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Kandou AI

Semiconductors · Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland · Founded 2011

Kandou AI is a fabless semiconductor company dedicated to democratizing artificial intelligence infrastructure through breakthrough chip-to-chip connectivity technologies. Originally founded as a spin-off from EPFL focused on high-speed signaling, the company has evolved to build advanced connectivity solutions tailored for the AI era. Its core offerings include its proprietary Memory Fabric and CXL controllers, which enable the creation of massively scalable, energy-efficient AI inference systems and training clusters using low-cost hardware components. The company primarily serves businesses operating within the global high-performance computing, cloud datacenter, and artificial intelligence markets. By addressing the critical bottleneck of data movement between processors and memory, Kandou AI's technology empowers hyperscalers and system integrators to build robust computing systems while significantly lowering hardware expenses. The company's revenue is generated through the sale of its physical silicon products, chiplet-based AI fabrics, and the licensing of its advanced intellectual property. Kandou AI's technological foundation relies on its proven Copper Multiple Input Multiple Output interconnect technology, which optimizes system performance and reduces energy per bit. Key features of its platform include the ability to offload collective operations for AI training, massive switchless memory systems for in-memory databases, and field-repairable co-packaged optics that improve thermal design. By drastically reducing total cost of ownership and capital expenditures, Kandou AI is facilitating the broad accessibility and scalability of next-generation artificial intelligence applications. Keywords: semiconductors, AI infrastructure, chiplets, connectivity, memory fabric, CXL controllers, datacenter, deep tech, high-performance computing, machine learning.