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MIT-spinout Vertical Semiconductor raises $11m in seed funding round led by Playground Global
What happened
MIT spin-out Vertical Semiconductor raised $11 million in seed funding led by Playground Global to accelerate development of vertical GaN transistors for AI data center chips. The funding round included investors such as JIMCO Technology Ventures and Shin-Etsu Chemical. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D milestone with no immediate impact on component supply, pricing, or trader inventory decisions.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 10/100
Affected components and suppliers
GaN Transistors
Vertical Semiconductor
R&DfundingGaNAI chips
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 10/16/2025 · View original source
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