
Cognichip is an AI-first company revolutionizing semiconductor design with its Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI)® platform. ACI® is the world's first physics-informed foundation AI model tailored…

Cognichip is an AI-first company revolutionizing semiconductor design with its Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI)® platform. ACI® is the world's first physics-informed foundation AI model tailored…
Core product: ACI® — a physics-informed foundation AI model for semiconductor chip design
Founded: 2024
Headquarters: Redwood City, California
Seed funding: $33M (May 2025)
Founding team: Faraj Aalaei, Ehsan Kamalinejad, Mehdi Daneshpanah, Simon Sabato
Semiconductor chip design — long, expensive hardware development cycles and suboptimal size/power tradeoffs.
2024
DeepTech
$33,000,000
Round included participation from FPV Ventures and Candou Ventures; disclosed when company emerged from stealth.
“Led by institutional deep‑tech investors (Lux Capital and Mayfield) with participation from FPV Ventures and Candou Ventures”
Job Title Silicon ML Engineer II
Job Description The Silicon ML Engineer (II/III) develops AI-driven capabilities for silicon design and verification workflows by infusing hardware domain knowledge into modern AI and large-model systems. This role differs from an Applied Scientist or MLE role by requiring close integration between machine learning methods and semiconductor design processes, data, and constraints. The engineer will build domain-aware ML/LLM and agent-based systems and translate research prototypes into production-grade tooling used in silicon design flows. Level will be determined based on experience, technical depth, and scope of ownership.
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