
SEMRON is revolutionizing AI hardware with its innovative Cap RAM™ technology, which enables compute-in-memory capabilities for AI-driven devices. Founded in 2020, SEMRON focuses on creating energy-efficient, high-performance AI chips that can operate directly on devices like smartphones and wearables, eliminating the need for cloud reliance. Their 3D Cap RAM™ architecture offers unmatched energy efficiency and parameter density, making advanced AI accessible for a variety of applications. With strong backing from industry experts and accelerators, SEMRON is positioned to lead in the edge AI hardware market, addressing the growing demand for efficient AI processing.

SEMRON is revolutionizing AI hardware with its innovative Cap RAM™ technology, which enables compute-in-memory capabilities for AI-driven devices. Founded in 2020, SEMRON focuses on creating energy-efficient, high-performance AI chips that can operate directly on devices like smartphones and wearables, eliminating the need for cloud reliance. Their 3D Cap RAM™ architecture offers unmatched energy efficiency and parameter density, making advanced AI accessible for a variety of applications. With strong backing from industry experts and accelerators, SEMRON is positioned to lead in the edge AI hardware market, addressing the growing demand for efficient AI processing.
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Dresden, Germany
Tech: 3D‑scaled CapRAM™ memcapacitor compute‑in‑memory AI chips
Focus: Energy‑efficient on‑device/edge AI inference
Employees (approx.): 18
Known funding: Seed / ~€10M reported; later funding activity through Feb 18, 2025
On‑device/edge AI inference requiring low power consumption and high parameter density.
2020
DeepTech
Seed funding event recorded on Feb 18, 2025
~€10,000,000
Reported total raised around €10M as of this date
“EIC Accelerator, Join Capital, Hermann Hauser Investment, Intel Ignite, Berkeley SkyDeck and a group of angel/VC investors (e.g., Wolfram Drescher, Chon Tang, Hans Rohrer, Stuart Parkin) have participated in funding/support.”
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About The Role In this role you will be responsible for simulating the physics behind our custom CapRAM device. The derived device models are used by the analog design team to perform circuit simulations with our unique CapRAM device.
What You Will Do
What You Should Bring In
Helpful But Not Required
About Us SEMRON develops a 3D scaled AI inference chip, incorporating GPT-3.5-like models on a square cm silicon with minimal power consumption. This revolutionary CMOS-compatible semiconductor technology enables running generative AI at the edge, making it possible for wearable tech, smartphones, and beyond. With a trend towards large foundation models, SEMRON can serve multiple markets with minimal adjustments and simplify the software stack.