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June 12, 2024

Black Semiconductor secures €254m in funding to ramp up graphene chip production

The German startup aims to launch a new semiconductor technology in Europe

Aachen-based startup Black Semiconductor has raised a €254.4m Series A to make graphene-based microchips, designed for applications ranging from autonomous driving to generative AI.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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