Berkeley SkyDeck Company

We are a Spring 2020 HotDesk (Previously Fall 2019 Cohort) company of the Berkeley SkyDeck in its CHIP TRACK program. More details of the support from the program can be found here.

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CHIP TRACK

Novel chip architectures, AI/ML processing units on the edge, low-power IoT sensors… exciting things are happening in the semiconductor space. But for many of the startups working in the semiconductor space, they’re frustrated that they have to raise millions of dollars just to hit “run” on their first prototype.

Berkeley SkyDeck is helping bring the “Silicon” back to Silicon Valley. The Chip Track at SkyDeck features some of the world’s preeminent academic experts in computer architectures and ASIC design, along with key collaborators from key industry leaders.Every six months, two companies will be selected for inclusion in the Chip Track. For these accepted startups, they will receive:

$200k in equity investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
Six months residency at Berkeley SkyDeck
Access to key industry partners, including SiFive
Access to cloud-based PDKs and MPW wafer runs from TSMC to reduce tape-out costs
Credits for access to cloud-based digital / analog / simulation tooling from Cadence
Access free / discounted IP from a variety of sources, to reduce design costs
Access UC Berkeley’s campus resources, including Marvell NanoLab, Molecular Foundry

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Source:

https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/program/#bio-chip