Top California Semiconductor Startups (37)

Atomic Semi is building a small, fast semiconductor fab. We’ll build the tools ourselves then quickly push them to more advanced geometries. We’re building a small team of exceptional, hands-on engineers to make this happen.

ElevATE is a leading supplier of innovative, low power, high density components for the design of next generation Automated Test Equipment (ATE). With a proven track record of consistently delivering the highest density, lowest power solutions available, systems designed around ElevATE products have a competitive advantage in the ATE market space and are able to adapt successfully to emerging trends...

Pivotal Systems provides best-in-class smart flow monitoring and process control technology designed for the global semiconductor and high-tech industries. Pivotal’s portfolio includes its patented Gas Flow Controllers (GFC™) and Flow Ratio Controllers (FRC). At Pivotal Systems, we aim to enhance fab productivity and capital efficiency with our innovative solutions.

Baya Systems is driving the next wave of foundational chiplet-based, high-performance, and modular semiconductor systems, with a focus on best-in-class on-chip fabric and communication technologies. By enabling seamless interoperability across a diverse array of industry-standard protocols, Baya Systems empowers best-of-breed compute, communication, and I/O solutions to work together. This approach enhances performance, yield, reusability, composability, development time and cost-efficiency. Named...

At EUV Tech, we enable the frontiers of semiconductor manufacturing and material science through the development of world-leading EUV and soft X-ray instrumentation and techniques.

Morse Micro is a fast-growing fabless semiconductor company developing Wi-Fi HaLow solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) market that can reach 10x the range of conventional Wi-Fi technology and last many years on a single battery. The company was founded by Wi-Fi pioneers and innovators, Michael De Nil and Andrew Terry, joined by the original Wi-Fi inventor Prof. Neil...

Atomica Corp. unleashes the power of Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) to help solve the great problems of our time. Utilizing a uniquely collaborative approach to development and manufacturing, it partners with innovative companies to deliver breakthrough MEMS-based solutions in cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, cell therapy, molecular diagnostics, genomics, 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), and more. Atomica is the largest...

Iridia™ Inc. strategically combines proprietary enzymology and semiconductor technology to revolutionize long-term data storage. By leveraging DNA, nature’s perfected data storage system, the company has developed a durable, decodable, and ultra-high-density semiconductor chip solution for data storage, that significantly reduces the infrastructure requirements and environmental impact compared to current approaches. Iridia’s solution is the world’s first affordable, integrated data storage...

Bolt Graphics is a semiconductor startup building the fastest and most efficient graphics processors. Power consumption continues to rise with minimal performance improvements, resulting in increased cost and negative environmental impact. Hardware hasn’t kept up with consumer expectations, especially in industries like architecture, engineering, film, advertising, gaming, & scientific research. Our customers came to us to solve their two main problems:...

Luminus is a vertically integrated, fast-growing high-tech company that engages in high-power Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) solid-state lighting, lasers, and SiC power semiconductors for a variety of application areas, including industrial UV, IR, medical, projection displays, high-end illumination lighting, horticulture lighting, grid energy storage, EV and automotive industries. Luminus is at the forefront of the ongoing solid-state lighting revolution and SiC power...

Akros Silicon is a semiconductor company developing power management ICs that facilitate remote network-based energy management.

Presto Engineering provides ASIC design and outsourced operations for semiconductor and IoT device companies, helping its customers minimize overhead, reduce risk, and accelerate time-to-market. The company is a recognized expert in the development of industrial solutions for RF, analog, mixed-signal, and secured applications – from design, tape-out to delivery of finished goods. Presto’s proprietary, highly-secure manufacturing and provisioning solution, coupled...

Principal Service Solutions is a leading technical workforce provider entrusted to safeguard the quality of operations while lowering costs and meeting business goals. Our customized solutions evolve over time with your changing business needs, providing a risk-free alternative to traditional workforce strategies.

PseudolithIC, Inc is a rapidly-growing semiconductor start-up company based in Santa Barbara, CA pioneering heterogeneous integration for radio-frequency integrated circuit solutions.

Means Engineering, Inc. features depth of experience in medical, industrial, semiconductor equipment and military products. All product development efforts start with a unique set of requirements, yet we deliver results that share a common standard of excellence in form, function and design. Our turn-key capabilities provide smart, simple solutions to cumbersome outsourcing issues, and provide our clients with an intelligent route...

Providing premiere CMP and grinding technology to critical growth markets such as power, RF communications, LED, MEMS, solar,.

FemtoMetrix® is the world leader in optical Non-Visual Defect (NVD) inspection for surface and buried defects, delivering new inspection capabilities with its patented Harmonic F1x® inspection system. The Harmonic F1x system is capable of detecting NVDs including defects located at buried interfaces. Applications exist for bulk silicon as well as SOI, GaN, SiC and other advanced engineering substrates. Whether you’re in...

Sankalp Semiconductor is an advanced technology services provider offering comprehensive solutions from concept to prototype, in the semiconductor space. We offer an integrated portfolio of services to our clients in key domains including digital, analog, high speed physical interface IP, embedded memory compiler and EDA modelling. We are the preferred semiconductor design service partners to several Fortune 500 companies in automotive,...

Corigine is a leading provider of I/O and Networking product IPs and ASICs. Founded in 2015, the company is led by a team of renowned silicon professionals that have innovated and brought forth new generations of products in semiconductor industry. Corigine has design locations in Santa Clara, California and in Shanghai and Nanjing, China.

TenaFe, Inc. is a solid-state drive (SSD) controller startup that brings innovative, transformative and patented technology to data centers, edge computing and client OEM. The team's rich heritage in OEM and enterprise storage inspired the creation of a first-of-its-kind failure analysis and prediction technology. The company’s technology will revolutionize the SSD qualification process– enabling customers to shorten qualification times and...