Radar · Analog and Mixed Signal ICs in California
Best Analog and Mixed Signal ICs Companies in California, United States
The 289 best Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Marvell.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
289companies tracked
$15Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
165have raised
Ranked: Best Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvell Provider of a semiconductor and data-infrastructure company 82Funding top 16%Fin. health top 16%Market top 23%Product top 26% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Fin. healthtop 16% Markettop 23% Producttop 26% Newstop 27% Growthtop 31% Globaltop 32% Techtop 33% Partnerstop 34% Moattop 42% Talenttop 43% Innovationbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $3.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 20 yrs (0.1/yr) Fin. health: Revenue ~$8.2B · Revenue +42% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $3.0B | 2 mo ago | 7,448 7,448 → 11,616 (+56%) | 1995 | Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+17 | 16 patents Multi-channel video display memory systems and low-complexity wireless beamforming solutions | — |
| 2 | Linear Technology Corporation Mixed-signal, digital signal processing ICs enabling diverse industries with innovative solutions | $1.7B | 230 mo ago | 1,665 | 1981 | — | 216 patents Advanced electric motor architectures and high‑performance motor control systems | — |
| 3 | Emulex Provider of network connectivity, monitoring, and management solutions | $518M | 268 mo ago | 1,122 | 1978 | — | 105 patents High‑performance, low‑latency data center networking and storage acceleration (RDMA, RoCE, sockets). | — |
| 4 | Rambus Provider of AI-based silicon IP and chip solutions | $500M | 196 mo ago | 690 | 1990 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | 6,327 patents Advanced multi‑channel DRAM interfaces, timing, and persistent memory technologies | — |
| 5 | SiFive 🦄 Provider of customizable RISC-V processor IP and high-performance compute core solutions for AI 83Funding top 16%Patents top 20%News top 20%Moat top 22% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Patentstop 20% Newstop 20% Moattop 22% Talenttop 22% Innovationtop 24% Techtop 25% Markettop 36% Globaltop 37% Producttop 38% Growthbottom 48% Funding: Raised $366M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) Patents: 402 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 343 filings since 2022 vs 59 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $366M | 2 mo ago | 175 | 2015 | PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 402 patents Customizable RISC‑V processor IP with advanced cache virtualization and matrix‑multiply accelerators | 1 partnership |
| 6 | GCT Semiconductor Developer of chips and modules for 4G LTE and 5G | $351M | 96 mo ago | 12 | 1998 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | 240 patents OFDM synchronization and signal processing, PLL coarse‑tuning, and transceiver filtering technologies. | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Innovium Developing networking infrastructure chipsets | $350M | 70 mo ago | 230 | 2014 | — | 183 patents In-network packet processing and buffer management for high‑speed switches | — |
| 8 | SiMa.ai Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence 69Funding top 15%AI top 22%Moat top 31%Partners top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% AItop 22% Moattop 31% Partnerstop 32% Talenttop 38% Techtop 41% Markettop 45% Producttop 45% Growthtop 47% Newstop 49% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $330M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $330M | 2 mo ago | 161 | 2018 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 9 | Diamond Foundry 🦄 Technology company that specializes in creating diamonds using sustainable and eco-friendly methods | $315M | 63 mo ago | — | 2012 | DudaApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | 22 patents Synthetic diamond substrates for high‑power, high‑thermal‑density electronic packaging | — |
| 10 | Semtech Provider of semiconductors, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity solutions | $300M | 32 mo ago | 2,248 2,248 → 1,742 (-23%) | 1960 | ExpressionEngineApple iCloud MailAlgolia+30 | 861 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 11 | Alien Technology UHF RFID solutions | $298M | 140 mo ago | 1 | 1994 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 156 patents RFID tag selection, persistent data storage, and device identification circuits. | — |
| 12 | Transphorm Manufacturer of gallium nitride power discretes for diverse application needs | $266M | 38 mo ago | 69 | 2007 | — | 395 patents High-efficiency GaN power switching and integrated III-nitride power modules. | — |
| 13 | Rivos Provider of RISC-V based chips for computing | $250M | 26 mo ago | 200 | 2021 | YouTubeFont AwesomeLever+2 | 13 patents CPU microarchitecture optimization: cache/event tracking, branch divergence, prefetch, compression decoding, reliability. | — |
| 14 | Cortina Systems Innovating essential technology solutions for data infrastructure, networking, and compute | $250M | 237 mo ago | 367 | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Quantenna Providing semiconductor solutions for wireless networks. | $240M | 130 mo ago | 410 | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Soft Machines Developer of VISC based cores and SoCs | $238M | 137 mo ago | 95 | 2006 | — | 392 patents Advanced processor microarchitecture: branch prediction, register view handling, and thread-aware load/store | — |
| 17 | Aquantia Manufactures high-speed transceivers | $230M | 134 mo ago | 3,145 | 2004 | — | 117 patents High-speed, energy-efficient Ethernet PHY design and adaptive link training. | — |
| 18 | eASIC Innovating programmable solutions, FPGAs, SoCs, and development tools for diverse applications | $172M | 103 mo ago | 120 | 1999 | — | 90 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 19 | Qualcomm Provider of semiconductor products and wireless technology solutions powering mobile communications | $169M | 91 mo ago | 13,301 | 1985 | Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+33 | — | — |
| 20 | Everactive Developer of self-powered chips for wireless ambient Internet of Things devices 64Funding top 21%Moat top 21%Patents top 26%Innovation top 27% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 21% Patentstop 26% Innovationtop 27% Growthtop 31% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $160M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 51 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $160M | 21 mo ago | 91 | 2012 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 51 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 21 | RMI Corporation Developed SoCs for computer networking | $129M | 232 mo ago | — | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+6 | 48 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 22 | EdgeQ Provider of software-customizable and programmable solution for IoT applications | $126M | 38 mo ago | 20 | 2018 | Animate.cssAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | 77 patents Integrated baseband processing, AI acceleration, and multi‑RAT multiplexing using compute‑in‑memory | — |
| 23 | Atmosic Developer of Bluetooth modules for short-range wireless communication applications 69Innovation top 23%Funding top 25%Product top 29%Moat top 31% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 25% Producttop 29% Moattop 31% Growthtop 32% Talenttop 35% Techtop 42% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Innovation: 5 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Funding: Raised $122M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $122M | 15 mo ago | 80 | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 24 | ACCO Semi Manufacturer of RF front-end components | $118M | 112 mo ago | 16 | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 25 | eSilicon Corporation Innovating essential technology solutions for data infrastructure, networking, and compute | $118M | 107 mo ago | 68 | 2000 | — | 51 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 26 | ClariPhy ICs for high speed communication | $117M | 142 mo ago | 91 | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 27 | SiBEAM Millimeter wave technology using the 60Ghz spectrum | $112M | 195 mo ago | 80 | 2004 | — | 112 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 28 | Fulcrum Microsystems Ethernet switch silicon for data center network providers | $111M | 195 mo ago | 58 | 2000 | — | 58 patents Asynchronous circuit design and high‑performance packet switch interconnect architectures | — |
| 29 | Beceem Provider of mobile WiMax semiconductor systems | $110M | 205 mo ago | 202 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Credo Developer of serializer-deserializer circuits | $108M | 72 mo ago | 438 438 → 539 (+23%) | 2008 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 15 patents AI model provenance, validation dataset protection, and unique model identity verification. | — |
| 31 | Mellanox Technologies Provider of Ethernet and InfiniBand interconnect solutions for servers and storage | $98M | 45 mo ago | 316 | 1999 | — | 39 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 32 | Zenverge Provider of home automation product reviews and information | $96M | 149 mo ago | 65 | 2005 | — | 34 patents High‑performance video encoding/decoding hardware and bandwidth‑efficient video streaming | — |
| 33 | Gainspan Low Energy embedded WiFi modules and chips | $87M | 137 mo ago | 3 | 2006 | — | 120 patents Low‑power wireless IoT mesh networking with video streaming and sleep‑mode optimization | — |
| 34 | Amalfi Semiconductor Provider of online travel information and resources for a specific region | $85M | 169 mo ago | 26 | 2003 | DiscourseRubyRuby on Rails+11 | — | — |
| 35 | Tower Semiconductor Manufacturer of multiple analog integrated circuits | $83M | 34 mo ago | 1,649 | 1993 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 36 | Ikanos Broadband Chip Manufacturer | $83M | 140 mo ago | 21 | 1999 | — | 15 patents Advanced DSL signal processing and management for high‑speed broadband access | — |
| 37 | WiSpry ICs for wireless market | $80M | 143 mo ago | 25 | 2002 | — | 356 patents RF/microwave MEMS switches and integrated high‑gain antenna/tunable component technologies | — |
| 38 | Empower Semiconductor Developer of novel on-chip power management architecture 60Patents top 19%Innovation top 22%Funding top 25%Moat top 35% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 19% Innovationtop 22% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 35% Talenttop 35% Newstop 40% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 35% Patents: 153 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 Innovation: 153 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $75M | 8 mo ago | 42 | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 153 patents Advanced high‑voltage switched‑capacitor and reconfigurable DC‑DC power conversion | 1 award |
| 39 | Netronome Provider of data interface solutions for ethernet connections | $72M | 90 mo ago | 23 | 2003 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 40 | Omni Design Technologies Ultra low power semiconductor IP cores 45Funding top 24%Tech top 34%Patents top 34%Talent top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 34% Patentstop 34% Talenttop 35% Moattop 36% Growthtop 45% Innovationtop 46% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $69.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $69M | 9 mo ago | 5 | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 44 patents High‑speed, jitter‑tolerant ADCs with ML calibration and latchup/clock protection | 2 job openings |
| 41 | Axiado Developer of hardware-anchored platform security solutions with AI-driven threat detection 62Funding top 23%Moat top 28%Innovation top 37%Growth top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 37% Growthtop 40% Patentstop 40% Techtop 44% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 40% Marketbottom 38% Funding: Raised $55.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 25 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $56M | 6 mo ago | 44 | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 25 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 5 job openings · 1 expansion · 3 awards |
| 42 | oneNav Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures | $54M | 30 mo ago | 31 | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 71 patents Advanced GNSS signal acquisition, tracking, and robust processing for navigation receivers | — |
| 43 | Retym Developer of digital signal processing for artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud | $40M | 14 mo ago | 2 | 2020 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+21 | 34 patents High‑speed serial transceiver design and error‑correction decoding reliability algorithms | — |
| 44 | Anokiwave mmWave solutions provider enabling advanced 5G, SATCOM, and defense applications | $40M | 41 mo ago | 117 | 1999 | UbuntuBootstrapApache HTTP Server+7 | 155 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 45 | QuantalRF Provider of IoT based RF receiver architectures | $34M | 49 mo ago | 13 13 → 17 (+31%) | 2008 | — | 15 patents Integrated RF filtering and envelope‑tracked power‑amplifier modules for wireless front‑ends | 1 launch |
| 46 | Lion Semiconductor Provider of semiconductor solutions for power and battery management ICs | $33M | 67 mo ago | 3 | 2013 | — | 110 patents Hybrid switched‑capacitor DC‑DC converters and their control/feedback circuitry. | — |
| 47 | Rapid Silicon Manufacturer of AI-powered field-programmable gate array devices | $30M | 41 mo ago | 125 | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 48 | Sitrus Technology Corporation Fabless manufacturer of multiple integrated circuits | $28M | 33 mo ago | 8 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Eridan Provider of a wireless transceiver 32Funding top 35%Tech top 43%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 42% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $15.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 13 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 17 mo ago | 43 | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 50 | Global Telecom Provider of communication modules for IoT applications | $4M | 27 mo ago | 8 | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | 75 patents Autonomous wireless communication modules for telecom network infrastructure | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California
#1
Public · Santa Clara, California · founded 1995 · 7448 employees$3Braised▾
Public · Santa Clara, California · founded 1995 · 7448 employees
Provider of a semiconductor and data-infrastructure company. The company portfolio spans data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, including accelerated infrastructure for compute, connectivity, and storage. The company also highlights networking and compute products aimed at delivering performance, intelligence, security, and telemetry for modern enterprise networks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Fin. health
top 16%Market
top 23%Product
top 26%News
top 27%Growth
top 31%Funding: Raised $3.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 20 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$8.2B · Revenue +42% YoY · Revenue 2.7x total funding
Market: 7,448 employees (top 6% of Semiconductors) · Revenue ~$8.2B · Top-1,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 475k LinkedIn followers — 15.7% of this cohort's audience · 51 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$2B
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)—
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$1B
- Jun 2006Post IPO$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Goldman Sachs, Nvidia, Authosis Ventures, ICCP SBI Venture Partners, Benson Family Private Equity
Tech stack
Adobe Experience ManagerAkamaiAkamai MpulseAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#2
SiFive 🦄Series G · Santa Clara, California · founded 2015 · 175 employees$365.6Mraised▾
SiFive 🦄
Series G · Santa Clara, California · founded 2015 · 175 employees
Provider of customizable RISC-V processor IP and high-performance compute core solutions for AI. It delivers scalable and configurable CPU core solutions including scalar, vector, and matrix computing designs. It enables chip designers and system developers to build high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions across domains such as AI/ML, automotive systems, edge computing, data centers, and embedded devices. It focuses on enabling customization, rapid innovation, and performance optimization through modular processor IP, supporting applications that require flexible compute architectures and advanced workload acceleration.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Patents
top 20%News
top 20%Moat
top 22%Talent
top 22%Innovation
top 24%Funding: Raised $366M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series G (Apr 2026)
Patents: 402 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 343 filings since 2022 vs 59 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 32 tracked, 8 types) · +150% YoY · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 66k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. SiFive Essential IP) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series G$400M
- Mar 2022Series F$175M
- Aug 2020Series E$61M
- Jun 2019Series D$65.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Sutter Hill Ventures, Chengwei Capital, Spark Capital, Osage Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Zepp Labs
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDiscourseDocusign
#3
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2018 · 161 employees$330Mraised▾
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2018 · 161 employees
Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence. The company offers a machine learning system-on-chip, boards, and development kits. The hardware and software are designed for robotics, automotive, industrial, government, retail, and healthcare sectors. The company's platform supports computer vision, large language models, and multimodal models.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%AI
top 22%Moat
top 31%Partners
top 32%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 41%Funding: Raised $330M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Mistral Solutions (a subsidiary of AXISCADES)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C—
- Aug 2025Series C$85M
- Apr 2024Series B$70M
- Jun 2023Series B$13M
Founders & team
Investors
Dell Technologies Capital, Amplify Partners, Wing Venture Capital, ND Capital, Fidelity Investments, Alter Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailAuth0Cart FunctionalityCdnjs
#4
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2017 · 44 employees$55.9Mraised▾
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2017 · 44 employees
Developer of hardware-anchored platform security solutions with AI-driven threat detection. The company offers technology embedded in security modules compliant with industry standards. Their platform security solutions are compatible with software-based cybersecurity solutions. The company’s offerings include hardware and software applications for cloud, data centers, and network switches.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Moat
top 28%Innovation
top 37%Growth
top 40%Patents
top 40%Tech
top 44%Funding: Raised $55.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 25 patents · Soonicorn
Innovation: 25 patents (top 63% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +5 · hiring: engineering, engineering engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$100M
- Dec 2024Series C$60M
- Dec 2021Series B$25M
- Apr 2021Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Orbit Venture Partners, 4-Good Ventures, Maverick Silicon, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Crosslink Capital, Atreides Management
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesFont AwesomeGodaddy
#5
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 42 employees$75Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 42 employees
Developer of novel on-chip power management architecture. It enables the design of integrated voltage regulators in SoCs. It claims that the new architecture would improve the cost, size, and energy efficiency of voltage regulators for various applications from low-power mobile devices to high-end servers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 19%Innovation
top 22%Funding
top 25%Moat
top 35%Talent
top 35%News
top 40%Patents: 153 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 153 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $75.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$140M
- Mar 2023Series C$30M
- Oct 2021Series C$45M
Founders & team
Investors
Mesh Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Fidelity Investments, Maverick Silicon, CapitalG, Atreides Management
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpKinstaCloudflareHttp/3
#6
Series A · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 5 employees$69.3Mraised▾
Series A · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 5 employees
Omni Design Technologies is a developer of high-performance ultra-low power semiconductor embedded IP cores for connected sensors and other applications. It also provides analog and interface IP cores. Its IP offerings are targeted for SoC addressing a wide range of application areas including IoT, test and measurement, high-speed interfaces, communications, medical imaging, and sensor hubs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Tech
top 34%Patents
top 34%Talent
top 35%Moat
top 36%Growth
top 45%Funding: Raised $69.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Patents: 44 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 24 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Senior Digital/RTL IC Design Engineer, Senior SerDes Analog Designer
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series A$35M
- Jun 2025Series A$34.3M
Founders & team
Investors
FM Capital, Tipping Point Capital, VentureTech Alliance, Foothill Ventures, Mountain View Capital, CDIB Capital Group
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFramer SitesGodaddy
#7
Series D · Campbell, California · founded 2016 · 80 employees$121.5Mraised▾
Series D · Campbell, California · founded 2016 · 80 employees
Developer of Bluetooth modules for short-range wireless communication applications. It designs and develops ultra-low power wireless solutions to reduce the dependency on batteries for IoT. Its chief offering comprises a series of Bluetooth 5 standard-compliant modules that comes with lower power radio, on-demand wake-up, and controlled energy harvesting features. It has applications in the areas of wearables, personal and asset trackers, beacons, remotes, location devices, keyboards, and mice.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 23%Funding
top 25%Product
top 29%Moat
top 31%Growth
top 32%Talent
top 35%Innovation: 5 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $122M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2025)
Product: 5 distinct product lines · 1 published app (180 installs) · Company stage: Series D
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series D$40M
- Jan 2022Series C$72M
- Dec 2019Series B$28.5M
- 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Sutter Hill Ventures, Clear Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Walden International, Arden Road Investments, Quantum Innovation Fund
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailAstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie Notice
#8
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees$159.8Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees
Developer of self-powered chips for wireless ambient Internet of Things devices. The company provides systems-on-chip that include an ARM core, low-power radio receiver, energy-harvesting power management unit, and sensor interfaces. These chips enable continuous data sensing, processing, and wireless transmission using harvested energy. The company's technology aims to expand the reach of the Internet of Things.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Moat
top 21%Patents
top 26%Innovation
top 27%Growth
top 31%Tech
top 45%Funding: Raised $160M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Aug 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 51 patents · Soonicorn
Patents: 51 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 15 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series C$10.9M
- Nov 2022Series C$18.7M
- Aug 2021Series C$16M
- Sep 2020Series C$35.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Future Fund, Blue Bear Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Osage University Partners, ABB, In-Q-Tel
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGodaddyGodaddy Website BuilderGoogle WorkspaceHstsLodash
#9
Series D · Cupertino, California · founded 2020 · 2 employees$40.4Mraised▾
Series D · Cupertino, California · founded 2020 · 2 employees
Developer of digital signal processing for artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud. The company designs analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and digital signal processors. They focus on error correction and equalization algorithms. The company’s technologies optimize performance and scalability.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series D$75M
- May 2023Series C$40.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, Alif Semiconductor, Fidelity Investments
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#10
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 43 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 43 employees
Provider of a wireless transceiver. It offers wireless transceivers for IoT, satellite, small cells, defense, massive MIMO, and other applications. The device has 5G networking capability and is claimed to have the capability to operate at normal power efficiencies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Tech
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 42%Moat
bottom 38%Market
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $15.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 13 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jan 2025)
Tech: 29 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Test & Automation Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Sony) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$36.8M
- Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$36.8M
- Aug 2024Series B$3.1M
- May 2022Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Capricorn, Mountain View Capital, Social Capital, Diamond Edge Ventures, DARPA, NTIA
#11
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2021 · 200 employees$250.1Mraised▾
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2021 · 200 employees
Provider of RISC-V based chips for computing
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. GUC KYEC lowRISC CIC TSMC and zeroRISC) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Matrix Capital Management, Intel, MediaTek, Dell Technologies, Walden Catalyst, Koch Disruptive Technologies
#12
Public · Camarillo, California · founded 1960 · 2248 employees$300Mraised▾
Public · Camarillo, California · founded 1960 · 2248 employees
Provider of semiconductors, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity solutions. The company delivers technology solutions for a connected and sustainable planet. It offers products for wireless RF, circuit protection, signal integrity, broadcast video, and power management. Smart sensing and professional AV solutions are also available. The company provides cellular IoT modules, routers, and gateways. It also offers design resources and development support.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 63k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- Oct 2022Post IPO$300M
Founders & team
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon ElbAmazon Web ServicesAngularAnimate.Css
Funding & investor landscape
$15Btotal disclosed funding
162companies funded
546disclosed rounds
3rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Intel Capital15 rounds
Sequoia Capital12 rounds
New Enterprise Associates10 rounds
Notable founders
Matt Murphy
Chairman and CEO · Marvell
Andrew Waterman
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer · SiFive
Yunsup Lee
Co-Founder & CTO · SiFive
Krishna Rangasayee
Founder and CEO · SiMa.ai
Niki Sami
Managing Director · SiMa.ai
Gopi Sirineni
CEO · Axiado
Tim Phillips
CEO & President · Empower Semiconductor
Kush Gulati
Co-founder · Omni Design Technologies
David Su
Co Founder · Atmosic
David Wentzloff
Co-founder and Co-CTO · Everactive
Sachin Gandhi
Co-Founder & CEO · Retym
Aharon El-Bahar
Co-Founder · Retym
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 22,739,260 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Analog and Mixed Signal ICs coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Hardware
How research on Chip Design Eda in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Chip Design Eda in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 511 papers.
UC Berkeley, UCLA, and USC lead California's optimistic chip-design-EDA research, dominantly advancing VLSI and FPGA techniques with breakthrough-heavy, low-power performance focus.
511 papers · stance +0.60 · 54% breakthrough · 10% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley105
- University of California, Los Angeles90
- University of Southern California72
- University of California, San Diego68
- University of California, Santa Barbara44
leading researchers
Andrew B. Kahng · Alan Mishchenko · Massoud Pedram · Jason Cong · Lei He · Peter A. Beerel
prism intelligence · tone & topics
97% positive · 0% critical tone
Computer ScienceElectronicsArtificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentEducationManufacturing
▲
Breakthroughs251 · 49%
▲ 44%→56% share
▲1.3× share momentum9 median citations29% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electronic design automation research is intensifying — EDA papers doubled (10→19) as Boolean satisfiability and macro topics surge alongside three newly emerging sub-topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic design automation10→19
- Automation5→10
- Scalability6→10
- Boolean satisfiability problem2→5
- Macro1→4
Newly emergingLeverage (statistics) 0→4 · Bottleneck 0→3 · Hardware security module 0→3
Landmark Non-volatile magnonic logic circuits engineering · 193 cites
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Advancements170 · 33%
▼ 37%→27% share
▼0.7× share momentum7 median citations21% since 2021mostly methods-led
Ternary operation research newly emerged while EDA advancements grew (5→9), despite advancements field-share shrinking 37%→27%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic design automation5→9
- Circuit design2→3
Newly emergingTernary operation 0→3
Landmark ABC: An Academic Industrial-Strength Verification Tool · 886 cites
▼
Concerns46 · 9%
▼ 10%→8% share
▼0.8× share momentum6 median citations22% since 2021mostly position pieces
Circuit design concerns are rising — papers tripled (1→3) even as concerns field-share contracted to 8%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Circuit design1→3
Landmark Design Automation of Cyber-Physical Systems: Challenges, Advances, and Opportunities · 145 cites
Common questions
How many Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 289 indexable Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States?
The Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $15B in disclosed equity funding across 162 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Analog and Mixed Signal ICs company in California, United States?
Marvell is the highest-funded Analog and Mixed Signal ICs company in California, United States, with $3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States are funded?
162 of the 289 Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Analog and Mixed Signal ICs unicorns are there in California, United States?
2 Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Analog and Mixed Signal ICs companies on this list include VentureTech Alliance, Western Technology Investment, Intel Capital, Walden International, Sequoia Capital.
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