# Global Silicon Startups Contest Catalyzes Deep Tech Innovation

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2023-05-26
- Length: 21m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/96796315/

## Summary

Host Knitting Diehard interviews Sean Redmond of Silicon Catalyst and Paul Williamson of Arm about their Global Silicon Startups contest, which offers a $150,000 Arm IP credit and ecosystem access to help deep tech startups navigate the high technology risk and long go-to-market cycles of silicon development. The guests explain that the prize includes design reviews and networking opportunities, aiming to support companies in bridging the gap from academia or early prototyping to mass production, a process distinct from the quick-return model of software startups. They highlight the current landscape of government Chips Act funding and the rise of system companies becoming silicon companies as key drivers for new startup innovation in areas like heterogeneous integration and AI data centers.

## Chapters

- [0:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=29) Introduction: Silicon Trends and Contest Overview
- [4:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=281) Prize Details: IP Credit and Design Reviews
- [6:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=406) Silicon Catalyst Support and Advisory Network
- [8:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=518) Global Eligibility and Flexible Access Program
- [10:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=640) Motivation: Chips Act Funding and Market Opportunities
- [15:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=929) Selection Criteria and Risk Mitigation
- [18:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation#t=1110) Judging Panel and Future of the Contest

## Topics

- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Arm (company)
- Silicon Catalyst (company)
- ST microelectronics (company)
- NXP semiconductor (company)
- Mobileye (company)
- IMEC (company)
- Spin Cloud (company)
- Williams Advanced Engineering (company)

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