Extreme Tech Challenge

Please join us next month at CES 2025 to hear live pitches from the EIGHT breakout finalists of XTC’s Semiconductors & AI Innovation Startup Cup competition.  📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7  ⏰ 2pm We are very grateful to the outstanding judges who have evaluated and chosen our winners - to be announced at CES. Kudos and shout-outs to judges from our sponsors Arm (Maureen McDonagh) and FOXCONN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY (林忠億 Jung Yi Lin) as well as Jonathan Charles, Samsung Catalyst Fund; Adrian H., NXP Semiconductors; Francis Ho, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Andrew Kau, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Susan Malinowski,MD, FASRS, FACS, Retina Consultants Of Michigan, Mark van den Kieboom, NXP Semiconductors.

🎊 Congratulations to UncovAI! 🎊 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7  ⏰ 2pm An efficient and ecological method for detecting generative content. Instead of relying on Deep Learning as all our competitors, we developed an in-house model for detecting GenAI content such as text, image and soon video, able to distinguish between GPT-like and human-made. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: https://lnkd.in/eq9uAR7p Florian Barbaro, PhD | UncovAI

✨ Congratulations to Terecircuits Corporation! ✨ A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7  ⏰ 2pm Developer of the Photo-Polymer Mass Transfer process, working with industrial tool partners and their OEMs to solve circuit assembly and advanced packaging challenges by developing novel materials and processes at the boundary of what is possible, including encapsulation materials and liquid metal interconnects. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: https://lnkd.in/eapf_ZsU Wayne Rickard | Terecircuits Corporation

📣 Congratulations to Phanofi 📣 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Advanced transceiver technologies for data centers with innovative encoding/decoding to provide high-speed, scalable, and energy-efficient connectivity solutions for AI workloads, with lower power consumption without compromising high speed performance. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: https://lnkd.in/eM65wsJT Hitesh Kumar Sahoo | Phanofi

🙌 Congratulations to Literal Labs! 🙌 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Literal Labs applies the Tsetlin machine approach that is faster, explainable, and orders of magnitude more energy efficient than today’s neural networks, pioneering a new generation of artificial intelligence. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: https://lnkd.in/eASd6SAV Noel Hurley | Literal Labs

🥳 Congratulations to Jmem Tek! 🥳 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Hardware security IP and chip design services. Traditional HW security risks being compromised by the rapid computational speed of quantum computers. Jmem Tek’s patented technology is based on Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) modules, using the most complex computational methods for encryption to prevent hacker attacks. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: https://lnkd.in/efWzuXsb John Chang, LydiaWang | Jmem Tek

👏 Congratulations to ATLANT 3D! 👏 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Atomic layer advanced manufacturing technology which enables on-demand micro- and nano-electronics manufacturing with over 450 different materials on any type of surface for MEMS, sensors, optics, photonics, displays, RF devices, smart glasses, power electronics. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: Interview with Dr. Maksym Plakhotnyuk, Ph.D. about ATLANT 3D Maksym Plakhotnyuk, Ph.D 🇺🇦 | ATLANT 3D

🌟 Congratulations to Applied Brain Research 🌟 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Single chip solutions for speech recognition, text-to-speech and natural language processing for edge IoT devices. Proprietary state space network models, full stack training and deployment toolchain coupled with purpose-built processors. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: Applied Brain Research Pitch Video Kevin Conley | Applied Brain Research

🎉 Congratulations to Ambient Scientific 🎉 A Top 8 Finalist for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductor & AI Innovation Startup Cup! See them PITCH LIVE! 🎤 at 📍 CES 2025 | Venetian Expo | Eureka Park 🗓️ January 7 ⏰ 2pm Ambient Scientific is a semiconductor company pioneering ultra-low power AI processors for edge and on-device AI applications. Their breakthrough Digital Analog Compute leverages the scalability of digital and efficiency of analog compute, harnessing the best of both worlds. 🎥 Learn more about the finalist & hear their pitch: Revolutionizing AI with GPX 10 Processor | On-Device Inference & Training Demo GP Singh | Ambient Scientific

📢 We’re very excited to announce that Karin Schmid is joining XTC as an Advisor and will be Co-Chairing the inaugural XTC AI Energy Summit! With her commitment to powering a sustainable and energy-forward future, Karin’s leadership will be instrumental as we tackle the challenges of an energy-intensive world driven by AI and innovation! We look forward to the journey ahead with Karin to inspire real change! 🌍 A message from Karin: "I’m excited to join the Extreme Tech Challenge as an Advisor and to co-chair the first XTC AI Energy Summit. In this era of rapid AI advancement, it’s essential to fuel our energy-intensive future with sustainable power and innovation. By growing the Extreme Tech Challenge ecosystem and building new partnerships, we’re reaching out to talented entrepreneurs and innovators on the world’s largest startup competition platform to drive bold and meaningful impact." #XTC #Innovation #SustainableEnergy