Aligned Carbon
Aligned Carbon is a semiconductor materials company that is revolutionizing the industry with its Alcar wafer platform. This platform enables 1000x power-performance improvements in next-generation CMOS technology by utilizing perfectly aligned, semiconducting-pure carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on a wafer-scale surface. Their proprietary CVD growth technique ensures regularity and repeatability, while a hybrid purification process achieves unprecedented purity while maintaining alignment. All processes are CMOS fabrication-compatible, allowing fabs of all sizes to integrate Alcar wafers. The company aims to accelerate the semiconductor industry beyond Moore's Law, driving innovations in AI processors, low power wireless, satellite edge systems, power circuits, molecular sensors, and quantum devices. Their team consists of experts in nanotechnology and advanced material synthesis, with advisors from academia and industry. Aligned Carbon has been supported by NSF SBIR grants, Activate Fellowships, and Department of Energy awards, and has received equity investments from firms like Sand Hill Angels and Prefix Capital. They have been recognized as a Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Finalist and a Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneer.
Aligned Carbon
Aligned Carbon is a semiconductor materials company that is revolutionizing the industry with its Alcar wafer platform. This platform enables 1000x power-performance improvements in next-generation CMOS technology by utilizing perfectly aligned, semiconducting-pure carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on a wafer-scale surface. Their proprietary CVD growth technique ensures regularity and repeatability, while a hybrid purification process achieves unprecedented purity while maintaining alignment. All processes are CMOS fabrication-compatible, allowing fabs of all sizes to integrate Alcar wafers. The company aims to accelerate the semiconductor industry beyond Moore's Law, driving innovations in AI processors, low power wireless, satellite edge systems, power circuits, molecular sensors, and quantum devices. Their team consists of experts in nanotechnology and advanced material synthesis, with advisors from academia and industry. Aligned Carbon has been supported by NSF SBIR grants, Activate Fellowships, and Department of Energy awards, and has received equity investments from firms like Sand Hill Angels and Prefix Capital. They have been recognized as a Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Finalist and a Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneer.