Ambiq Micro, Inc.
Ultra-low power semiconductor platforms for edge AI devices
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- AUSTIN, TX
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $300K, Sep 2024
- Total capital
- $227M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $227M
- 35 Form D · last Sep 2024
- 25 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $100K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Semiconductors#160 of 707
- Granted patents
- 28
- 12 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#18 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 34th filing$300K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 33rd filing$2.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 32nd filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 31st filing$5.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 30th filing$8.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 29th filing$111K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 28th filing$44.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 27th filing$4.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 26th filing$55.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 25th filing$5.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 24th filing$8.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 23rd filing$4.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 22nd filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 21st filing$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 20th filing$11.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 19th filing$5
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 18th filing$23.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 17th filing$2.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 16th filing$80K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 15th filing$672K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 14th filing$246K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 13th filing$9.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 12th filing$90K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 11th filing$15.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 10th filing$10M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$3.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$3.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$694K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$15K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$149K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase 1 For 9 Months$100K
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Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#18 · top 8%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Scott HansonResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents
- Clark B. JerniganDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David BlaauwDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dennis SylvesterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Edward HillDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Fumihide B. EsakaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 24 people
- Greg B. Van de VereExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hassan ParsaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Huang B. LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff LandmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph A. TautgesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ker B. ZhangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kim B. StevensonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark FoleyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael B. LiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike B. NoonenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul B. RollsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ross B. GoolsbyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott B. GoodwinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sean B. ChenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stephen SheaforDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy A. ChenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Weijie B. YunDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wen B. HsiehDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 28 granted of 40- GrantedSystem For Profiling Power Using Ton PulsesUSPTOUS 12,706,533
- PendingFlexible And Low Power Cache Memory ArchitectureUSPTOApplication 19467076
- PendingVery Low Power Microcontroller SystemUSPTOApplication 19450273
Show all 40 patent records
- System For Profiling Power Using Ton PulsesAug 11, 2026 · US 12,706,533Granted
- Flexible And Low Power Cache Memory ArchitectureJul 23, 2026 · Application 19467076Pending
- Very Low Power Microcontroller SystemMay 21, 2026 · Application 19450273Pending
- Enhanced Peripheral Processing System To Optimize Power ConsumptionApr 30, 2026 · Application 19431369Pending
- Low Power And Wide Dynamic Range Analog-to-digital ConverterMar 31, 2026 · US 12,591,379Granted
- Systems And Methods For Adaptive Sound And Voice DetectionMar 12, 2026 · Application 18827035Pending
- Flexible And Low Power Cache Memory ArchitectureFeb 3, 2026 · US 12,541,307Granted
- Enhanced Peripheral Processing System To Optimize Power ConsumptionDec 30, 2025 · US 12,511,247Granted
- Systems And Methods For Receiving User InputNov 11, 2025 · US 12,468,435Granted
- Method And System Recovery From Unexpected Memory Corruption On A System On ChipOct 16, 2025 · Application 19179593Pending
- On-demand Activation Of Memory Path During Sleep Or Active ModesOct 2, 2025 · Application 19232398Pending
- Adaptive Voltage ConverterSep 25, 2025 · Application 19230659Pending
- Voltage Regulator With High And Low Power ModesAug 19, 2025 · US 12,395,084Granted
- Adaptive Voltage ConverterJul 8, 2025 · US 12,353,234Granted
- Memory Module With Fine-grained Voltage Adjustment CapabilitiesJul 3, 2025 · Application 19081957Pending
- On-demand Activation Of Memory Path During Sleep Or Active ModesJul 1, 2025 · US 12,346,579Granted
- Memory Module With Fine-grained Voltage Adjustment CapabilitiesMar 18, 2025 · US 12,255,647Granted
- Scalable Distributed Neural Processing NetworkMar 13, 2025 · Application 18464500Pending
- System For Profiling Power Using Ton PulsesNov 28, 2024 · Application 18792241Pending
- System For Profiling Power Using Ton PulsesAug 27, 2024 · US 12,074,519Granted
- On-demand Activation Of Memory Path During Sleep Or Active ModesJul 30, 2024 · US 12,050,789Granted
- System For Providing Power To Low Power SystemsJul 23, 2024 · US 12,045,116Granted
- On-chip System With Context-based Energy ReductionMar 26, 2024 · US 11,940,865Granted
- Adaptive Voltage ConverterJan 30, 2024 · US 11,886,234Granted
- Very Low Power Microcontroller SystemJan 11, 2024 · Application 18474510Pending
- Method For Generating Power Profile In Low Power ProcessorDec 26, 2023 · US 11,853,188Granted
- Power Efficient Context-Based Audio ProcessingDec 19, 2023 · US 11,849,292Granted
- System For Generating Power Profile In Low Power ProcessorDec 12, 2023 · US 11,842,226Granted
- Very Low Power Microcontroller SystemNov 21, 2023 · US 11,822,364Granted
- Voice Activty Detection Using Zero Crossing DetectionOct 17, 2023 · US 11,790,931Granted
- Memory Module With Fine-grained Voltage Adjustment CapabilitiesJun 27, 2023 · US 11,689,204Granted
- System For Profiling Power Using Ton PulsesJun 20, 2023 · US 11,682,967Granted
- Enhanced Peripheral Processing System To Optimize Power ConsumptionApr 4, 2023 · US 11,620,246Granted
- System For Providing Power To Low Power SystemsFeb 7, 2023 · US 11,573,624Granted
- On-chip System With Context-based Energy ReductionJan 17, 2023 · US 11,556,167Granted
- On-demand Activation Of Memory Path During Sleep Or Active ModesDec 6, 2022 · US 11,520,499Granted
- SRAM With Address Dependent Power UsageSep 13, 2022 · US 11,443,795Granted
- Low Complexity Voice Activity Detection AlgorithmApr 28, 2022 · Application 17081640Pending
- Adaptive Voltage ConverterFeb 15, 2022 · US 11,249,509Granted
- Power Efficient Context-Based Audio ProcessingNov 9, 2021 · US 11,172,293Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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