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The Year Arm Became the AI Sovereign

Vertical Semiconductor raises $11M to build power-efficient AI chips platform
Vertical Semiconductor, an MIT spinoff, raised $11 million to develop Vertical GaN AI chips that enhance power efficiency and reduce energy consumption in AI data centers.

Micron's AI Ascent: Stellar Performance Meets Market Expectations

AI's Enduring Impact: Semiconductor Sector Poised for Decade-Long Growth

Chip Monitoring Startup ProteanTecs Secures $51M

PsiQuantum Secures $1 Billion Series E for Quantum Computer Development
PsiQuantum secured $1 billion in Series E funding. Funds managed by affiliates of BlackRock led the round, with Temasek and Baillie Gifford also as lead investors. This capital will accelerate the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers and establish utility-scale computing sites.

GPT-5's Personality Crisis and the Geopolitical Chessboard of AI Compute

Celestial AI Raises $255M to Advance AI Optical Interconnects
Celestial AI secured $255 million in its Series C1 funding round. Strategic investors VentureTech Alliance and Samsung Catalyst Fund joined this round. This investment brings the company's total funding to $520 million.

AI Boom Exposes Samsung's Chip Slip

AI's Insatiable Demand Fuels Semiconductor Growth

FuriosaAI Raises $125M to Scale AI Chip Production

AMD Emerges as Potent Rival in Booming AI Chip Market

Custom AI Chips Challenge Nvidia and Broadcom Dominance

Lumotive Secures $14M for Liquid Crystal Beamforming Chips

Lumotive Secures $59M Series B Extension with Amazon Backing
TechVision Fund II Closes €50M+ for DeepTech Funding

SiPearl Secures €130M Series A for European Supercomputing Chips

ONiO Secures €5 Million for Ultra-Low-Power Microcontroller
The round was led by Stockholm-based node.vc, with Helsinki’s Maki.vc as co-lead. Participating investors included existing investors EIC Fund and MP Pension.

GlobalFoundries Invests $3 Billion in US Chip Manufacturing

EnCharge AI Secures $144 Million to Revolutionize AI Computing

ZuriQ, ETH Zurich Spinoff, Raised $4.2M to be the Nvidia of Quantum Computing
<p>ETH Zurich spin-out rethinks trapped-ion quantum computers from the ground up, unlocking the path to thousands of qubits.</p>
Startup Funding Rounds of November 29, 2024
<p>Akhetonics has raised €6 million in seed funding to develop general-purpose all-optical chips, transforming computing performance and energy efficiency.</p>

Ubitium Secured $3.7M to Revolutionize the $500B Processor Industry

Generative AI Accelerates Semiconductor Innovation, Says Accenture
<p>Generative AI is set to transform the semiconductor industry, with 33% of executives expecting it to revolutionize design and manufacturing processes.</p> <p>But 73% of respondents identified intellectual property (IP) concerns as the top barrier to AI adoption, emphasizing the need for greater collaboration.</p><p> To address workforce challenges, 54% of companies plan to recruit talent from other industries, while 42% aim to upskill existing employees to meet the industry's evolving needs.</p>

Lidwave Raises $10M to Advance On-Chip 4D LiDAR Technology

Fabric Cryptography Raises $33M to Unleash Advanced Cryptography with Novel Chip
