"Semron Innovates with Memcapacitors for Next-Gen AI Chips"
Germany-based startup Semron is developing 3D-scaled chips using "memcapacitors" to run AI models on mobile devices, claiming higher energy efficiency and lower fabrication costs compared to conventional processors. The chips use electrical fields for calculations instead of electrical currents, reducing energy usage and heat. Semron aims to place hundreds of layers of memcapacitors on a single chip, greatly increasing compute capacity. Despite competition, the startup has raised 10 million euro in funding and plans to grow its workforce to address the expected shortage in AI compute resources.