Neurophos
Neurophos develops AI inference chips using an optical processing unit with a metasurface compute architecture designed to be significantly faster and more energy-efficient than current GPUs. Its technology aims to address the challenges of manufacturing, powering, cooling, and deploying sufficient compute for hyperscale AI inference by increasing compute density and efficiency.
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- HQ
- Austin
- Sectors
- Semiconductor, AI, Hardware, Photonics
- Founded
- 2020
- Stage
- Series A
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Nathan Kundtz Executive, Chief Technology Officer
