# Ethernovia

> Ethernovia is a San Jose semiconductor company building a new class of high-performance automotive and edge packet processors, Ethernet PHY transceivers and switches in 7nm. Its chips act as the deterministic 'nervous system' for software-defined vehicles and physical-AI machines, scaling from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps to move sensor and compute data with low latency and low power. Founded in 2018 by veterans of Aquantia, the company has raised more than $150 million from backers including Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures and AMD Ventures.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ramin Shirani (CEO & Co-Founder), Hossein Sederat (CTO & Co-Founder), Roy Myers (SVP of Engineering & Co-Founder), Darren Engelkemier (VP of Silicon Engineering & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~96 employees
- **Products:** Automotive Ethernet PHYs (ENT11100 / ENT11025), Deterministic Packet Processors, Automotive Ethernet Switch (with Continental), Ethernet Sensor Bridge for NVIDIA Holoscan, Software Defined Services
- **Notable:** Raised more than $150 million total across Series A and Series B., Unveiled the world's first single and quad-port 10G-to-1G automotive Ethernet PHY in 7nm (2024)., Secured strategic investment from Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures and AMD Ventures.

## Products & services

- **Automotive Ethernet PHYs (ENT11100 / ENT11025)** — World's first single and quad-port automotive Ethernet PHY transceivers in 7nm, scaling 10/5/2.5/1 Gbps over up to 15 meters of automotive cabling at the industry's lowest power, with integrated switching features.
- **Deterministic Packet Processors** — A new class of high-performance automotive and edge packet processors that serve as the data backbone for next-generation physical-AI systems.
- **Automotive Ethernet Switch (with Continental)** — A 7nm automotive Ethernet switch co-developed with Continental for software-defined vehicle architectures.
- **Ethernet Sensor Bridge for NVIDIA Holoscan** — A physical-AI platform bridging high-bandwidth sensor data into NVIDIA Holoscan edge-AI compute.
- **Software Defined Services** — Systems and software enabling ECU consolidation, over-the-air updates and software-defined vehicle network services.

## Achievements

- Raised more than $150 million total across Series A and Series B.
- Unveiled the world's first single and quad-port 10G-to-1G automotive Ethernet PHY in 7nm (2024).
- Secured strategic investment from Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures and AMD Ventures.
- Partnered with tier-one supplier Continental on a 7nm automotive switch.
- Founded by the inventor of Ethernet auto-negotiation, with 60+ patents held by CEO Ramin Shirani.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Closed a Series B of more than $90 million led by Maverick Silicon to scale autonomy and physical-AI networking chips.
- **2024-03** — Unveiled the world's first single and quad-port 10G-to-1G automotive Ethernet PHY in 7nm.
- **2023-09** — Announced a partnership with Continental to develop a 7nm automotive Ethernet switch.
- **2023-05** — Completed a $64 million Series A round with Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures and AMD Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://ethernovia.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethernovia

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