Last deal

$25.7M

Amount

Series A

Stage

12.06.2024

Date

3

all rounds

$274.79M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Black Semiconductor manufactures powerful microchips with integrated electronic-photonic circuits for AI and 5G.

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founded date

01.01.2019

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

By combining photonic and electronic circuits using graphene-based superchips, Black Semiconductor is revolutionizing chip technology, overcoming the limitations of silicon-based chips and significantly improving performance and energy efficiency. Their technology empowers applications such as AI, autonomous driving, IoT, quantum computing, virtual reality, and data centers. Founded in 2019, the company aims to push the boundaries of semiconductor concepts and unlock the microchip industry from bandwidth bottlenecks using optical interconnects integrated everywhere.
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