2 years ago

Oxford Spinout Machine Discovery Secures £4.5M to Accelerate Design Simulations with AI

  • Machine Discovery, a University of Oxford spinout, has raised £4.5 million in a funding round led by BGF and East Innovate

  • The company develops a software platform that uses machine learning to simulate designs for technologies like semiconductors, significantly speeding up compute-intensive simulations

  • The funding will be used to expand headcount in business development and engineering teams in the UK and US.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Developing new semiconductor designs is a time-consuming and expensive process, often taking years to complete. This is because traditional simulation methods are computationally intensive and require significant resources."

      Solution

      "Machine Discovery has developed a software platform that uses machine learning to predict how designs might behave in certain situations. This allows engineers to quickly test and iterate on designs, reducing the time and cost of development. The company claims its technology can drastically increase the speed of compute-intensive simulations, halving the analog semiconductor product development cycle by 2026."

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