Press Release
January 26, 2024

SigmaSense Ranked #1 US Semiconductor Early-stage Company by Number of Active Patents

Silicon Valley, California – January 26, 2024 - Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions, is pleased to announce that SigmaSense, one of its Portfolio Companies, has achieved #1 ranking of active patents by Pitchbook for early-stage US semiconductor companies. The recently issued Pitchbook Emerging Tech Research report, “Vertical Snapshot: Semiconductor Scale-Ups”, also highlights that SigmaSense is ranked #6 on a world-wide basis, with its 417 active patents.

SigmaSense has pioneered a technology that reshapes interactions between digital systems and the physical world, heralding a new phase of enhanced digital sensing for the AI World. The company’s new approach to sensing utilizes a direct-to-digital technology, setting new benchmarks in speed, accuracy, efficiency, and noise resilience. By cutting through the noise, using low voltage signals, SigmaSense products advance the state of the art for targeted data extraction from the physical realm.

Sensed information is the catalyst to AI innovation across devices and applications, including mobile, automotive, battery sensing, digital signage, wearables, and touch displays. SigmaSense is backed by strategic investors including NXP, Foxconn, LG-MRI, E ink, Corning, and GIS. Detailed information about SigmaSense can be found at www.sigmasense.com

David French, CEO of SigmaSense stated, “SigmaSense has developed a tremendously broad and highly valuable intellectual property portfolio. The company has now installed a focus on commercialization which builds on its ongoing technology and innovation emphasis.”

Pete Rodriguez, CEO of Silicon Catalyst stated, "SigmaSense is a very exciting company bringing revolutionary sensing solutions to the market, first introduced to Silicon Catalyst by TSMC, which highlighted them at a startup symposium. They then joined Silicon Catalyst and are now a leading alumni company from our program.”