At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 22 Semiconductor companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Semiconductor Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Mekonos
Mekonos creates a proprietary cell-engineering platform designed for cell therapies on a chip.
Founder(s): Anil Narasimha, Greg Sitters, Milad Alucozai, Steven Banerjee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Life Science, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Semiconductor
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Tempo Automation
Tempo Automation is transforming the way companies innovate and bring new electronic products to market.
Founder(s): Jeff McAlvay, Jesse Koenig, Katherine Scott, Shashank Samala
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Electronics, Industrial Manufacturing, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Military, Semiconductor
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Lion Semiconductor
Lion Semiconductor is an electronics company that specializes in electronic components such as capacitors, resistors, and transistors.
Founder(s): John Crossley, Wonyoung Kim
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
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Omnitron Sensors
Omnitron sensors is rewriting the script on building high-performance and low-cost sensors for the world of tomorrow.
Founder(s): Eric Aguilar
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Sensor
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Diamond Foundry
Diamond Foundry produces diamonds at mining scale using a proprietary reactor technology.
Founder(s): Martin Roscheisen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Foundries, Semiconductor
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Tensil
Tensil is a semiconductor company that provides custom chips for machine learning.
Founder(s): Peter Hizalev, Tom Alcorn
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Autonomous Vehicles, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
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Pakal Technologies
Pakal Technologies is a developer of IGTO-based semiconductors intended to revolutionize the IGBT market.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Semiconductor
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Reduced Energy Microsystems
Reduced Energy Microsystems develops the world’s most energy-efficient silicon for embedded computer vision and artificial intelligence.
Founder(s): Dylan Hand, Eleazar Vega Gonzalez, William Koven
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Hardware, Internet of Things, Semiconductor
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Empower Microsystems
Empower Microsystems offers a core low-voltage, series connected power inversion platform.
Founder(s): Mika Nuotio, Milan Ilic
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
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Asynos
Sensor-enabled product intelligence at item level
Founder(s): Jan Schnitker
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, SaaS, Semiconductor, Sensor, Smart Building
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Quantic Electronics
Quantic is an electronic component company focused on defining and delivering the future of mission-critical electronics.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Semiconductor
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Malachite Technologies
Malachite Technologies offers fully integrated equipment and process services.
Founder(s): Robert Weiss
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Industrial Automation, Mechanical Engineering, Semiconductor
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Monad Technologies
MONAD is a venture-backed FPGA cryptocurrency mining startup.
Founder(s): Michael Xia
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware, Semiconductor
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Cryptography Research
Cryptography Research is the world’s leading semiconductor security R&D and licensing company.
Founder(s): Benjamin Jun, Josh Jaffe, Kit Rodgers, Paul Kocher
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Network Security, Security, Semiconductor
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Blueprint Ventures
Blueprint Ventures is a technology investment firm that focuses on start-ups delivering disruptive products to market.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Security, Semiconductor, Venture Capital
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Avisa Myko
Avisa Myko is a biotechnology company developing natural soluble melanin for multiple uses that contribute to better health and environment.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Semiconductor
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City Semiconductor
City Semiconductor is an analog and mixed-signal IC design house providing world-class intellectual property.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Semiconductor
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OmniPHY Semiconductor
OmniPHY, a provider of automotive Ethernet subsystem technology services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Semiconductor
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Civcom
Civcom is a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of cost-saving dynamic Opto-electronic components
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Optical Communication, Semiconductor
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Optiva
Maker of nanomaterials for optical applications such as LCD displays.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Semiconductor
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TriCN Associates
TriCN Associates interface specific I/Os and SerDes IP.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Semiconductor
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Simunetics
A third-generation FEM-based full wave simulation suite that allows users to design virtual high-frequency electronic products
Founder(s): Jian Peng
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Semiconductor, Simulation, Software
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