Funding Secured for Low-Power On-Chip Memory Startup

Investors in the on-chip memory startup RAAAM are a diverse group, including Serpentine Ventures, J-Ventures, HackCapital, Silicon Catalyst Angels, Claves Investments, and a large multi-national semiconductor company as a strategic investor.

The memory bottleneck has emerged as a critical issue in modern Systems-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs. The size of on-chip embedded memory has been steadily increasing, with some applications like AI and Machine Learning (ML) already seeing it occupy up to 75% of the total SoC real estate. However, the industry-standard Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) technology is known for its inefficiency in terms of area utilization and has been encountering significant scaling challenges in modern process technologies below 10nm.

Robert Giterman, Co-Founder and CEO of RAAAM, explained the uniqueness of their Gain-Cell Random Access Memory (GCRAM) technology. He stated, "GCRAM only requires 3 transistors to store a bit of data, in contrast to the 6-8 transistors needed for existing SRAM-based memory technologies. This results in a 50% reduction in area and a fivefold decrease in power consumption. Moreover, GCRAM can be manufactured cost-effectively using the standard CMOS process." The successful validation of GCRAM on silicon across various nodes, including Bulk CMOS, FD-SOI, and FinFET processes of leading foundries, has positioned RAAAM to further develop its GCRAM memory technology for nodes smaller than 5nm.

RAAAM was established by a team of four PhDs from Bar-Ilan University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) who specialize in Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) design. The company's foundation is built on years of research and expertise in the field. Michael Stucky, CIO at Serpentine Ventures, praised RAAAM, stating, "Led by an exceptional founding team, RAAAM is introducing a new category of on-chip memory that promises to revolutionize the silicon industry with its innovative approach to achieving higher density and lower power consumption in chips."

Commenting on the impact of RAAAM's innovative memory technology, Ram Ofir, who will be joining RAAAM's board of directors on behalf of J-Ventures, noted, "RAAAM's technology offers a promising solution to alleviate the memory bottleneck by increasing on-chip storage, thereby reducing the need for off-chip memory accesses without incurring additional costs." With its sights set on pushing the boundaries of on-chip memory technology, RAAAM is poised to make significant strides in the semiconductor industry.

For more information about RAAAM and its groundbreaking GCRAM technology, visit their official website at www.raaam-tech.com.