THINK SILICON

Their core work

THINK SILICON is a Greek SME that designs ultra-low-power graphics processing units (GPUs) for wearable devices and IoT applications. They specialize in energy-efficient computing hardware, developing GPU architectures that minimize power consumption while maintaining visual processing capability. More recently, they have expanded into 5G network infrastructure, contributing edge computing and low-cost RAN solutions for affordable network deployment.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

THINK SILICON's early H2020 work (2016-2018) was tightly focused on GPU hardware — low-power parallel computing, power optimization frameworks, and visualization for wearable and mobile devices. By 2017-2021, they began channeling this expertise into technology transfer networks, and by 2020 they pivoted toward 5G infrastructure, applying their low-power computing knowledge to edge computing and affordable network deployment. The trajectory shows a company moving from component-level hardware design toward system-level telecommunications infrastructure.

THINK SILICON is moving from specialized GPU chip design toward broader telecom and edge computing applications, suggesting future collaborations will likely involve 5G/6G infrastructure with embedded low-power processing.

How they like to work

THINK SILICON primarily joins consortia as a specialist participant (3 of 4 projects), but they have demonstrated the ability to coordinate — their largest project (GPU-WEAR, EUR 1.37M) was self-led. With 43 unique partners across 23 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia and are well-connected despite being a small company. This suggests they are a valued technical contributor that larger partners actively recruit.

Despite only 4 projects, THINK SILICON has built a remarkably broad network of 43 partners across 23 countries, indicating participation in large European consortia with strong geographic diversity. Their reach spans well beyond Southern Europe.

What sets them apart

THINK SILICON occupies a rare niche as an SME that actually designs GPU silicon for ultra-low-power applications — most companies in this space are either large chipmakers or pure software firms. Their combination of hardware-level GPU expertise with growing 5G/edge computing capability makes them a distinctive partner for projects requiring embedded visual processing in constrained environments. For consortium builders, they bring genuine semiconductor design capability from a smaller, more agile organization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Affordable5G
  Marks their strategic pivot into 5G telecommunications infrastructure, applying low-power computing expertise to edge computing and O-RAN.
• GPU-WEAR
  Their largest project (EUR 1.37M) and only coordination role, focused on their core IP: ultra-low-power heterogeneous GPUs for wearables and IoT.
• TETRAMAX
  A pan-European technology transfer network that positioned THINK SILICON's low-energy computing as a transferable technology asset beyond their own products.