aid: cognichip
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cognichip.png
name: Cognichip
description: 'Cognichip is an AI-first semiconductor company revolutionizing the way
  chips are designed. Its core technology, Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), is
  built on what the company describes as the world''s first physics-informed foundation
  AI model tailored for chip design, positioning ACI as a new scaling factor for semiconductors.
  ACI aims to understand, learn, and solve chip design problems with designer-level
  cognitive abilities, reducing design effort by roughly 75% and cutting completion
  time in half to address the industry bottleneck where chip development can take three
  to five years. Founded by semiconductor and AI veterans including CEO Faraj Aalaei
  and CTO Ehsan Kamalinejad, the company is backed by Lux Capital, Mayfield, and Seligman
  Ventures, has Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on its board, and was named to Fast Company''s
  World''s Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Added to the API Evangelist network and
  enriched by the pipeline; the company publishes a marketing and corporate presence
  today with no public developer or API surface.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cognichip/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lux-capital
- mayfield
- seligman-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Semiconductors
- Artificial Intelligence
- Chip Design
- EDA
- Foundation Models
- Machine Learning
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://cognichip.ai
- type: About
  url: https://cognichip.ai/about
- type: Blog
  url: https://cognichip.ai/news
- type: SignUp
  url: https://cognichip.ai/sign-up
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://cognichip.ai/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://cognichip.ai/term-of-use
- type: Careers
  url: https://cognichip.ai/careers
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognichip/
- type: Twitter
  url: https://x.com/Cognichip
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cognichip-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence