What AI compute looks like beyond the GPU
A Y Combinator deep-dive explores optical, neuromorphic and biological alternatives to the…
Light-based memory links draw $88M to Volantis’ inference chips
Volantis says optical links spanning 200 millimetres unlock 30 times the memory…
Efficient Computer adds $97M for chips that sip power
The low-energy chip developer raised $97M led by TQ Ventures, lifting its…
SiMa.ai banks $150M to arm robots with low-power silicon
The physical AI chip developer lands a $1.45B valuation to take on…
Gelsinger-backed PicoJool raises $27.5M for optical interconnect aimed at AI clusters
The optical chip startup says laser interconnects can replace the copper wiring…
Guangzhou’s Yuexin Semiconductor lines up a $918M mainland listing
The Guangzhou wafer foundry is selling 512.6 million new shares at RMB12.01…
Singapore’s Nexstrom lands $12M to grow 2D wafers at scale
The semiconductor startup wants foundries growing 2D materials on full-size commercial wafers.
Positron’s CTO on whether the AI build-out gets finished
Thomas Sohmers tells 20VC that memory, power and debt, not chip supply,…
D-Robotics lands $400M as its robot chips top 8 million shipments
The Chinese robotics firm says cumulative shipments of its Sunrise chips have…
Ka-band silicon from a KU Leuven spin-out pulls in €15M
Matterwave Ventures and FORWARD.one led the round for the KU Leuven spin-out.
