Radar · Semiconductors in California
Best Semiconductors Companies in California, United States
The 1898 best Semiconductors 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
1898companies tracked
$50.4Bdisclosed funding
11unicorns
706have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 69 Semiconductors companies
$22.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
69companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2016median founding year
1.6Mcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | 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%) · sector median +37% | Matt Murphy Chairman and CEO | Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+17 | 16 patents Multi-channel video display memory systems and low-complexity wireless beamforming solutions | — |
| 2 | Lumentum Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products 82Market top 22%Fin. health top 24%Funding top 26%Partners top 31% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 24% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 31% Newstop 33% Techtop 35% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 50% Moatbottom 38% Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $2.9B | 3 mo ago | 7,500 | — | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+20 | — | 1 expansion |
| 3 | Synopsys Provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems, including EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and systems… 93Funding top 15%Patents top 16%Market top 18%Partners top 24% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Patentstop 16% Markettop 18% Partnerstop 24% Techtop 25% Talenttop 25% Newstop 26% Producttop 29% Fin. healthtop 30% Innovationtop 32% Globaltop 32% Growthtop 40% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Funding: Raised $2.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 32 yrs (0.0/yr) Patents: 5,498 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1196 filings since 2022 vs 1296 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $2.0B | 6 mo ago | 19,000 | David Gregory Co-Founder | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaFroala Editor+30 | 5,498 patents Electronic design automation tools for circuit design, verification, simulation, and cloud workflow optimization | — |
| 4 | PsiQuantum 🦄 Developer of photon-based universal quantum computers 92Patents top 9%Funding top 13%Innovation top 16%Moat top 22% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 9% Fundingtop 13% Innovationtop 16% Moattop 22% Newstop 26% Growthtop 27% AItop 28% Talenttop 30% Markettop 35% Partnerstop 41% Techtop 45% Globaltop 50% Patents: 889 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 691 filings since 2022 vs 198 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $1.3B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.3B | 9 mo ago | 213 | Mark Thompson Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | 889 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch |
| 5 | SambaNova Systems 🦄 Provider of AI-powered software and hardware 93Innovation top 13%Patents top 13%Funding top 14%Tech top 19% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% Techtop 19% AItop 22% Moattop 22% Newstop 23% Markettop 29% Partnerstop 32% Growthtop 39% Producttop 41% Globaltop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $1.1B | 3 mo ago | 497 497 → 406 (-18%) · sector median +37% | Christopher Re Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+32 | 589 patents Reconfigurable AI accelerator hardware for high‑bandwidth, dataflow‑optimized neural network processing | — |
| 6 | Groq 🦄 Provider of AI inference platforms and on-premise AI inference clusters 96Funding top 15%Patents top 16%Innovation top 17%Tech top 18% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 17% Techtop 18% AItop 18% Partnerstop 21% Moattop 22% Growthtop 23% Newstop 23% Markettop 29% Talenttop 34% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Patents: 240 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 157 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $1.0B | 9 mo ago | 165 165 → 313 (+90%) · sector median +37% | Jonathan Ross CEO | AlgoliaNode.jsRadix UI+31 | 240 patents Hardware and software techniques for high‑performance tensor/AI accelerator design and reliability. | — |
| 7 | Cerebras 🦄 Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions 96Funding top 10%Tech top 17%News top 18%Growth top 20% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Techtop 17% Newstop 18% Growthtop 20% Talenttop 23% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 33% Globaltop 42% Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $750M | 2 mo ago | — | Michael James Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+25 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Aeva Provider of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles 69Patents top 14%Funding top 22%Innovation top 32%Product top 35% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 14% Fundingtop 22% Innovationtop 32% Producttop 35% Moattop 35% Growthtop 37% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Markettop 45% Fin. healthtop 48% Globalbottom 44% Newsbottom 25% Patents: 433 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 375 filings since 2022 vs 58 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $560M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $560M | 10 mo ago | 306 306 → 307 (+0%) · sector median +37% | Mina Rezk Co-Founder | DrupalPHPVimeo+27 | 433 patents High-resolution FMCW LiDAR with integrated optical power balancing and fiber-tip scanning. | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 9 | Unconventional AI 🦄 Developer of computer systems optimizing energy efficiency for artificial intelligence 69Funding top 22%Talent top 28%Moat top 32%Market top 44% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Talenttop 28% Moattop 32% Markettop 44% AItop 45% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $475M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $475M | 6 mo ago | — | Sara Achour Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+18 | — | 1 launch · 2 awards |
| 10 | Celestial AI Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems 83Funding top 21%Innovation top 25%Growth top 25%Patents top 25% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 25% Patentstop 25% Moattop 26% Newstop 27% AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 40% Techtop 44% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $370M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) Innovation: 190 patents (top 25% of patent-holders) · 190 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $370M | 15 mo ago | 100 | Preet Virk Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | 190 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 11 | 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 | Andrew Waterman Co-Founder & Chief Engineer | PrismicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 402 patents Customizable RISC‑V processor IP with advanced cache virtualization and matrix‑multiply accelerators | 1 partnership |
| 12 | 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 | Krishna Rangasayee Founder and CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 13 | Eridu AI Developer of data center infrastructure technology for artificial intelligence acceleration 67Funding top 18%Growth top 20%Talent top 28%Tech top 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Growthtop 20% Talenttop 28% Techtop 45% AItop 45% Patentstop 46% Innovationtop 49% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $230M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $230M | 3 mo ago | — | Mike Capuano Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 6 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 award |
| 14 | Mojo Vision Developer of AR-based display technology 74Funding top 17%News top 21%Growth top 25%Talent top 28% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Newstop 21% Growthtop 25% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 40% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $226M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 3 types) · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $226M | 2 mo ago | 150 | Mike Wiemer Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+22 | — | 1 award |
| 15 | Ayar Labs 🦄 Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications 87Funding top 16%Patents top 17%Moat top 22%Talent top 22% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Patentstop 17% Moattop 22% Talenttop 22% Innovationtop 23% Newstop 29% Growthtop 30% Techtop 33% Markettop 45% AItop 45% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $216M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 375 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 289 filings since 2022 vs 86 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $216M | 3 mo ago | 102 102 → 249 (+144%) · sector median +37% | Rajeev Ram Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | 375 patents Silicon photonic integration for high‑speed optical I/O, WDM links, and on‑chip optical power delivery | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 16 | Rigetti Computing Developer of an AI-powered full-stack quantum computing solution based on superconducting qubits 78Product top 14%Partners top 15%Tech top 21%Innovation top 25% All 13 signals ▾Producttop 14% Partnerstop 15% Techtop 21% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Newstop 30% AItop 45% Markettop 46% Moattop 48% Growthtop 49% Fin. healthtop 49% Globalbottom 39% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Partners: 7 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 7 deals rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $198M | 13 mo ago | 145 145 → 198 (+37%) · sector median +37% | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — | — |
| 17 | Frore Systems Developer of thermal management solutions for data centers and electronic devices 72Innovation top 16%Patents top 17%Funding top 18%Moat top 33% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 17% Fundingtop 18% Moattop 33% Newstop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Innovation: 194 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 163 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 Patents: 194 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 163 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $190M | 3 mo ago | 75 | Suryaprakash Ganti Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowVimeocore-js+12 | 194 patents MEMS-enabled active cooling and fluidic actuation for LED and waterproof electronic systems | — |
| 18 | d-Matrix 🦄 Developers of digital-in memory compute engine for efficient AI processing 89Patents top 12%Innovation top 17%Growth top 19%Funding top 20% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Innovationtop 17% Growthtop 19% Fundingtop 20% Moattop 22% Newstop 25% AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Techtop 43% Markettop 46% Globaltop 49% Patents: 271 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 45 in 2017-21 Innovation: 271 patents (top 20% of patent-holders) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 45 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $154M | 7 mo ago | 66 | Sudeep Bhoja Founder and CTO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+26 | 266 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 2 awards |
| 19 | nEye Provider of integrated silicon photonic switch for AI computing 55Funding top 17%Talent top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 40% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 40% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $149M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $149M | 2 mo ago | — | Kyungmok Kwon Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPjQuery+7 | — | — |
| 20 | Vital Connect Developer of biosensor patch for body vitals monitoring 64Product top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 26%Patents top 32% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Patentstop 32% Talenttop 34% Innovationtop 36% Growthtop 43% Techtop 45% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 47% Newsbottom 18% Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series G Funding: Raised $140M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $140M | 15 mo ago | 184 184 → 199 (+8%) · sector median +37% | Nersi Nazari Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 239 patents Wearable biosensor systems for continuous cardiovascular and vital‑sign monitoring | — |
| 21 | Cornami Provider of AI-powered microprocessors for parallel computing applications 76Growth top 13%Funding top 19%AI top 26%Moat top 28% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 13% Fundingtop 19% AItop 26% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 30% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 38% Techbottom 34% Growth: Headcount 15 → 36 (+140%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $133M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 14 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $133M | 10 mo ago | 36 36 → 39 (+8%) · sector median +37% | — | — | 95 patents Hardware acceleration for homomorphic encryption and secure parallel processing architectures | — |
| 22 | Particle Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT 55Tech top 23%Funding top 24%Customers top 24%News top 30% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 24% Customerstop 24% Newstop 30% Moattop 35% Growthtop 40% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Patentsbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 35% Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $130M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $130M | 15 mo ago | 109 109 → 110 (+1%) · sector median +37% | Zach Supalla Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+31 | 5 patents Pharma skin‑inflammation formulations, audio speaker hardware, VR headset devices, graphic‑design software. | 1 launch |
| 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 | David Su Co Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 24 | Eliyan Manufacturer of enterprise and server class chips 48Funding top 19%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Patents top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 38% Moattop 40% Innovationtop 43% Newsbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 21% Funding: Raised $100M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $100M | 4 mo ago | 18 | Ramin Farjadrad Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | 24 patents Advanced chiplet interconnects and packaging for high‑bandwidth, low‑cost 2.5D/3D memory systems | 1 launch |
| 25 | Cognichip Developer of artificial intelligence software for semiconductor design automation tools 62Funding top 17%AI top 26%Talent top 28%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% AItop 26% Talenttop 28% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $93.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $93M | 2 mo ago | — | Simon Sabato Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | — | — |
| 26 | Monarch Quantum Manufacturer of integrated photonics systems for quantum computing, sensing, and communication 35Funding top 32%Talent top 38%Tech top 50%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Talenttop 38% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $76.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $76M | 3 mo ago | — | Tim Day Chairman & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMarker+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 27 | 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 | Tim Phillips CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 153 patents Advanced high‑voltage switched‑capacitor and reconfigurable DC‑DC power conversion | 1 award |
| 28 | Butlr Developer of thermal sensing technology providing building occupancy and utilization data 40Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Moat top 35%Talent top 38% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 45% Producttop 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 19% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $71.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $71M | 1 mo ago | 41 41 → 93 (+127%) · sector median +37% | Honghao Deng Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowMicrosoft AdvertisingjQuery+11 | 2 patents Thermal imaging for human pose detection in smart building occupancy monitoring | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 29 | Alpha Design AI Provider of agentic AI platforms for semiconductor chip design and verification 69AI top 20%Funding top 24%Growth top 28%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 28% Moattop 40% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 40% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $71.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $71M | 4 mo ago | — | William Wang Founder & CEO | Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+18 | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 30 | 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 | Kush Gulati Co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 44 patents High‑speed, jitter‑tolerant ADCs with ML calibration and latchup/clock protection | 2 job openings |
| 31 | Avegant Develops hardware and software-based light field technology solutions 45Funding top 26%Patents top 26%Moat top 26%Innovation top 31% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Patentstop 26% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 35% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $66.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) Patents: 181 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 75 filings since 2022 vs 85 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $67M | 13 mo ago | 20 20 → 41 (+105%) · sector median +37% | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 181 patents Head‑mounted display optics and waveguide illumination for spatial light modulators | — |
| 32 | 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 | Gopi Sirineni CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 25 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 5 job openings · 1 expansion · 3 awards |
| 33 | GSME GSME is a global provider of customized silicon solutions, specializing in RF design and power 35Tech top 31%Funding top 37%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 31% Fundingtop 37% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Funding: Raised $53.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $53M | 5 mo ago | — | Farhat Jahangir Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 1 job opening |
| 34 | Matter Intelligence Developer of ultraspectral sensors and a large world model system 50Funding top 28%Growth top 28%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 28% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $47.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $48M | 2 mo ago | — | Nathan Stein Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+17 | — | — |
| 35 | Sofar Ocean Provider of marine weather forecasts and ocean condition monitoring solutions 64AI top 15%Tech top 24%Funding top 31%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 45% Patentsbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 34% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $48M | 14 mo ago | 91 | Tim Janssen Co-Founder & CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 10 patents Marine weather forecasting and metocean sensor integration solutions | 1 partnership |
| 36 | Quadric IO Developer of AI processor IP and related software development tools 57AI top 20%Product top 25%Funding top 26%Moat top 32% All 11 signals ▾AItop 20% Producttop 25% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 32% Newstop 33% Talenttop 35% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 44% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 29% AI: Classified as an AI company Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $46M | 5 mo ago | 20 | Veerbhan Kheterpal Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 60 patents On-chip configurable mesh interconnects for high‑throughput AI/ML compute acceleration | 1 expansion |
| 37 | mmTron Provider of wireless telecommunication infrastructures 4Funding top 44%Moat bottom 42%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 22% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 22% Patentsbottom 19% Marketbottom 14% Innovationbottom 4% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $45M | 1 mo ago | 14 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | 2 patents Millimeter-wave antenna arrays for targeted hyperthermia cancer treatment devices | — |
| 38 | DeGirum Developer of an AI platform, software, and hardware acceleration solutions 57AI top 30%Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾AItop 30% Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Patentstop 41% Innovationtop 43% Moattop 47% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 28% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence Funding: Raised $37.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $37M | 11 mo ago | — | Shashi Chilappagari Co-Founder | GitBookNode.jsRadix UI+14 | 63 patents High‑performance matrix multiplication hardware and ring‑network interconnects for AI accelerators | — |
| 39 | Merlin Solar Manufacturers of solar modules 55Product top 26%Funding top 27%Tech top 27%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 26% Fundingtop 27% Techtop 27% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 43% Moattop 43% Innovationtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 38% Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Funding: Raised $31.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $31M | 5 mo ago | 62 | Venkatesan Murali Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | 79 patents Metallic interconnects and surface treatments for photovoltaic module manufacturing | — |
| 40 | Multibeam Corporation Manufacturer of multi-column electron-beam lithography systems 50Talent top 15%Funding top 27%Product top 30%Tech top 39% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 27% Producttop 30% Techtop 39% Patentstop 41% Moattop 45% Innovationtop 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 31% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $31.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $31M | 10 mo ago | 31 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 46 patents Advanced electron/ion beam tools for precision semiconductor manufacturing and microfabrication | 1 partnership |
| 41 | Tachyum Provider of HPC processors 64Talent top 22%AI top 26%Moat top 28%Funding top 35% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 22% AItop 26% Moattop 28% Fundingtop 35% Patentstop 38% Innovationtop 42% Newstop 42% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 42% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, neural network rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $25M | 7 mo ago | 43 | Rodney Mullendore Co-Founder | HugoTailwind CSSLazySizes+12 | 28 patents High-performance CPU memory interface design and instruction encoding optimization | — |
| 42 | Praevium Research Developer of photonic integrated circuits and opto-electronic devices 19Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 47%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 23% Funding: Raised $17.6M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 23 yrs (0.4/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $18M | 11 mo ago | 13 | Vijaysekhar Jayaraman Founder | — | — | — |
| 43 | xMEMS Provider of MEMS micro-speaker technology 62Innovation top 15%Patents top 16%Funding top 32%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 15% Patentstop 16% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 41% Newstop 46% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 30% Innovation: 436 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 336 filings since 2022 vs 100 in 2017-21 Patents: 436 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 336 filings since 2022 vs 100 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $15M | 7 mo ago | 22 | Jemm Liang Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | 436 patents MEMS-based acoustic sensing, sound generation, and audio signal processing technologies | 1 launch |
| 44 | Vntana Provider of a content management platform for AR applications 64AI top 15%Tech top 26%Growth top 28%Funding top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Techtop 26% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 38% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 43% Producttop 46% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 22% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $13M | 6 mo ago | 12 | Ben Conway Co-Founder & COO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 13 patents Optimizing mesh data and containerizing physically‑based rendering pipelines for graphics engines | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 45 | Seacoast Science Innovating chemical sensor technology for diverse applications and environmental monitoring 27Innovation top 30%Funding top 38%Talent top 45%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 45% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 13% Innovation: 3 product lines Funding: Raised $12.7M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 6 yrs (3.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $13M | 8 mo ago | 10 | Louis Haerle Founder & President | — | — | — |
| 46 | Flux AI Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout 74Tech top 22%Funding top 30%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 22% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 36% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 43% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $12.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | 46 | Lance Cassidy Co-Founder & CDO | WebflowSentryStripe+26 | 22 patents In‑situ soil contamination detection and remediation monitoring technologies | 1 launch |
| 47 | Lemurian Labs Developer of software stack designed to run AI workloads on hardware 48AI top 20%Growth top 35%Funding top 40%Tech bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 19% AI: Classified as an AI company Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $9M | 6 mo ago | 24 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowGSAP+10 | — | 3 job openings |
| 48 | Mivium Developer of gallium-based semiconductor material solutions 21Talent top 28%Funding top 45%Tech bottom 39%Global bottom 30% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 45% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | — | Derek Cahill Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 49 | Bright Silicon Technologies Developer of chip-scale light steering solutions for optical switching 48Patents top 38%Innovation top 45%Funding top 48%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Patentstop 38% Innovationtop 45% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 20 patents (top 70% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $4M | 3 mo ago | — | Jeffrey Lang Chief Executive Officer | — | 20 patents Advanced optical phased‑array steering, alignment, and flexure bearing technologies for high‑performance photonics | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 50 | CyberSwarm Provider of solutions for cyberattack 37AI top 25%Moat top 25%Patents top 28%Innovation top 32% All 10 signals ▾AItop 25% Moattop 25% Patentstop 28% Innovationtop 32% Producttop 36% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 16% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 29 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $1M | 1 mo ago | 6 | Raneti Mihai Founder & CEO | — | 29 patents Neuromorphic hardware and training methods for AI pattern recognition systems | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors 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 — 29.8% of this cohort's audience
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
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees$2.9Braised▾
Public · Milpitas, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees
Manufacturer of lasers and optical communication products. Its product portfolio includes components for optical communication, commercial lasers, and diode lasers. The component of optical communication includes DWDM, transceivers, SDN element, ROADMs, amplifiers, passive components, pump lasers, and submarine components. Its portfolio of commercial lasers includes Q-Switched lasers and low-power CW lasers. It also offers edge-emitting diode lasers, fiber-coupled diode lasers, and VCSELs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 22%Fin. health
top 24%Funding
top 26%Partners
top 31%News
top 33%Tech
top 35%Market: 7,500 employees (top 5% of Telecom) · Revenue ~$1.6B · Top-5,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.6B (FY2012) · Net margin 7.8% · Revenue +21% YoY
Funding: Raised $2.9B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$2B
- Dec 2019Post IPO$900M
Investors
Nvidia, Cottonwood Technology Fund
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBugherdCloudflare
#3
Cerebras 🦄Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015$750Mraised▾
Cerebras 🦄
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015
Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions. It leverages proprietary wafer-scale processor technology to power generative AI, real-time reasoning, conversational AI, and intelligent agent workflows with significantly higher speed and efficiency than traditional GPU-based systems. Its offerings support cloud, on-premise, and private deployment environments, enabling organizations to build, fine-tune, and serve large AI models at scale while optimizing performance, latency, and infrastructure costs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Tech
top 17%News
top 18%Growth
top 20%Talent
top 23%Moat
top 26%Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 6 types) · +67% YoY · 9 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 120k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience · 98 engagements/post (2.1× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$850M
- Feb 2026Series H$1B
- Sep 2025Series G$1.1B
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Benchmark, Foundation Capital, Eclipse, Open Field Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Coatue
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesGodaddy
#4
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees$1.1Braised▾
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees
Provider of AI-powered software and hardware. The platform offers a suite of generative AI systems for enterprises and government organizations. Its suite includes ChatGPT chatbots designed for banks, law firms, healthcare providers, and other sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 13%Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%Tech
top 19%AI
top 22%Moat
top 22%Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $1.1B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series E (Feb 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 96k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series E$350M
- Apr 2021Series D$676M
- Feb 2020Series C$250M
- Apr 2019Series B$150M
Founders & team
Investors
BlackRock, Google Ventures, Walden International, Redline Capital Management, Intel Capital, Celesta Capital
Tech stack
6SenseApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
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 — 4.1% 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
#6
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
#7
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 1986 · 19000 employees$2Braised▾
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 1986 · 19000 employees
Provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems, including EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and systems verification. The company supplies software and IP for designing, verifying, and testing integrated circuits and electronic systems, along with simulation, analysis, and AI-driven design optimization platforms used across industries such as computing, automotive, AI, and communications. The company offers solutions for custom design, digital design, and silicon lifecycle management. Offerings extend to verification, including simulation, static and formal verification, and debug and coverage. The company provides silicon IP, including interface, processor, and foundation IP. Systems verification and validation solutions include emulation, prototyping, and virtual prototyping platforms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Patents
top 16%Market
top 18%Partners
top 24%Tech
top 25%Talent
top 25%Funding: Raised $2.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 32 yrs (0.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2025)
Patents: 5,498 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1196 filings since 2022 vs 1296 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Market: 19,000 employees (top 1% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) · Revenue ~$7.1B · Top-500,000 web property
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$2B
- 1994Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Nvidia, VentureTech Alliance, Oak Investment Partners
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamaiAmazon Alb
#8
Series B · Saratoga, California · founded 2015 · 150 employees$226.4Mraised▾
Series B · Saratoga, California · founded 2015 · 150 employees
Developer of AR-based monochrome display. It is developing an augmented reality-based computing platform that claims to deliver relevant information without the intrusions of mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, or wearables. Its chief offering is a tiny monochrome display, featuring multiple density pixels per square inch. It can be placed close to the eye and the company claims that the same's pixel density is about greater than the standard phone screen and denser than those displays found on other VR headsets
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%News
top 21%Growth
top 25%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Tech
top 40%Funding: Raised $226M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 3 types) · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Major Technology) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$17.5M
- Sep 2025Series B$75M
- Apr 2023Series B$22.4M
- Jan 2022Series B$45M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Gradient Ventures, Liberty Global, Khosla Ventures, Motorola Solutions, Struck Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#9
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2015 · 102 employees$216.5Mraised▾
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2015 · 102 employees
Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications. The company provides optical I/O chiplets and light sources for enhanced bandwidth and power efficiency. These solutions aim to improve the performance and scalability of AI and high-performance computing systems. The company's products are intended for use in data centers and other advanced technology applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Patents
top 17%Moat
top 22%Talent
top 22%Innovation
top 23%News
top 29%Funding: Raised $216M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series E (Mar 2026)
Patents: 375 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 289 filings since 2022 vs 86 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 375 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. NVIDIA) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series E$500M
- Dec 2024Series D$155M
- May 2023Series C$25M
- Apr 2022Series C$130M
Founders & team
Investors
Lockheed Martin, GF, Founders Fund, Intel Education Accelerator, Playground Global, VentureTech Alliance
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#10
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2015 · 213 employees$1.3Braised▾
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2015 · 213 employees
Developer of photon-based universal quantum computers. It uses photonic technology to develop error-corrected general-purpose quantum computers. It has applications in drug discovery, personalized medicine, artificial intelligence, and materials sciences.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 92how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 9%Funding
top 13%Innovation
top 16%Moat
top 22%News
top 26%Growth
top 27%Patents: 889 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 691 filings since 2022 vs 198 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $1.3B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series E (Sep 2025)
Innovation: 889 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 691 filings since 2022 vs 198 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 85k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series E$1B
- May 2025Series E$22M
- Apr 2024Series E$614.1M
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
M12, Atomico, Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, BlackRock, Playground Global
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#11
Series D · San Jose, California · founded 2018 · 75 employees$190Mraised▾
Series D · San Jose, California · founded 2018 · 75 employees
Developer of thermal management solutions for data centers and electronic devices. The company offers direct-to-chip liquid cooling and solid-state active air cooling products. These cooling solutions are applicable to consumer devices, industrial embedded systems, and data centers. The company's products aim to improve performance and enable compact designs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 16%Patents
top 17%Funding
top 18%Moat
top 33%News
top 34%Growth
top 35%Innovation: 194 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 163 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 194 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 163 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $190M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$143M
- May 2024Series C$90M
- Dec 2022Series B$100M
- 2018Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Qualcomm Ventures, Mayfield, Clear Ventures, Addition, Fidelity Investments, Prosperity7 Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHstsHttp/3
#12
Series A · Saratoga, California · founded 2023$230Mraised▾
Series A · Saratoga, California · founded 2023
Developer of data center infrastructure technology for artificial intelligence acceleration. The company focuses on overcoming infrastructure barriers that limit compute performance. It aims to deliver new levels of intelligence with reduced power consumption and cost. The company innovates at artificial intelligence scale.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Growth
top 20%Talent
top 28%Tech
top 45%AI
top 45%Patents
top 46%Funding: Raised $230M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$200M
- Seed$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Socratic Partners, HRT, Capricorn, Matter Venture Partners, MediaTek, VentureTech Alliance
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Godaddy
Funding & investor landscape
$50.4Btotal disclosed funding
749companies funded
2,330disclosed rounds
12rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Matt Murphy
Chairman and CEO · Marvell
Michael James
Co-Founder · Cerebras
Jean-Philippe Fricker
Co-Founder · Cerebras
Christopher Re
Co-Founder · SambaNova Systems
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
David Gregory
Co-Founder · Synopsys
Aart Geuss
Co-Founder · Synopsys
Mike Wiemer
Co-Founder & CTO · Mojo Vision
Drew Perkins
Co-Founder · Mojo Vision
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 933,153 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Hardware
How research on Semiconductors in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 860 papers.
UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, and Berkeley lead California's semiconductor research, optimistically advancing photonic devices, novel materials, and 3D IC integration with breakthroughs outnumbering concerns fourfold.
860 papers · stance +0.56 · 49% breakthrough · 12% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Santa Barbara162
- University of California, Los Angeles113
- University of California, Berkeley100
- California Institute of Technology92
- University of California, San Diego67
leading researchers
John E. Bowers · Chung‐Kuan Cheng · Sheldon X.-D. Tan · Andrew B. Kahng · Miodrag Potkonjak · S. J. Ben Yoo
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 1% critical tone
ElectronicsComputer ScienceTelecommunicationsManufacturingMaterials ScienceArtificial Intelligence
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Breakthroughs379 · 44%
▲ 40%→51% share
▲1.3× share momentum4 median citations32% since 2021mostly methods-led
Detector research is surging — papers doubled (4→8) as integrated circuit packaging emerges brand-new with 4 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Detector4→8
- Node (physics)1→5
- Artificial neural network1→5
- Electronic design automation1→4
- Electronic packaging1→4
Newly emergingIntegrated circuit packaging 0→4 · Field (mathematics) 0→3 · Tensor (intrinsic definition) 0→3
Landmark Memristor Applications for Programmable Analog ICs · 380 cites
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Advancements301 · 35%
▼ 39%→27% share
▼0.7× share momentum3 median citations22% since 2021mostly methods-led
Reliability concerns are intensifying — semiconductor reliability papers rose 1→6 and hardware security modules newly entered with 6 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Miniaturization2→5
- Superheterodyne receiver1→3
- Scaling2→4
- Field-programmable gate array3→4
Newly emergingGallium nitride 0→4 · Neuromorphic engineering 0→4 · Hardware Trojan 0→3
Landmark Hybrid Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology · 417 cites
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Concerns92 · 11%
▲ 10%→15% share
▲1.5× share momentum6 median citations39% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware Trojan research newly emerged alongside electrostatic discharge rising 1→5, signaling escalating semiconductor security and robustness pressures.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Reliability (semiconductor)1→6
- Electrostatic discharge1→5
- Noise (video)1→3
- Reliability engineering1→3
Newly emergingHardware security module 0→6 · Power (physics) 0→3
Landmark Silicon nitride passive and active photonic integrated circuits: trends and prospects · 311 cites
Common questions
How many Semiconductors companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 1898 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in California, United States?
The Semiconductors companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $50.4B in disclosed equity funding across 749 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in California, United States?
Marvell is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in California, United States, with $3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in California, United States are funded?
749 of the 1898 Semiconductors companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in California, United States?
11 Semiconductors companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Semiconductors companies on this list include National Science Foundation, Western Technology Investment, OSTI, Intel Capital, VentureTech Alliance.
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