# Semiconductors Market Map United States 2026: 94 Startups in 7 Segments > 94 semiconductors startups in the United States, mapped in 7 segments: manufacturing and equipment, photonics and optical chips and RISC-V and processors... Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-united-states-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Manufacturing and equipment 51 - [Solyndra](https://millionrounds.com/company/solyndra) - [Silicor Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicor-materials) - [Frore Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/frore-systems) - [Eliyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) - [Alereon](https://millionrounds.com/company/alereon) - [Zenverge](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenverge) - [SiBEAM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibeam) - [Pixim](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixim) - [1366 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/1366-technologies) - [CNEX LABS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cnex-labs) - [Kovio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kovio) - [Amalfi Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/amalfi-semiconductor) - [WiSpry](https://millionrounds.com/company/wispry) - [Energy and Power Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-and-power-solutions) - [*LS* Legend Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/company/legend-silicon) - [*B* BinOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/binoptics) - [Sentons](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentons) - [*E* Engim](https://millionrounds.com/company/engim) - [Akros Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/company/akros-silicon) - [Zilker Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/zilker-labs) - [Samplify Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/samplify-systems) - [*BT* Brion Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/brion-technologies) - [Crystal IS](https://millionrounds.com/company/crystal-is) - [Nuvotronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuvotronics) +27 more ## Photonics and optical chips 12 - [Ayar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) - [Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) - [Lightmatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter) - [Celestial AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) - [Neurophos](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos) - [nEye.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai) - [Monarch Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/monarch-quantum) - [BroadLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight) - [Quintessent](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent) - [Syndiant](https://millionrounds.com/company/syndiant) - [*AI* Aurrion, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurrion-inc) - [Photon Queue](https://millionrounds.com/company/photon-queue) ## RISC-V and processors 7 - [Rivos](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivos) - [Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) - [Ventana Micro Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/ventana-micro-systems) - [Wintegra](https://millionrounds.com/company/wintegra) - [*AC* Aarohi communication](https://millionrounds.com/company/aarohi-communication) - [Mobilygen](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilygen) - [Adapteva](https://millionrounds.com/company/adapteva) ## Memory 7 - [d-Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-matrix) - [EnCharge AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai) - [Spin Memory](https://millionrounds.com/company/spin-memory) - [TYLsemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) - [Grandis](https://millionrounds.com/company/grandis) - [Numem](https://millionrounds.com/company/numem) - [Memoir Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/memoir-systems) ## Chip design and EDA 7 - [ChipAgents](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipagents) - [Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) - [Nangate](https://millionrounds.com/company/nangate) - [Agentrys](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentrys) - [*NT* Nusym Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/nusym-technology) - [Breker Verification Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/breker-verification-systems) - [efabless corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/efabless-corporation) ## Neuromorphic and analog computing 6 - [Enpirion](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion) - [*I* INPHI](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphi) - [*S* Symwave](https://millionrounds.com/company/symwave) - [Blue Cheetah Analog Design](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-cheetah-analog-design) - [Triad Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/triad-semiconductor) - [Newlans](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlans) ## AI chips 4 - [Groq](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) - [Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) - [*C* Cornelis](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis) - [Vertical Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## Segment by segment ### Manufacturing and equipment 51 startups · $3.9B raised - [**Solyndra**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solyndra) Solyndra is a solar technology company based in Fremont, California. United States $1.8B - [**Silicor Materials**](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicor-materials) Silicor Materials engages in manufacturing and supplying polysilicon for solar cell production. United States $345M - [**Frore Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/frore-systems) Frore Systems is a semiconductor and thermal technology startup based in San Jose, California, with manufacturing operations in Ta United States $223M - [**Eliyan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) Eliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems. United States $195M - [**Alereon**](https://millionrounds.com/company/alereon) Alereon is a fabless semiconductor company developing Ultrawideband wireless chipsets for wireless USB and Bluetooth apps. United States $123M - [**Zenverge**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenverge) Zenverge is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2006. United States $118M - [**SiBEAM**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibeam) SiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company, develops intelligent millimeter wave technologies for high-bandwidth services. United States $114M - [**Pixim**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixim) Pixim is a semiconductor company that manufactures chips for video cameras. United States $91M ### Photonics and optical chips 12 startups · $2.7B raised - [**Ayar Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) Ayar Labs is a semiconductor company focused on transforming AI infrastructure through high-speed, light-based optical I/O solutions. United States $904M - [**Lumilens**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) Lumilens addresses the red hot market for AI data center infrastructure by designing, manufacturing and selling photonic interconn United States $709M - [**Lightmatter**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter) Lightmatter is a Boston-based optical computing company founded in 2017 by MIT researchers. United States $433M - [**Celestial AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) Celestial AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company specializing in optical interconnect technology for data centers and United States $250M - [**Neurophos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos) Neurophos Inc. United States $110M - [**nEye.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai) We are nEye.ai, an optical switch startup founded in 2020 to revolutionize the future of data centers. United States $80M - [**Monarch Quantum**](https://millionrounds.com/company/monarch-quantum) Monarch Quantum, Inc. United States $55M - [**BroadLight**](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadlight) BroadLight is a supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers for cost-effective FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises). United States $45M ### RISC-V and processors 7 startups · $559M raised - [**Rivos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivos) Rivos is a high-performance RISC-V system startup targeting integrated system solutions for enterprises. United States $250M - [**Efficient Computer**](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) Efficient Computer is a Pittsburgh-based semiconductor and computer hardware company founded in 2022. United States $173M - [**Ventana Micro Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ventana-micro-systems) Ventana delivers high-performance RISC-V CPUs with extensible instruction sets for cloud, data center, 5G, AI, and automotive markets. United States $55M - [**Wintegra**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wintegra) Wintegra is a provider of integrated network processors for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless, and wireline broadband networks. United States $51M - [*AC* **Aarohi communication**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aarohi-communication) Aarohi developed next-generation storage components and processors, used by systems suppliers. United States $14M - [**Mobilygen**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobilygen) Mobilygen Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company focused on developing multimedia processors. United States $10M - [**Adapteva**](https://millionrounds.com/company/adapteva) Adapteva, Inc., now known as Zero ASIC Corp, is a fabless semiconductor company based in Lexington, Massachusetts. United States $6.0M ### Memory 7 startups · $494M raised - [**d-Matrix**](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-matrix) d-Matrix is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2019. United States $275M - [**EnCharge AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai) EnCharge AI is a semiconductor and AI systems company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2022. United States $100M - [**Spin Memory**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spin-memory) Spin Memory is a semiconductor company based in Fremont, California, specializing in MRAM technologies and products. United States $52M - [**TYLsemi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) AI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture. United States $43M - [**Grandis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/grandis) Grandis develops and licenses innovative non-volatile memory solutions derived from cutting-edge research in spintronics. United States $13M - [**Numem**](https://millionrounds.com/company/numem) Numem is a semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2016. United States $5.9M - [**Memoir Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/memoir-systems) Memoir is a seed-stage startup specializing in scaling memory performance through an application-independent solution. United States $5.1M ### Chip design and EDA 7 startups · $301M raised - [**ChipAgents**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipagents) ChipAgents, developed by Alpha Design AI, is an innovative AI agent platform focused on semiconductor design and verification. United States $134M - [**Cognichip**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) Cognichip Inc. United States $93M - [**Nangate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nangate) Nangate was an electronic design automation (EDA) company based in Silicon Valley, specializing in standard cell library design an United States $35M - [**Agentrys**](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentrys) Agentrys is an applied research team dedicated to advancing chip design through Agentic Design Automation (ADA). United States $25M - [*NT* **Nusym Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nusym-technology) Nusym Technology engages in developing an intelligent functional verification approach that enables rapid verification closure. United States $8.1M - [**Breker Verification Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/breker-verification-systems) Breker Verification Systems is a private company based in San Jose, California, specializing in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. United States $5.0M - [**efabless corporation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/efabless-corporation) Efabless Corporation is a pioneering crowdsourcing platform and marketplace for chip design, based in Palo Alto, California. United States $900K ### Neuromorphic and analog computing 6 startups · $189M raised - [**Enpirion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/enpirion) Enpirion is an analog semiconductor company offering highly integrated power management solutions. United States $59M - [*I* **INPHI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphi) INPHI provides high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets in the United States. United States $46M - [*S* **Symwave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/symwave) Symwave develops analog- and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems for applications requiring high-speed data transfer capabilities. United States $32M - [**Blue Cheetah Analog Design**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-cheetah-analog-design) Blue Cheetah Analog Design develops generators that can produce customized designs in a variety of process technologies. United States $24M - [**Triad Semiconductor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/triad-semiconductor) Triad Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 2002. United States $14M - [**Newlans**](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlans) Newlans is a semiconductor company based in Acton, Massachusetts, founded in 2003. United States $14M ### AI chips 4 startups · $6.4B raised - [**Groq**](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) Groq, Inc. United States $3.2B - [**Tenstorrent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) Tenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms. United States $3.0B - [*C* **Cornelis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis) United States $205M - [**Vertical Semiconductor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) Vertical Semiconductor is an MIT-spun company dedicated to reinventing power conversion for AI chips and data centers. United States $84M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in semiconductors, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. 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