Heronic Technologies to enter strategic discussions with Japanese semiconductor giant ROHM

Heronic Technologies to enter strategic discussions with Japanese semiconductor giant ROHM

Success at UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme reverse pitch results in opportunity for collaboration

Heronic Technologies, an Imperial College London spinout specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator architectures, has been selected to participate in commercial and technical discussions with ROHM Semiconductor, one of Japan's largest electronics companies. The opportunity follows Heronic's successful performance at a recent UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme reverse pitch event, held in London in September.

Heronic's proprietary technology enables the customisation of chips for specific AI applications, optimising efficiency and performance beyond the capabilities of generic architectures.

The company's innovative approach to chip architecture captured the interest of ROHM's innovation and strategy teams, who are keen to enhance their development of power semiconductor materials and explore next-generation technologies including AI, photonics, spintronics and quantum solutions.

The reverse pitch event, organised by the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme at Asia House in London, featured seven cutting-edge UK companies. Each took a turn to describe how their technologies could support ROHM's business objectives, followed by a Q&A session and networking opportunity.

Alexander Montgomerie-Corcoran, CEO of Heronic Technologies, commented: "We're honoured that ROHM selected us as the winning company in this highly competitive reverse pitch. Our technology significantly boosts the energy efficiency and performance of AI and machine learning applications.

"ROHM has a global reputation for innovation in the electronics industry and we're excited at the opportunity to integrate our AI-driven solutions into its advanced semiconductor products."

The other companies participating in the reverse pitch were: Finchetto, Paragraf, Quantum Motion, Qontrol, Vector Photonics, Wave Photonics

The UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme, delivered on behalf of the government by international business development consultancy Intralink, helps high-growth technology companies explore and expand into the APAC region. Participating companies benefit from market entry guidance, business development support and connections to potential partners and customers. The programme covers 11 markets including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia. Companies can apply to join the programme at www.intralinkgroup.com/TGP.

The programme recently published a report exploring semiconductor opportunities in Northeast Asia, identifying key prospects for UK firms in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The report is available for free download at bit.ly/4dv8EPC

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