ANAFLASH INC.
Energy-efficient analog neural network accelerator chip (system-on-chip) for edge AI inference in IoT devices
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $1.3M, Jul 2024
- Total capital
- $4.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.2M
- 2 awards · 2019–2020
- Rank in peer group#41 of 54
- Private capital raised
- $3M
- 2 Form D · last Jul 2024
- 26 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $175K
- 2 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Semiconductors#146 of 707
- Granted patents
- 7
- 18 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#4 of 54
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.7M
- Federal contractNASA · Radiation-tolerant Neuromorphic Processor Featuring Nonvolatile Compute-in-memory Architecture$125K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Logic compatible non-volatile neural network accelerator using analog compute-in-memory architecture$956K
- Federal contractDefense · Reliable Logic Compatible Embedded Flash For Cost-effective Secure Soc$50K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Energy Efficient Neural Network Accelerator Featuring a Logic Compatible Non-Volatile Synapse Array$225K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
43months
from ANAFLASH INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jan 2019
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Jul 2022
- $1.7M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 4 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 54 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#4 · top 7%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Seung-Hwan SongResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 6 patents · $1.2M in grants as PI
- Shahrzad NaraghiResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Samir ChokshiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sihwan KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 25- GrantedNeural Network Engine With Associated Memory ArrayUSPTOUS 12,657,003
- PendingReprogrammable physically unclonable function blockUSPTOApplication 19296544
- PendingeFlash cell array using Metal capacitorUSPTOApplication 19228675
Show all 25 patent records
- Neural Network Engine With Associated Memory ArrayJun 16, 2026 · US 12,657,003Granted
- Reprogrammable physically unclonable function blockFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19296544Pending
- eFlash cell array using Metal capacitorFeb 5, 2026 · Application 19228675Pending
- Multiply-Accumulate UnitSep 23, 2025 · US 12,423,056Granted
- Time-based Multiply-and-accumulate ComputationJul 29, 2025 · US 12,373,169Granted
- Computing device having a non-volatile weight memoryMay 29, 2025 · Application 18963381Pending
- Floating Metal Based Flash MemoryMay 1, 2025 · Application 18924924Pending
- Neural Network UnitJan 21, 2025 · US 12,205,014Granted
- Nonvolatile Memory Unit Cell And Array ArchitectureNov 28, 2024 · Application 18200199Pending
- Flash-based AI AcceleratorNov 14, 2024 · Application 18660200Pending
- Serialized Neural Network Computing UnitOct 22, 2024 · US 12,124,942Granted
- Staggered Triggering ControllerJul 4, 2024 · Application 18395713Pending
- Neural Network Circuits Having Non-volatile Synapse ArraysMay 30, 2023 · US 11,663,457Granted
- Logic Compatible Embedded Flash MemoryJun 14, 2022 · US 11,361,802Granted
- Flash Based AI AcceleratorApplication PCTUS2024029012Pending
- Neural Network Engine With Associated Memory ArrayApplication PCTUS2022017545Pending
- Computing Device Having A Non-volatile Weight MemoryApplication PCTUS2024057939Pending
- eFlash cell array using Metal capacitorApplication 63679123Pending
- Neural Network UnitApplication PCTUS2021016156Pending
- Reprogrammable physically unclonable function blockApplication 63682766Pending
- Serialized Neural Network Computing UnitApplication PCTUS2020062802Pending
- Floating Metal Based Flash MemoryApplication PCTUS2024052871Pending
- Multiply-accumulate UnitApplication PCTUS2020051087Pending
- Computing device having a non-volatile weight memoryApplication 63603122Pending
- Eflash Cell Array Using Metal CapacitorApplication PCTUS2025033024Pending
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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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