About ChEmpower Corporation
ChEmpower Corporation is a venture-backed advanced materials and specialized chemistry startup developing chemically reactive, abrasive-free planarization pads and chemical solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. Its technology eliminates abrasives from the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process, enabling defect-free surfaces, higher chip yields, and improved sustainability through water recovery. The company serves semiconductor fabs globally and targets advanced nodes below 10nm for AI chips, HBM, and high-performance computing.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$24.1M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Sudhanshu Misra
PhD executive with over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, focused on advanced materials innovation and commercialization. Previously co-founded NexPlanar (sold to Cabot in 2015 for $142M). Has held roles at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Texas Instruments, Entegris, and Marubeni.
LinkedInSuryadevara Babu
Clarkson University professor emeritus and co-founder of ChEmpower, with expertise in chemistry for planarization pad formulation.
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