In an increasingly complex design environment, innovators are crucial to advancing future technologies. Design the semiconductor systems that are optimizing mobile, cloud computing, automotive and more! How will you disrupt the technology industry?
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Beammwave
has set out to deliver an inexpensive, high-performing single-chip RFIC for digital beamforming, including front-end and antenna array, to be used in any device including mobile phones and IoT devices.
SynSense
(formerly aiCTX) is a leading-edge neuromorphic computing company. It provides dedicated mixed-signal neuromorphic processors that overcome the limitations of legacy von Neumann computers to provide an unprecedented combination of ultra-low power consumption and low-latency performance. Its real-time signal processing and AI edge computing solutions are widely used in smart home, intelligent robot, smart surveillance, and similar applications. Since inception, SynSense has received several grants from the European H2020, and investments from Baidu Ventures, CTC Capital, etc. SynSense is expanding its global footprint, with its Operating HQ in Chengdu, China; Advanced R&D Centre in Zurich, Switzerland; and IC Design Centre in Shanghai, China.
AlpsenTek
is a cutting-edge biologically inspired sensing company. It provides novel hybrid vision sensor IC and IPs specifically suitable for computer vision/ artificial intelligence. AlpsenTek combines traditional image sensor technology and the next-generation biometric vison sensing technology. It enables partners and customers to customize their applications with more flexibility and economy in markets like smartphones, PCs, internet of things, surveillance and robotics, etc. Since its foundation, AlpsenTek has received funding from Lenovo, CASSTAR, etc. and is working with major foundries. With branches and R&D centers in Zurich, Shenzhen, and Beijing, AlpsenTek can provide prompt support for the partners and customers in China and Europe.
Neurinnov
was founded in the end of 2018 as an INRIA and University of Montpellier spinoff and focuses on designing, developing, and commercializing Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD). Based on more than 20 years of research, we are developing a new generation of AIMD designed to bring innovative solutions to several families of severe functional deficiencies without any current therapeutic solution. Our expertise in electro-physiology and function physiology led us to an innovative and protected approach of implantable medical devices that resulted in the development of a patented generic technological solution for neural stimulation, allowing us to target different pathologies. The technology developed by Neurinnov allows selective neural electrical stimulation and will be first put to use to treat quadriplegic patients by restoring hand functionality to provide autonomy through our first product, HandyGrasp. In the context of our research and development efforts, we use Cadence design software for the design and verification of analog and digital ICs that are key components of our implantable neurostimulation architecture.
MaxWell Biosystems
provides high-content electrophysiology platforms. The MaxOne (single-well) and MaxTwo (multi-well) high-density microelectrode array (HD-MEA) systems allow label-free recording and stimulation of every active cell on a dish at unprecedented spatio-temporal resolution, facilitating the detailed investigation of cells. The powerful MaxLab Live all-in-one software enables live visualization, recording, and analysis of extracellular HD-MEA signals from different biological preparations such as iPSC-derived neurons, organoids, retina, or brain slices. MaxWell Biosystems’ solutions will advance scientific breakthroughs and accelerate drug discovery. Every cell has a story to tell. MaxWell Biosystems aims to equip everyone with tools to easily observe, track, and discover cells’ functionality, health, maturity, and response to compounds.
Spiden
aspires to become the benchmark platform for longevity and preventative medicine by providing real-time biomarker and drug analysis to empower clinicians and patients, as well as healthy individuals in making more informed, timely decisions and increase the safety and efficacy of medical treatments. It has developed the world’s first data generation platform to perform spectroscopic measurements of a wide range of biomarkers and drugs in blood. It envisions a future where human blood can be continuously measured with an implant (based on ICs that are designed with Cadence tools) and become state-of-the-art to living a healthier and longer life, detecting diseases earlier, and helping to improve and personalize medical treatments. In the short term, Spiden intends to work with established industry players and create blood monitoring technology that can improve the safety and efficacy of treatments of the critically ill in clinical settings.
Spiden was founded in Switzerland in 2017. The company has recruited an R&D team comprised of biophotonics experts, opto-mechanical engineers, data scientists, artificial intelligence experts and electronics engineers working out of its headquarter in Pfäffikon SZ.
Quantum Motion
is developing a revolutionary technology platform; not just a qubit, but a scalable array of qubits based on the ubiquitous silicon technology already used to manufacture the chips in smartphones and computers. The company is developing fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures that are compatible with the CMOS process. Fault-tolerant quantum processors will support the most powerful quantum algorithms, targeting solutions to currently intractable problems in fields as diverse as chemistry, medicine, and artificial intelligence.
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