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(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
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Mar 14
Quintessent raises $11.5M in seed funding to future-proof optical connectivity
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintessent, a pioneer in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, has...
Nov 8, 2023
A new phase of the AI race is coming — and chip startup d-Matrix could be the winner
With backers like Microsoft, d-Matrix is competing against Nvidia to become the next big thing in AI chips. October 24, 2023 Alexandra...
Sep 28, 2023
Founder’s Lessons: Alan Liu, Quintessent Founder/CEO
Alan shared his experiences and insights into the photonics industry and his start-up building journey. About Welcome to the 34th...
Sep 6, 2023
d-Matrix Announces $110M in Series B Funding to Make Generative AI Commercially Viable
Temasek and a global syndicate of new investors join existing investors Playground Global, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund), Nautilus Venture...
Aug 22, 2023
Generative AI Compute Front-Runner d-Matrix Reaches New Milestone in Efficient AI Inference
Digital in-memory compute chiplet is a first-of-its-kind for the industry [August 22, San Francisco, CA]: Today, d-Matrix, the leader in...
Mar 2, 2023
Tower Announces World’s First Heterogeneous Integration of Quantum Dot Lasers on its SiPho Platform
Integrates a GaAs QD laser on Tower’s versatile high-volume SiPho Foundry platform MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel – March 2, 2023 – Tower...
Jan 24, 2023
d-Matrix Launches Chiplet Connectivity Platform to Address Exploding Compute Demand for GenerativeAI
New Jayhawk platform capitalizes on innovative energy efficient chiplet interconnects to improve performance and reduce data center...
Nov 15, 2022
New Microsoft Partnership Accelerates Generative AI Development
One of the hottest trends in artificial intelligence (AI) this year has been the emergence of popular generative AI models. With...
Nov 15, 2022
d-Matrix Unlocks New Potential with Reinforcement Learning Based Compiler for At Scale DIMC Platform
November 15, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, d-Matrix, a leader in high-efficiency...
Oct 11, 2022
d-Matrix Announces Opening of India R&D Center, Appoints Pradip Thaker, PhD Head of India Operations
Dr. Thaker will lead d-Matrix’s India operations with a focus on R&D, growth, talent acquisition, engineering, product innovation and...
Jun 21, 2022
D-Matrix AI Chip Promises Efficient Transformer Processing
Startup combines Digital In-Memory Compute and chiplet implementations for data-center-grade inferencing. This article was written by...
Apr 21, 2022
d-Matrix Secures $44M to Build a One-of-a-Kind DIMC-Based Inference Compute Platform
Playground Global, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund), & SK Hynix join existing investors Nautilus Venture Partners, Marvell Technology and...
Oct 9, 2021
Tower Semiconductor & Quintessent Announce Partnership to Create Foundry Silicon Photonics Platform
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and SANTA BARBARA, Calif – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high value analog...
Aug 23, 2019
Entrada Ventures Announces Investment in Santa Barbara-based Optical Engine Company, Quintessent
Santa Barbara, Calif — Entrada Ventures is pleased to announce its investment in Quintessent, a Santa Barbara-based company manufacturing...
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