The global semiconductor industry stands at a defining moment in its history. Having surpassed $600 billion in annual revenue, the path to a $1 trillion market is no longer a distant dream but an achievable milestone within the next decade. The annual 2025 Semi Industry Forum, organized by Silicon Catalyst, brings together the… Read More
At the AI Infra Summit 2025 was a panel conversation that captured the semiconductor industry’s anxieties and hopes. The session, titled “The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups,” examined how artificial intelligence is transforming not just what chips can do, but how we design them.
The backdrop is stark. Developing a leading-edge… Read More
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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
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
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
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
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
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 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 Catalyst… Read More
