AI connectivity with
ultra-low power µLEDs
AI connectivity with
ultra-low power µLEDs
We Are Avicena
Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology revolutionizes High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products.
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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:
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Avicena Appoints Former Oclaro CEO Greg Dougherty to its Board of Directors
Sunnyvale, California, USA — October 15, 2024 — Avicena, provider of advanced LED-based optical interconnects for computing, today announced the appointment of Greg Dougherty to its board of directors, effe
FEATURED VIDEO
Lightwave interviews Avicena's V.P. of Marketing, Chris Pfistner, at OFC 2023