emerging startup list 6.1, few new companies

The intervals at which EETimes.com updates their emerging startup list is very inconsistent, and so it comes that just three months after publishing their 6.0 list, which we analyzed here, they’ve published an updated 6.1 version. There really is not that much new on this updated list. Two companies have left the list, namely Tarari and Clear Shape Technologies. The former has been acquired by the LSI Corporation and the latter has been acquired by Cadence Design Systems. The respective press release for the acquisitions can be found here and here. Newcomers to the 6.1 list include Kenet Inc., Perpetuum Ltd., and Phiar Corporation. Kenet Inc is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in mixed-signal solutions for portable electronics. It was founded to commercialize the FemtoCharge technology that was developed at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory. Perpetuum is a startup that focuses on vibration energy-harvesting, enabling wireless and battery-free sensors. Finally, Phiar is developing nano-scale stacks of metal and insulators that enable devices that can operate at terahertz frequencies.