tensorcom
Carlsbad, US · Founded 1990 · 1,155 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Rambus designs chips and silicon intellectual property for data center infrastructure, enabling high-speed memory and connectivity for applications including generative AI systems.
Also known as Tensorcom, LLC
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$9.6M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2013–2014
▶$5MraisedApr 2014 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ismail LakkisExecutive Officer, Director
- Charles KenworthyDirector
- Christian ZapfDirector
- Hock LawExecutive Officer, Director
- Orang DialamehExecutive Officer, Director
- Joel BalbienDirector
- Patrick Soon-ShiongDirector
- Offering amount
- $5M
- Amount sold
- $5M
- First sale
- Aug 2013
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.6MraisedApr 2014 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ismail LakkisExecutive Officer, Director
- Joel BalbienDirector
- Christian ZapfDirector
- Patrick Soon-ShiongDirector
- Hock LawExecutive Officer, Director
- Orang DialamehExecutive Officer, Director
- Charles KenworthyDirector
- Offering amount
- $4.6M
- Amount sold
- $4.6M
- First sale
- Apr 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Tensorcom, LLC is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company headquartered at 5860 Owens Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, California. It designs millimeter wave wireless communication technology, focusing on ultra-low power products that support the IEEE 802.11ad WiGig standard in the 60 GHz spectrum. Its stated aim is to use 60 GHz wireless links for high-speed data synchronization between devices and to replace display and data cables at lower cost.
The company is a member of the NantWorks family of companies. NantWorks, LLC is described as the parent of various private and public entities organized around three areas: health and life sciences; energy and renewables; and connectivity and communications. Tensorcom describes itself as a leader in the development of the IEEE 802.11ad standard and in implementing low-power, high-performance chipsets certified as compliant with that standard, and it is affiliated with IEEE 802.11, the Wi-Fi Alliance and the USB Implementers Forum.
Tensorcom's engineering team is described as combining communication system design, 60 GHz CMOS RFIC design and ultra-low-power baseband and system-on-chip implementation experience. Leadership listed on the company site includes Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D. as Founder and Chairman, Zaw Soe as Chief Technology Officer, and Allen Heberling as Director of Technical Marketing.
Founding story
According to the company, Tensorcom began developing low-power, gigabit-speed millimeter wave technology solutions in 2010 and continues to do so. Its founder and chairman is Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., a surgeon, scientist and inventor who has founded and led companies including American Pharmaceutical Partners, Abraxis BioScience and ImmunityBio, and who serves as Chairman and CEO of NantHealth. Chief Technology Officer Zaw Soe joined in 2011 after seven years at Realtek Semiconductor, where he led teams developing Bluetooth PHYs, IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN transceivers and ultra-wideband PHYs.
Business model
Fabless semiconductor model: Tensorcom designs 60GHz/WiGig chipsets and system-on-chip products and relies on external manufacturing, selling to product makers that need high-bandwidth, low-power wireless connectivity.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Tensorcom positions itself as a pioneer and leader in WiGig/60GHz wireless communication and in the development of the IEEE 802.11ad standard, and is affiliated with IEEE 802.11, the Wi-Fi Alliance and the USB Implementers Forum.
The company emphasizes ultra-low power consumption, small form factor and single-chip all-CMOS integration of 60GHz radio and baseband functions, alongside certified IEEE 802.11ad compliance and a patent portfolio in 60GHz RF and high-speed mixed-signal design.
Technology
Tensorcom develops patented millimeter wave technology using the 60 GHz spectrum, implemented as ultra-low-power, small form factor, single-chip CMOS solutions. Its work spans 60 GHz CMOS RFIC design, low-power baseband design and SoC integration, producing chipsets certified as compliant with the IEEE 802.11ad WiGig standard. Team patents cover areas such as high-speed DACs, PLL tuning, I/Q compensation, spread spectrum modulation, 60GHz RF, and wireless MAC protocol techniques.
Go-to-market
The company markets its WiGig/60GHz chipsets and SoCs directly to customers through its website, inviting inquiries about specific wireless bandwidth and power requirements, and publishes application-specific material for healthcare, consumer electronics, video wall displays, augmented reality and aviation use cases.
Product developers in healthcare (handheld medical probes needing cable-free links to signal processing base stations and displays), consumer electronics (mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktops, digital storage devices, video display devices), video wall displays, augmented reality smart glasses, and aviation, where cabling weight can represent 1% to 2% of an empty aircraft's weight.
Geography
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, United States.
History
The company states it started developing low-power, gigabit-speed mmWave technology in 2010 and has continued that work since. It became part of the NantWorks family of companies and built out an engineering organization in Carlsbad, California, led from 2011 by CTO Zaw Soe, which developed what the company describes as the first low-power, all-CMOS 60GHz SoC for wireless gigabit communications across mobile, embedded and handheld devices.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- About - Tensorcomtensorcom.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does tensorcom do?
- Tensorcom is a fabless semiconductor company making ultra-low-power 60GHz WiGig (802.11ad) chipsets for wireless gigabit links.
- Who are tensorcom's investors?
- tensorcom's investors include Access Venture Partners.
- How much funding has tensorcom raised?
- tensorcom has disclosed $9.6M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is tensorcom headquartered?
- tensorcom is headquartered in Carlsbad, US.