed on Indian stock exchanges and publishes regular financial and governance disclosures.

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Basic Semiconductor designs and produces silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, including MOSFET modules and half-bridge modules for industrial, automotive, consumer electronics, and robotics applications.

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Beacon Photonics develops a heterogeneous photonics platform that integrates optical materials onto chips, aiming to reduce the cost and size of photonic products. Its technology targets communications, high-power, sensing, and quantum applications for commercial and national security markets.

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BEAM Technologies develops semiconductor manufacturing platforms that leverage microgravity in space to produce high-quality compound semiconductors for AI data centers, next-generation communications, and power conversion applications. The company uses the International Space Station and autonomous orbital manufacturing platforms to grow crystals with reduced defects and improved purity compared to Earth-based production.

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BeammWave develops fully digital mmWave beamforming technology and radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for 5G applications, adaptable across smartphones, fixed wireless access CPE, and base stations. Its digital beamforming approach targets higher throughput and capacity for device makers and network operators compared to analog systems.

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Beneq designs and manufactures atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment, including plasma-enhanced ALD reactors and thin film deposition systems, for both research and industrial production. Its systems serve customers working with diverse substrates and throughput requirements in the semiconductor and materials manufacturing sector.

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BITSILICA is a semiconductor and embedded systems engineering services firm providing IP/SoC verification, ASIC/RTL and physical design, FPGA design, and embedded work such as device drivers, automotive, and IoT. It serves over 25 global clients across India, the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam, and was acquired by Quest Global.

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Blue Cheetah develops customizable die-to-die interconnect IP for chiplets, offering physical and link layer interfaces that support open standards such as UCIe and Bunch of Wires. Its solutions target AI, high performance computing, and mobile applications across advanced 2D, 2.5D, and 3D packaging.

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BluGlass publishes investor webcasts featuring interviews with its executive staff, distributed through the Finance News Network.

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Boréas develops piezo haptic driver chips and integration solutions, including its CapDrive technology, for device makers building solid-state buttons, AI/AR glasses, and microfluidic cooling systems. The company provides reference architectures that combine drivers, sensing algorithms, and mechanical mounting to help hardware teams integrate high-definition haptics and thermal management into compact devices.

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Bouffalo Lab is a fabless IC design company that develops low-power wireless connectivity chips, including WiFi, WiFi 6, BLE, Zigbee, and combination AIoT chips supporting the Matter smart home standard. Its products target IoT and smart home device makers.

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BrainChip develops Akida, a digital neuromorphic processor and edge AI IP that runs AI models on ultra-low-power, small form factor devices. It licenses this technology for applications across industrial IoT, healthcare, automotive, defense, and space markets.

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Bridgelux manufactures LED lighting components and offers licensing programs for lighting fixture manufacturers to integrate Bridgelux LED technology and branding into their products.

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