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What problem is SuVolta solving?
What are the advantages of SuVolta’s technology?
How is SuVolta different from competing technologies?
Is SuVolta’s technology transistor only?
What technology nodes does the SuVolta technology support?
What are the target applications for SuVolta’s technology?
Who are SuVolta’s customers and partners?
What is SuVolta’s core business?
Who is on SuVolta’s management team and Board of Directors?
Is SuVolta recruiting? Does SuVolta take internships?
What problem is SuVolta solving?
Excessive power consumption is generally regarded as the biggest challenge in semiconductors and portable electronics today, affecting all product categories – from high-performance servers to mobile telephones and consumer electronics.
The power consumed by mobile electronics limits the ability to continue the trend of adding features and functionalities. It hampers users’ ability to take full advantage of phone functionality – for example, talking, texting, surfing the Internet and viewing videos without having to recharge a battery multiple times a day.
Electronic silicon chips are used in virtually all electronics today - in everything from computers, mobile phones and consumer electronics. The typical smartphone contains billions of transistors – the building block of processing chips.
SuVolta has tackled the power problem at the heart of electronic systems - the core of the chip itself – the transistor. SuVolta has addressed the physics of the transistor, creating a low-power platform that enables 50 percent power reduction at the chip level while maintaining performance.
As a result, battery life can be extended and more applications can be added to portable devices. And, any electronic product ranging from consumer product to servers can also benefit from SuVolta’s innovation. Click here to learn more.
What are the advantages of SuVolta’s technology?
SuVolta’s PowerShrink™ platform enables semiconductor companies to cut chip power in half without sacrificing performance, losing functionality, or migrating to a more advanced – and costly – semiconductor process node. And it does so using planar, bulk CMOS, and as a result does not require development of new manufacturing facilities or IP blocks. Click here to learn more.
How is SuVolta different from competing technologies?
SuVolta’s PowerShrink platform in planar, bulk CMOS provides dramatic improvements in variability and device performance, and is compatible with existing CMOS processes. It integrates using conventional fabrication equipment and materials, and enables the reuse of existing circuit IP infrastructure.
SuVolta is focusing on solving the power problem in system on chips (SOCs) across multiple CMOS process technology nodes.
Is SuVolta’s technology transistor only?
The PowerShrink low-power platform consists of SuVolta’s Deeply Depleted Channel™ (DDC) CMOS transistor technology as well as DDC-optimized circuits and design techniques that take full advantage of the DDC transistor properties. The platform enables supply voltage reductions of 30 percent or more – cutting dynamic power consumption in half while maintaining performance – and can reduce leakage power consumption by 80 percent or more across a wide range of integrated circuit (IC) products, including processors, SRAMs, and SOCs that are critical to today’s mobile products. Click here to learn more.
What technology nodes does the SuVolta technology support?
SuVolta technology is applicable to all process nodes, and we believe that the most benefits will be at the 65nm node and below. For more information, please visit our Technology web pages.
What are the target applications for SuVolta’s technology?
All electronics today consume power. We believe that the applications that benefit most from the SuVolta technology are mobile and portable products for which battery life is key.
Who are SuVolta’s customers and partners?
SuVolta is working with leading semiconductor companies and wafer foundries worldwide. Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited is the first company to license the PowerShrink technology and bring it to commercial production. Click here to learn more.
What is SuVolta’s core business?
SuVolta develops and licenses its technology to semiconductor companies worldwide.
Who is on SuVolta’s management team and Board of Directors?
SuVolta’s management team includes:
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Bruce McWilliams, PhD Scott Thompson, PhD Jeff Lewis Robert Rogenmoser, PhD Lawrence T. Clark, PhD Naomi Obinata Catherine de Villeneuve |
President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Technology Officer and Sr. Vice President, Technology Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Sr. Vice President, Product Development and Engineering Chief Architect Corporate Vice President, Legal and Intellectual Property Corporate Vice President, Operations |
SuVolta’s Board of Directors includes:
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Bruce McWilliams, PhD Forest Baskett, PhD Bill Joy, PhD David E. Orton Andy Rappaport |
CEO and Director Director Director Director Director |
Who are SuVolta’s investors?
SuVolta is backed by a premier group of investors with broad experience building leadership companies and with an outstanding track record in funding companies who have built significant and long-term value. SuVolta investors include leading venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), NEA, August Capital, Bright Capital, Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures. For more information, please click here.
When was SuVolta founded?
The company was originally started in February 2006 under the name DSM Solutions Inc by former executives of LSI and Fairchild with the vision of devising low power solutions. At that time, the company was focused on a JFET technology approach. In 2009, Dr. Bruce McWilliams and Dr. Scott Thompson joined the company and refocused efforts on a planar, bulk CMOS approach, determining that compatibility with existing design infrastructure was paramount. The company’s name was changed to SuVolta, Inc. in December 2009.
Is SuVolta recruiting? Does SuVolta take internships?
We are always looking to expand our team with highly talented individuals. Please visit our Careers web page for information on submitting a resume for current openings and internships.
How do I contact SuVolta?
If you have a sales inquiry, click here.
If you have a general inquiry, click here.
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