# Aerogen Systems

> Aerogen Systems is an Ann Arbor deep-tech startup building point-of-use contamination control for semiconductor fabs. Its modules sit inside wafer storage and process tools, continuously capturing and chemically destroying airborne acids and organic contaminants before they reach the wafer - clawing back yield lost to queue-time contamination that conventional cleanroom AMC systems miss. The company spun out of University of Michigan aerospace research and joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- **Founders:** Noah Vogel (Co-founder, CEO)
- **Team size:** ~8
- **Products:** Point-of-Use Contamination Control Module, Queue-Time Contamination Protection, Fab Pilot Program
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 (S26) batch., Won top spot at University of Michigan's Impact Venture Demo Day (April 2026)., Awarded a University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship Fuel Grant.

## Products & services

- **Point-of-Use Contamination Control Module** — A compact module that installs directly into wafer storage and process tools, providing continuous active filtration at the wafer level. It captures and chemically degrades airborne acids and organic contaminants in the localized microenvironment before they adsorb to sensitive surfaces.
- **Queue-Time Contamination Protection** — Integrates continuous destruction of trace organics and acid gases into high-purity storage environments, protecting wafers during the idle time between process steps when they are most exposed to corrosion, hazing, residue formation, and process drift.
- **Fab Pilot Program** — An active program recruiting semiconductor manufacturers to deploy and evaluate Aerogen's contamination control systems in their cleanrooms.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 (S26) batch.
- Won top spot at University of Michigan's Impact Venture Demo Day (April 2026).
- Awarded a University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship Fuel Grant.
- Grew out of NASA-affiliated / University of Michigan aerospace air-filtration research (BLiSS bioastronautics program).

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Won top prize at University of Michigan's Impact Venture Demo Day.
- **2026-06** — Joined Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch and relocated activity to Silicon Valley for the program.
- **2026-07** — Actively recruiting semiconductor manufacturers for its fab pilot program.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aerogen-systems.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aerogen-systems-company

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Last updated: 2026-07-31