AEPONYX, a fabless micro optical switch semiconductor chips designer and manufacturer, completed $3.3 million in financing, led by Ecofuel Fund and Silicon Catalyst. Aeponyx’s patented and patent pending technologies, which combine planar micro-electro-mechanical-systems and silicon photonics, can be used in disaggregated switching systems, enabling tunability in
According to a recent SEC filing, Protochips, which provides materials and life sciences research analytical tools for research and development of nanoscale materials, raised $2 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Using semiconductor techniques for MEMS device development that provide heat, electrical, liquid, and gas
Transphorm, a global semiconductor company that develops gallium nitride (GaN) products for high-voltage power conversion applications, completed $15 million in financing from YASKAWA. Transphorm aims to create innovations that move beyond the limitations of silicon to capture 90% of today’s energy losses. According to the company,
Tortuga Logic announced it has secured $2 million in seed financing from Eclipse Ventures. The company, which specializes in silicon security and design, creates products that identify hardware security vulnerabilities in modern semiconductor designs. According to the firm, Tortuga Logic's products automate the necessary security review
Semiconductors startup Wiliot announced it has raised $14 million in Series A financing. Qualcomm Ventures, M Capital, Grove Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and 83North participated in the funding. Wiliot aims to accelerate the Internet of Things by eliminating reliance on batteries and wired power. The
Dialog Semiconductor, a U.K.-based manufacturer of semiconductor-based system solutions, today announced that it has acquired semiconductors company SiLEGO Technology. SiLEGO Technology is a pioneer and leader of configurable mixed-signal ICs (CMICs), a solution that comprises a matrix of configurable analog and digital blocks. The technology, in
Reno Sub-Systems announced it has raised $11.2 million in Series C financing, led by Samsung Ventures. Intel Capital, Hitachi High-Technologies, SK Hynix, Lam Research and MKS Instruments also participated in the offering. Reno Sub-Systems, Inc., develops new and disruptive technologies for the semiconductor and advanced