Articles about semiconductors

Fusion startup Helion lines up potential $175M CHIPS award to develop advanced semiconductors

Helion, the Everett, Wash., startup chasing fusion energy, is expanding its semiconductor work with a potential $175 million federal award and plans for more than 100 local jobs. The goal is to develop U.S.-made chips that can more efficiently handle the huge electrical pulses its fusion systems require. Read More

A two-person Seattle startup lands $1M to reinvent energy-hungry chips suitable for space

Seattle startup TriMagnetix has $1 million in new funding to build semiconductors that use electrical pulses to process data, drawing a fraction of the energy needed by traditional chips. The two-person team is setting its sights on space, where satellite companies need radiation-resistant, efficient hardware. Read More

Seattle startup Chiplytics lands $4.5M to catch fake and flawed chips before they hit the market

Seattle-based Chiplytics raised $4.5 million and opened an East Coast inspection facility to help manufacturers catch fake or defective semiconductor chips and other electronics. The startup uses AI and robotics to test every individual component rather than relying on spot checks. Read More

NLM Photonics adds key investors in quest to reduce the power needed to move data between chips

The Seattle startup’s materials sit on top of silicon chips and imprint data onto a beam of light using less power. Mitsubishi Chemical’s venture arm and Pangaea Ventures joined a $13 million round. Read More

The little chips that could: How Impinj has survived 26 years in a market that’s ‘just getting going’

More than a quarter-century after Impinj was founded, CEO Chris Diorio and team rang the Nasdaq opening bell Tuesday to mark the Seattle RFID chipmaker’s 10th anniversary as a public company. GeekWire chronicles the company’s ups and downs, and what’s next. Read More

semiconductors

Fusion startup Helion lines up potential $175M CHIPS award to develop advanced semiconductors

A two-person Seattle startup lands $1M to reinvent energy-hungry chips suitable for space

Seattle startup Chiplytics lands $4.5M to catch fake and flawed chips before they hit the market

NLM Photonics adds key investors in quest to reduce the power needed to move data between chips

The little chips that could: How Impinj has survived 26 years in a market that’s ‘just getting going’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’

Tech Moves: Key AWS chip engineer to depart; former longtime Microsoft leaders take new roles

Seattle startup bets on new chip technology to tackle AI’s soaring energy use

Researchers want to put energy hogs like ChatGPT on a diet with more efficient computer chips

DARPA and other federal agencies work on strategies to revive America’s chip industry

NLM Photonics raises $1M from Japanese ventures to boost electro-optic technology

Pacific Northwest teams win federal funding for semiconductors, energy tech and more

Samsung’s VC arm backs startup selling chips for 3D sensors in self-driving cars and robots

CHIPS and Science Act, an ‘historic’ investment in U.S. innovation and tech, goes to Biden for approval

Biden signs executive order to investigate semiconductor shortage affecting electronic goods