Celera Closes $30M Series B for AI Analog Chip Design
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Celera Semiconductor has closed a $30 million Series B, funded entirely by Maverick Silicon, already the company’s largest investor and the backer of its $20 million Series A.
The company works out of Santa Clara, California, supplying analog integrated circuits and using AI to cut both the cost and the calendar time involved in developing them.
Analog is where a lot of chip schedules quietly go wrong. Every system contains critical analog content, and sourcing those parts has historically meant long lead times and design cycles that resist automation, in contrast to the tooling maturity digital design enjoys.
Celera’s approach rests on Nesto, its patented technology and what the company describes as the industry’s first library of digital twins of analog functions. Software acceleration built on that library lets it deliver either full custom or standard products in a fraction of the time a traditional semiconductor company would need.
The past two years brought some structural changes. Celera acquired Silicon Gate, a product development and design automation team based in Portugal, and is expanding that group quickly. It has also strengthened its design and AI leadership in California, which widened the range of power management applications it can take on.
Patrick Brockett is chief executive and Dr. Helen Song serves as chief technology officer. The new financing goes toward accelerating the design automation roadmap and supporting customer projects.
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