ST has joined Silicon Catalyst, the Silicon Valley incubator, as a Strategic and In-Kind Partner which gives ST early access to review and help select early-stage silicon start-ups looking to join the incubator.

The initial focus of the In-Kind collaboration will be MEMS sensors and actuators.

Silicon Catalyst  supports semiconductor hardware start-ups with tools and services from a network of In-Kind Partners (IKPs) to  reduce the cost of chip development.

In its fifth year of operation, Silicon Catalyst has reviewed over 300 early-stage companies and has now admitted a total of 31 start-ups into the incubator.

These Portfolio Companies utilise IKP tools and services including design tools, simulation software, design services, foundry PDK access and MPW runs, test program development and tester access.

Companies accepted into the incubator have two years of no-cost or significantly discounted access to these IKP tools and services during the incubation period. Additionally, the startups can tap into the Silicon Catalyst network of advisors and investors.

“STMicroelectronics is the second company to join the Silicon Catalyst ecosystem as both a Strategic Partner and In-Kind Partner, following our recent announcement of Arm joining our ecosystem,” says Silicon Catalyst CEO Pete Rodriguez..