Semiconductors Startups

BridgeWave designs and manufactures wireless communication systems using microwave and millimeter wave technology for mobile carriers, service providers, enterprises, and government customers. The company's solutions offer alternatives to fiber-based network infrastructure with emphasis on reliability, cost-effectiveness, and security.

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Brilliance develops a compact, energy-efficient RGB laser chip based on a patented silicon-nitride integrated photonics platform, manufactured at wafer scale using semiconductor processes. The chip is sold as an SMD component to makers of projection devices and augmented reality glasses.

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Brilliant Matters develops organic semiconductors through research and engineering expertise in materials and chemistry.

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Brooks Instrument manufactures precision measurement and control instruments for gas and liquid applications. The company serves diverse industries including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, chemical, and energy sectors.

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BSemis builds intelligent, high-reliability sensors across the imaging spectrum that connect devices and enable edge AI for real-time insights in mission-critical applications. Its sensors serve surveillance, military/defense, automotive, and IoT/machine vision customers.

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Build4Sim builds optimization and simulation tooling to speed up hardware chip design, helping silicon and chip designers iterate faster and reduce fabrication failure risks. It targets designers of specialized hardware for AI workloads.

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C2MI is a research and development center for electronic systems, offering infrastructure and scientific equipment for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced semiconductor packaging, compound semiconductors, and printable electronics. It supports both small and large companies in developing microelectronic components from prototyping through commercialization across sectors such as aerospace, agriculture, communications, energy, quantum, and life sciences.

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Caesarea Labs develops electronic design automation (EDA) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) tools to accelerate post-silicon validation testing in semiconductor chip development. The company serves semiconductor manufacturers looking to reduce test design time, improve process visibility, and lower validation costs.

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Canatu develops carbon nanotubes and related carbon nanomaterials for use in industrial products, with a current focus on the semiconductor and automotive industries. The company designs advanced CNT materials intended to enable new product capabilities for manufacturers.

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Marvell designs AI silicon and connectivity solutions—including network switches, optical modules, interconnects, memory and storage—for data center infrastructure serving hyperscalers and networking, server, security, and edge OEMs. The company's products address connectivity across distances ranging from hundreds of kilometers between data centers down to chiplet-level links.

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Attach Point Co., Ltd (APIE) designs advanced semiconductor packaging equipment, including thermo-compression bonders (TCB) and wafer-level hybrid bonders for chip and die bonding in mass production settings.

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Celera Technologies designs custom analog integrated circuit (IC) solutions, using AI-accelerated workflows to replace legacy analog design flows and shorten delivery times. It serves chip and hardware developers seeking custom analog silicon.

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Celero Communications develops coherent DSP (digital signal processor) technology for high-bandwidth, low-power optical connections used in AI and data center infrastructure. Its platform provides scalable optical links between AI accelerators, servers, and clusters for accelerated computing.

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CEMWorks develops high-performance, physics-based electromagnetic simulation software for engineers to design and validate complex electronic systems, including semiconductor packaging, large antenna arrays, and space and defence applications. It focuses on making large-scale electromagnetic simulation fast and reliable for electronics design and manufacturing.

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Cenfire develops a silicon-based, galvanically isolated MEMS switching platform designed with semiconductor-compatible processes for broad industrial applications. The technology prioritizes robustness and yield across diverse use cases rather than serving a single niche market.

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BlackBerry Certicom provides cryptographic key management and PKI solutions for securing device firmware, silicon chips, and connected infrastructure throughout their lifecycle. The company serves automotive, IoT, critical infrastructure, and industrial customers with quantum-resistant code signing and identity management technology.

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Chevin Technology develops configurable Ethernet IP cores for Intel and AMD Xilinx FPGAs, offering hardware-accelerated networking that runs entirely in logic without a CPU. It serves clients in defence, medical and scientific research, industrial imaging, and data storage.

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Chipanalog (Chuantu Micro Electronics) designs and sells high-end analog chips for industrial automation, robotics, energy, AI, automotive electronics, and smart home applications. The company offers product lines in isolation and interfaces, drivers and power, and high-performance analog chips.

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ChipCraft is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer that designs custom silicon solutions, with a focus on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver technology for customers globally.

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CIX Tech designs semiconductor chips and processor solutions, with focus on ARM-based computing platforms for desktop and cloud applications. The company partners with major technology firms and open-source communities to develop custom silicon.

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CST株式会社 (CST Corporation) manufactures large and small mask blanks for flat panel displays (FPD/FMM), semiconductors, and packaging, along with thin-film products, handling jigs, and substrate cases. The company serves the display and semiconductor manufacturing industry from its plants in Japan.

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Cloudberry is a €30M early-stage venture capital fund investing €400K to €1M into pre-seed and seed startups working on semiconductors, photonics, and advanced materials, mainly in Europe. It backs companies across the semiconductor value chain, from design tools and metrology to compute, electronics, and photonic sensing systems.

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Clounix designs and develops advanced network and communication chips and software solutions for telecommunications and digital transformation customers, enabling secure next-generation intelligent network infrastructure.

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Codelucida develops error-correction coding technology for flash memory (NAND) storage. Its solutions target flash memory and storage device makers.

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