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11 records Generated from this page's data. Click a name to open its panel on the Places: Scotland page. Records resting on one source are tagged "one source".| Record | What it is | Place | Links | Confidence |
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| AIDECompanies | University of Glasgow project building AI tools for electronics engineers; selected for ChipStart UK cohort 3; aimed to launch first products late 2025. pre-incorporation | Glasgow | gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1170712_en.html | one source |
| APRIL (AI for Productive Research & Innovation in eLectronics) hubSchemes, programmes and AI lines | Edinburgh-anchored national hub applying AI to electronics and chip research, linking 20 universities and 30+ industry partners. | Edinburgh | gov.uk/government/publications/semiconductor-sec | one source |
| Cirrus Logic UKCompanies | Over 500 engineers in Edinburgh (acquired Wolfson Microelectronics) designing ultra-low-power mixed-signal audio and edge voice-AI DSP silicon. | Edinburgh | — | one source |
| FTDI ChipCompanies | Fabless silicon designer of USB, bridging, and embedded display/controller ICs. | Glasgow | — | one source |
| HexSeed TechnologyCompanies | Develops a thin diamond coating, made from captured carbon dioxide, that draws heat away from power chips in AI data centres. | Banchory, Aberdeenshire (AB31 5TJ) | Companies House · uktech.news/semiconductor/scotlands-hexseed-secu · uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. | verified |
| NXP Semiconductors UKCompanies | Automotive radar, NPU-equipped i.MX processors, and secure edge silicon design. | Glasgow / East Kilbride / Southampton | — | one source |
| RigpaCompanies | Edinburgh start-up developing a neuromorphic AI chip; ChipStart UK cohort 2. | Edinburgh | eenewseurope.com/en/11-chip-companies-for-second | one source |
| Singular PhotonicsCompanies | Designs image sensors that detect and time single particles of light, with computing built into the chip, for machines, robots and medical imaging. | Edinburgh (EH4 2HS) | Companies House · uktech.news/semiconductor/university-of-edinburg · uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. | verified |
| Sivers PhotonicsCompanies | III-V Indium Phosphide (InP) laser foundry fabricating custom DFB laser arrays for Silicon Photonics (SiPh) and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) in AI data centres (CW-WDM MSA member). | Glasgow | — | one source |
| Sofant TechnologiesCompanies | Low-power MEMS beamforming RF antenna silicon for satellite and 5G/6G AI edge connectivity. | Edinburgh | — | one source |
| weeteqCompanies | Scottish company putting AI into circuits ("Ultra Edge") for predictive maintenance; in the Silicon Catalyst accelerator. | Scotland | siliconcatalyst.uk/portfolio-companies | one source |