MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Radiation-hardened neuromorphic chip with analog in-memory computing architecture and memristor-based non-volatile memory for space applications
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Total capital
- $12.6M
- Federal grants
- $7.6M
- 5 awards · 2017–2026
- Rank in peer group#18 of 72
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $5M
- 4 awards · NASA
- Rank in Semiconductors#59 of 707
- Granted patents
- 11
- 18 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#10 of 72
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Towards LUNA-64: Boosting High-performance Spaceflight Computing Platforms With A 64 Tops, <1W Radiation-hardened Co-processor For AI Workloads$225K
- Federal contractNASA · Enhancing And Productizing The Dvmr Rad-hard Digital AI Coprocessor$2.5M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Enhancing And Productizing The Dvmr Rad-hard Digital AI Coprocessor$2.4M
- Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase III - Testing Neuromorphic Architectures For High Capacity/low-power AI In Sub-orbital Flight$1.2M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Neuromorphic chip for sensing, situational awarness, and decision making in radiative environments$4.6M
- Federal contractNASA · Radiation Hardened In-memory Computing For Space Applications$181K
- Federal contractNASA · Artificial Intelligence Realized Through Machine Learning Algorithms Seems To Be The Only Viable Solution To Implement Perception, Enable Pilot Assistants And Eventually Full Autonomy To UAS. Currently, Many UAS Have Some Kind Of Conventional Computer Vision (cv) Helping Them In Obstacle Avoidance Or Target Acquisition. Interestingly Though, Since 2012 Deep Neural Networks (dnn) Have Dramatically Outperformed Conventional Cv Algorithms In Those Tasks And Pushed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Limit$1.1M
Show 2 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Addressing the memory bottleneck in deep neural networks in cloud platforms$225K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Low-power, ultra-fast deep learning neuromorphic chip for unmanned aircraft systems$117K
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Standing among 72 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grants#18 · top 25%
- Granted patents#10 · top 14%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 11 granted of 29- GrantedRadiation Shielding Of Electronics Using Artificially Created Magnetic FieldsUSPTOUS 12,702,010
- GrantedData Processing System Configured For Separated Computations For Positive And Negative DataUSPTOUS 12,182,533
- PendingRadiation Shielding Of Electronics Using Artificially Created Magnetic FieldsUSPTOApplication 18482751
Show all 29 patent records
- Radiation Shielding Of Electronics Using Artificially Created Magnetic FieldsAug 4, 2026 · US 12,702,010Granted
- Data Processing System Configured For Separated Computations For Positive And Negative DataDec 31, 2024 · US 12,182,533Granted
- Radiation Shielding Of Electronics Using Artificially Created Magnetic FieldsApr 11, 2024 · Application 18482751Pending
- Approximate Computation In Digital Systems Using Bit PartitioningFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,914,447Granted
- Management Of Non-volatile Memory ArraysSep 14, 2023 · Application 18315932Pending
- Systems And Methods For Analog Vector By Matrix MultiplierNov 29, 2022 · US 11,513,797Granted
- Using Data Correlation To Reduce The Power Consumption Of Signal Processing Systems Without Affecting The Precision Of ComputationAug 9, 2022 · US 11,409,356Granted
- Temperature Effect Compensation In Memory ArraysNov 9, 2021 · US 11,170,838Granted
- Programming Non-volatile Memory Arrays With Automatic Programming Pulse Amplitude Adjustment Using Current-limiting CircuitsNov 9, 2021 · US 11,170,839Granted
- Digital-analog Hybrid System Architecture For Neural Network AccelerationSep 23, 2021 · Application 17210050Pending
- Management Of Non-volatile Memory ArraysAug 26, 2021 · Application 17147203Pending
- Analog-to-digital Converter For Non-volatile Memory Arrays Used For In-memory Computation With Floating BitlinesJul 20, 2021 · US 11,069,395Granted
- Current Comparator For Submicron ProcessesJul 6, 2021 · US 11,056,169Granted
- Management Of Non-volatile Memory ArraysJan 12, 2021 · US 10,891,080Granted
- Vector-by-matrix Multiplier Modules Based On Non-volatile 2D And 3D Memory ArraysMay 28, 2020 · Application 16777626Pending
- Vector-by-matrix Multiplier Modules Based On Non-volatile 2D And 3D Memory ArraysFeb 4, 2020 · US 10,552,510Granted
- Sram Architectures And Dataflow For Power ReductionApplication 62938214Pending
- Using Data Correlations To Reduce The Sram Power And Increase The Efficiency Of The Accelerator Without Affecting PrecisionApplication 62938207Pending
- Using Flash Memory Array For Digital-input-analog-output ComputationApplication 62875066Pending
- Radiation Shielding Of Electronics Using Artificially Created Magnetic FieldsApplication 63414104Pending
- Accurate and High-Speed Digital-Input-Analog-Output Vector-by-Matrix MultiplierApplication 62730498Pending
- Fast-programmable High-speed Analog Signal Processing Module Based On Nonvolatile Memory ArraysApplication 62680480Pending
- Data Processing System Configured For Separated Computations For Positive And Negative DataApplication PCTUS2020061685Pending
- Vector-by-Matrix Multiplier Modules Based on Non-Volatile 2D and 3D Memory ArraysApplication 62616365Pending
- Flash Memory Arrays For Computation Having Digital Input And Analog OutputApplication PCTUS2020042666Pending
- Digital-imc Hybrid System Architecture For Neural Network AccelerationApplication PCTUS2021023718Pending
- Digital-analog Hybrid System Architecture For Neural Network AccelerationApplication 62993548Pending
- Exploiting Negative And Positive Numbers Separation In Digital ArchitectureApplication 62938217Pending
- Multiple-bdd And Data Aware Digital Dot Product EngineApplication 62938211Pending
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Sources
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