
microLED Interconnects
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We Are Avicena
Avicena is a privately held company located in Sunnyvale, CA, developing ultra-low energy optical links based on microLEDs. These interconnects offer class-leading bandwidth density and energy efficiency for medium reach. Applications include chip-to-chip interconnects in HPC, AI/ML, and memory disaggregation, as well as next generation links in sensors, 5G wireless and aerospace. Avicena’s technology is a key building block in the evolution of new networking and computing architectures that will reduce the energy impact on our planet.
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Leadership
The Avicena leadership team has spent years solving the most complex photonic connectivity challenges with innovative and scalable solutions.
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Technology
The Avicena microLED-based interconnect technology offers industry leading bandwidth density and energy efficiency by leveraging rapid advances in the microLED display industry for mass production.
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Applications
The applications range from chip-to-chip interconnects in HPC, AI/ML, and memory disaggregation to next generation links in sensors, 5G Wireless head-ends and Aerospace.
IEEE Spectrum
Two Startups are Bringing Fiber to the Processor
Avicena is featured in IEEE Spectrum for December 2022. While conventional Silicon Photonics provides a solution for medium to long reach communications, Avicena’s microLED technology enables ultra-low energy interconnects for short reach links ideally suited for chip-to-chip applications in HPC, AI/ML and memory disaggregation. To learn more, click the link below:

press releases
Newsroom
View all the Avicena newsworthy moments, or jump directly to the latest press release below.
Avicena Works with TSMC to Enable PD Arrays for LightBundle™ MicroLED-Based Interconnects
Avicena is working with TSMC to optimize silicon photodetector (PD) arrays for Avicena’s LightBundle microLED-based interconnects aimed at AI scale-up networks with > 1Tbps/mm I/O density and < 1pJ/bit
Conferences & Talks
Events
Find Avicena at all of these industry events. Dr. Bardia Pezeshki recently spoke at the Samsung SAFE™ Forum 2022. See below.
FEATURED VIDEO
Lightwave interviews Avicena's V.P. of Marketing, Chris Pfistner, at OFC 2023