Many startups focus on more than one application, therefore figures surpass 100 percent.
Only semiconductor chip startups, not software or IP companies. Companies based in China were excluded from the report. Only companies who have received less than or equal to 100 million U.S. dollars in funding to date.
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Share of semiconductor startups worldwide Q1 2015-Q1 2020, by application
As of the first quarter of 2020, 47 percent of semiconductor startups worldwide were involved with high performance computing (HPC) applications, whilst 33.5 percent targeted automotive applications. IoT applications were the focus of 32 percent of the semiconductor startups featured worldwide.
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