Supported ventures

CellSemi

CellSemi (Pty) Ltd

Description

A company led by startup veteran and UP alumnus, Piotr Osuch (CEO and CTO) and his business partner Joe Valliarampath. cellSemi is guided by the enhanced network/connectivity needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and hopes to solve the technical issues hampering current generation of ‘E-band frontend’ market offerings (which are too large and costly).

The solution entails the development of ‘E-band front-ends’ on a single chip, in silicon (CMOS / BiCMOS) with advanced signal processing capabilities – all packaged in a unit no bigger than a matchbox (as opposed to the shoebox-sized current generation E-band frontends) and offered at lower price. Potential partners and clients include firms such as Nokia, Siemens, and NEC – with cellSemi’s product being incorporated into front-end IMAs.