What PolyN Technology does

Polyn Technology is Fabless Semiconductor Company introducing the Neuromorphic Front End and Smart Sensor Solutions. We bring analog neuromorphic processing to the sensor edge with 1000x reduction in data streaming and power. Markets: Hearables, Wearables, Industrial IoT 4.0, AR/VR where we solve the problem of complex signal processing with neural networks in constraint power budgets.

Name

PolyN Technology

Legal name

POLYN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Website

https://polyn.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fabless semiconductor company that develops and manufactures at-sensor neuromorphic analog signal processing chips.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing Semiconductors

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Edge AI Hardware & NPUs (SoCs, modules, accelerators) (HDAAAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC), Automotive & Industrial ICs (ADAS/Powertrain/Factory/Robotics) (HDAHABAD)

Keywords

• Neuromorphic analog chips
• Edge AI semiconductors
• Ultra-low-power sensors
• Tiny AI chips
• Vibration analysis ICs

Headquarters

HQ city

Caesarea

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. NASP Chip Sales: Sale of application-specific neuromorphic analog signal processing chips for voice processing, vibration analysis, and tire monitoring applications. Chips are sold directly to OEM manufacturers and through evaluation kits for early adopters in audio, automotive, industrial, and wearable edge AI applications.
2. IP Licensing and Custom Chip Design: Licensing of NASP technology and neural-network-to-chip automation tools for customers requiring customized neuromorphic solutions. The company offers T-Compiler and Synthesis tools for converting trained neural networks into chip production files.
3. Technology Development Partnerships: Collaborative development agreements with semiconductor foundries (SkyWater) and technology partners (Fraunhofer Mikroelektronik) for chip fabrication and process optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PolyN Technology is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and sells Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) chips for edge AI applications. The company produces application-specific integrated circuits that perform neural network inference in the analog domain at microwatt power levels with microsecond latency, targeting voice processing, automotive tire monitoring, industrial vibration analysis, and wearable health monitoring use cases. Alongside chip sales, the company licenses its NASP technology and provides custom neural-network-to-chip design automation tools.

Product overview

POLYN Technology is a fabless semiconductor company offering a family of Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) chips for edge AI applications. The product portfolio centers on the NASP technology platform which converts trained neural networks into ultra-low-power analog silicon chips. The product line includes NeuroVoice for voice processing (VAD, extraction, speaker recognition), NeuroComm for professional voice control, VibroSense TMS for automotive tire-road grip estimation, VibroSense IIOT for industrial vibration monitoring, and NeuroSense for wearable health monitoring. All products operate at microwatt power levels with microsecond latency, enabling always-on intelligence directly at sensors. The company also offers custom neural network chip development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NASP (Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing): Core technology platform for ultra-low-power, low-latency neural network inference in the analog domain for sensor data pre-processing.
• NeuroVoice
• NeuroComm
• VibroSense TMS
• VibroSense IIOT
• NeuroSense

Products and services

• NeuroVoice Ultra-low-power AI voice processing chip family featuring Voice Activity Detection (VAD), Voice Extraction, and Speaker Recognition capabilities. Operates at microwatt power levels with microsecond latency, enabling always-on voice interfaces for hearables, smart home devices, and IoT applications.
• NeuroComm Hands-free reliable AI voice control solution with ultra-fast sensor data AI processing for two-way radios and professional communication devices. Designed for critical communications applications requiring reliable voice activation in challenging environments.
• VibroSense TMS Tire-road grip real-time estimation chip using neural networks to analyze vibration data from tire-mounted accelerometers. Estimates peak friction coefficient for ADAS and autonomous driving platforms, enabling predictive safety insights directly from tire contact patch.
• VibroSense IIOT Industrial IoT vibration analysis solution providing on-device machine health monitoring with neural networks. Offers reduction of vibration signal data by more than 1000x with high anomaly detection accuracy for predictive maintenance applications.
• NeuroSense Ultra-low-power Tiny AI chip for wearables featuring fusion of PPG and IMU sensors for high-accuracy heart rate measurement and automatic human activity recognition. Addresses battery life and tracking accuracy issues in mass-market fitness trackers, smartwatches, and health monitoring devices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Power consumption reduced to approximately 34 µW during continuous operation with 50 microsecond latency for voice activity detection
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALTER TECHNOLOGY FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2026Strategic partnership to establish a joint chip validation laboratory at ALTER's facilities in Toulouse, France. The lab provides specialized electrical validation capabilities and supports characterization and validation cycles for NASP chip products across voice interfaces, automotive sensing, and Physical AI applications. This partnership enables PolyN's transition from prototyping toward large-scale mass production.
• SkyWater TechnologycoreTechnology or Integration · 17 January 2024Manufacturing partnership for PolyN's first commercial chip for voice processing (NeuroVoice). SkyWater is a U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer and DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry. The agreement uses SkyWater's S90LN platform to produce the commercial chip with tapeout planned by end of year.
• Infineon Technologies AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2023Collaboration on next-generation tire monitoring products. Infineon provides new generation TPMS sensors with tire vibration signal detection, leveraging PolyN's NFE for vibration data pre-processing at the sensor. The combined solution is especially suited for the fleet market and autonomous cars, delivering new possibilities for road condition and tire wear control in an energy- and cost-efficient way. PolyN participates in Infineon's global startup co-innovation program.
• MedicalpsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Partnership with the healthcare industry cluster in the French Alps. PolyN established a subsidiary office in France through this partnership, focusing on promoting NeuroSense health monitoring solution. Medicalps provides access to healthcare stakeholders, wearable device manufacturers, digital therapeutics companies, and healthcare ecosystem connections.
• Silicon CatalystminorOthers · 29 September 2022Accepted into Silicon Catalyst semiconductor incubator program, gaining access to semiconductor process technology, IP, EDA tools, expert services, and network of partners and advisors. Expected to accelerate engagements with product vendors and semiconductor companies focusing on neuromorphic analog IC development.
• Fraunhofer MikroelektronikminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2022EU-funded ASCENT+ Consortium project for special process optimization in PolyN's next-generation NASP roadmap. Fraunhofer Mikroelektronik provides expertise in microelectronics to refine development of ultra-low-power Tiny AI NASP chip analog design. Project under management of Dr. Lukas Gerlich.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Syntiant: Syntiant develops ultra-low-power neural decision processors for always-on edge AI in audio, voice, and sensor applications. It is one of the closest direct competitors to PolyN's NeuroVoice and NeuroSense chips, competing on microwatt power budgets for hearables and IoT endpoints.
• BrainChip: BrainChip offers the Akida neuromorphic processor for edge AI, targeting sensor data processing at the edge. It competes directly with PolyN's NASP approach in the on-device inference market, though BrainChip uses a digital event-based architecture versus PolyN's analog approach.
• SynSense: SynSense builds neuromorphic vision and audio processors for ultra-low-power edge AI. It competes with PolyN's neuromorphic sensor processing across always-on audio, vibration, and vision use cases at the edge.
• GrAI Matter Labs: GrAI Matter Labs provides ultra-low-power AI processors for edge devices, with a focus on always-on sensor analytics. It competes with PolyN in the edge AI inference market for audio, vision, and sensor applications.
• Aspinity: Aspinity develops analog neuromorphic AI chips that analyze raw sensor data before digitization, similar to PolyN's NASP approach. It directly competes in always-on, battery-powered audio and vibration sensing at the sensor edge.
• Eta Compute: Eta Compute (now part of MaxLinear) builds ultra-low-power AI vision and sensor processors for edge applications. It competes with PolyN in low-power edge AI for IoT and wearables.

Broad incumbents

• Ambiq Micro: Ambiq produces ultra-low-power SoCs and microcontrollers for wearables, hearables, and IoT endpoints. While broader than PolyN's neuromorphic-focused offering, Ambiq competes in the same power-constrained edge AI applications and is an incumbent platform for many of PolyN's target customers.
• Infineon Technologies: Infineon is the global TPMS sensor leader and a strategic partner of PolyN, but also a broader incumbent in automotive sensing and MCUs. It represents both the largest commercial channel and a potential long-term competitive threat if Infineon integrates similar AI capabilities in-house.
• Texas Instruments: TI supplies low-power MSP430 and C2000 microcontrollers, MSP and SimpleLink wireless MCUs, and signal chain components used in many of the same edge sensor applications as PolyN's NASP chips. As a broad incumbent, TI offers competing alternatives for industrial, automotive, and IoT customers.
• Robert Bosch: Bosch is a global automotive sensor and MEMS leader, including in tire pressure and motion sensing. As a broad incumbent in automotive sensors, Bosch represents both a potential customer and a competitor for PolyN's VibroSense TMS tire monitoring solution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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