Start‑ups news showcases emerging electronics companies delivering disruptive technologies—from IoT platforms and semiconductor IP to next‑generation sensors and embedded systems. These innovators often pioneer in nanotechnology, edge AI, and modular hardware. Early‑stage raises and crowdfunding campaigns signal shifting trends in electronics R&D and scalable product development. For Electronics Weekly readers, start‑up coverage offers insight into potential market disruptors, inventive component use cases, and the future direction of electronics innovation.
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UK start-up SCI Semiconductor has raised £2.5m towards developing its security-enhanced microcontroller based on CHERI, a memory securing framework developed by the University of Cambridge and supported by the UK and US governments. The investment was from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), and ...
Moonwatt has raised €8m towards developing sodium-ion batteries for storing solar-generated power over night. The round was lead by Daphni and LEA Partners, and included Founders Future, AFI Ventures and Kima Ventures. “Moonwatt is developing the world’s first energy storage solution specifically for solar power,” it said. “The funding will be used to accelerate the development and deployment of Moonwatt’s ...
Japanese automotive component supplier Denso, has signed a development license agreement with Californian startup, Quadric for a neural processing unit (NPU). The agreement means Denso will acquire the IP core license for Quadric’s Chimera general purpose NPU (GPNPU). Both companies will co-develop IP for an in-vehicle semiconductor for use in intelligent vehicle systems (ADAS and AD/self-driving) and inter-vehicle and cloud ...
Anglia Components has broken ranks with other distributors targeting the UK’s start-ups and entrepreneurs and has launched a dedicated division, Anglia Unicorn, to put academic start-ups in touch with financial seeders and both in touch with skilled engineers who can make the vision a reality. Named after the mythical creature which eludes capture, a Unicorn company is a start-up that ...
Forefront RF is a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company set-up to make ‘adaptive passive cancellation’ ICs to replace conventional switched SAW and BAW crystal filters “across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands”, it said. It was founded in 2020 by Leo Laughlin (right in photo) and Julian Hildersley. who have been joined by CSR co-founder Phil ...
Cambridge battery technology start-up Nyobolt has appointed Mark Newman as chief commercial officer and head of strategy responsible for developing commercial partnerships. Newman previously spent 11 years as MD and senior analyst at Bernstein focussing on batteries, electric vehicles and semiconductors. He was lead author of Bernstein Blackbooks: The Battery Bible, Electric Revolution and The New Memory Paradigm. Prior to ...
As well as being one of the world’s top universities, Cambridge is home to an entrepreneurial ecosystem, says Florin Udrea The city’s well-developed entrepreneurial ecosystem offers support to academics thinking about commercialising their research. The University of Cambridge has a flexible IP policy, giving researchers the option to partner with Cambridge Enterprise (the university’s commercialisation arm) to exploit their ideas, or to opt out ...
UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to circumstances in China, the roadshow described in the following article will not be proceeding as initially planned. Check the Crayfish.io website for more details as they are provided. Following its launch in Cambridge last July, Crayfish.io is rolling out its China-focused accelerator programme during a Cambridge-London roadshow next month. The roadshow, which is aimed specifically at ...
Shenzen-based DB investment management (DBI) has joined the Crayfish.io accelerator as the second anchor investor opening up further opportunities for UK and European semiconductor and IoT companies to join the programme and get ‘China-ready’. Two months since its launch, the ‘China-ready’ investment programme for UK and European companies has increased by £2.33m. DBI’s investment focus is on IoT and semiconductors, ...
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