Company profile
Nanusens
Edinburgh developer of embedded MEMS structures within standard CMOS chips for sensing, RF and silicon-photonics applications.
Company overview
Nanusens develops embedded microelectromechanical technology that creates nanoscale mechanical structures within the layers of standard CMOS chips. Its approach combines the mechanical structures and associated control circuitry on one chip rather than relying on separate sensor and electronics components. The published technology portfolio includes nanosensors, tunable capacitors and actuators. Current applications span optical alignment and thermal tuning in silicon photonics, antenna tuning for next-generation mobile radio systems, and sensor integration for AI-enabled IoT devices. The company also describes supplying sensor IP for incorporation into ASIC designs using standard EDA tools. Its current contact page identifies Nanusens Ltd at CodeBase in Edinburgh and separately lists its Spanish operation in Cerdanyola del Vallès. The website presents these technologies as active development and customer-engagement areas.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: MEMS / Sensors.
Technologies and capabilities
- Embedded MEMS
- NEMS within CMOS
- Tunable capacitors
- Silicon-photonics alignment
- Sensor IP
Embedded nanosensor IP; RF tunable capacitors; Nano-aligners; Photonic actuators
Markets served
- Silicon photonics
- Mobile communications
- AIoT
- Smart devices
UK presence
Edinburgh, Scotland. Part of the Scotland cluster.
Sources and verification
Last verified: 2026-10-19