CEO Interview with Andrew Skafel of Edgewater Wireless

CEO Interview with Andrew Skafel of Edgewater Wireless
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 6:00 am

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As the demand for high-capacity, low-latency wireless networks explodes across residential, enterprise, and industrial environments, a Canadian innovator is quietly reshaping the way Wi-Fi works—from the silicon up. Edgewater Wireless (TSXV:YFI/OTC:KPIFF), headquartered in Ottawa, is pioneering a transformative… Read More


Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies

Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-14-2025 at 8:00 am

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Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and market semiconductor solutions. It is the only incubator + accelerator focused on the Global Semiconductor Industry and operates with the motto “It’s about… Read More


CEO Interview: John Chang of Jmem Technology Co., Ltd.

CEO Interview: John Chang of Jmem Technology Co., Ltd.
by Daniel Nenni on 01-17-2025 at 6:00 am

Jmem Tek CEO John

John Chang, founder and CEO of JMEMTEK, combines technical expertise and business acumen to lead the company in addressing critical hardware security challenges. With a PhD candidate in Electro Physics at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and dual bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Banking and Finance… Read More


CEO Interview: Dr. Zeynep Bayram of 35ELEMENTS

CEO Interview: Dr. Zeynep Bayram of 35ELEMENTS
by Daniel Nenni on 01-10-2025 at 6:00 am

Zeynep Bayram headshot

Zeynep is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of 35ELEMENTS Corp., the GaN solutions company, which spun off from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She worked in small and large semiconductor companies, and managed operations of an equipment manufacturing business. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in EE,… Read More


Navigating Frontier Technology Trends in 2024

Navigating Frontier Technology Trends in 2024
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-09-2024 at 10:00 am

Mena Issler on Stage Silicon Catalyst Sep 19, 2024

Many of you are already familiar with Silicon Catalyst and the value it brings to semiconductor startups, the industry and the electronics industry at large. Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and… Read More


CEO Interview: Doug Smith of Veevx

CEO Interview: Doug Smith of Veevx
by Daniel Nenni on 09-27-2024 at 6:00 am

Veevx Team 23

Douglas Smith has focused his career on optimizing advanced technologies for high volume ASIC applications. He has led elite design teams at Motorola SPS then Broadcom for over 25 years. With 200+ successful tape outs generating $10B+ in revenue. Douglas left Broadcom to self-fund a startup focused on advanced memory technologies.… Read More


Silicon Catalyst Ventures Launched With 8 Fundings

Silicon Catalyst Ventures Launched With 8 Fundings
by Daniel Nenni on 06-24-2024 at 6:00 am

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Silicon Catalyst Inc. is a unique incubator dedicated exclusively to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2015, SCI provides a comprehensive ecosystem to support semiconductor startups. You can see the full list of available resources on the Silicon Catalyst website.

We recently covered the ground breaking Silicon CatalystRead More


Silicon Catalyst partners with Arm to launch the Arm Flexible Access for Startups Contest!

Silicon Catalyst partners with Arm to launch the Arm Flexible Access for Startups Contest!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-12-2024 at 6:00 am

ARM SI Contest

Winner and Runner-up to receive the contest’s largest ever technology credit for production tape-outs.

This is an example of why I enjoy working with Silicon Catalyst. They collaborate with our partners and do some really impressive things, all for the greater good of the semiconductor industry, absolutely. If you are not currently… Read More


CEO Interview: Patrick T. Bowen of Neurophos

CEO Interview: Patrick T. Bowen of Neurophos
by Daniel Nenni on 03-15-2024 at 6:00 am

Patrick T. Bowen

Patrick is an entrepreneur with a background in physics and metamaterials. Patrick sets the vision for the future of the Neurophos architecture and directs his team in research and development, particularly in metamaterials design. He has a Master’s degree in Micro-Nano systems from ETH Zurich and PhD in Electrical Engineering… Read More


A Candid Chat with Sean Redmond About ChipStart in the UK

A Candid Chat with Sean Redmond About ChipStart in the UK
by Daniel Nenni on 02-23-2024 at 6:00 am

Chip Start UK

When I first saw the Silicon Catalyst business plan 10 years ago I had very high hopes. Silicon Valley design starts were falling and Venture Capital Firms were distracted by software companies even though without silicon there would be no software.

Silicon Catalyst is an organization focused on accelerating silicon-based startups.… Read More