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OLIX

Semiconductors · London, United Kingdom · Founded 2024

Flux is positioned to address the escalating computational demands of the artificial intelligence sector. The company designs and manufactures optical processors specifically engineered for training and running inference on large AI models. This technology is presented as an alternative to traditional silicon-based chips, such as GPUs. The core value proposition centers on overcoming the anticipated limitations of current computing capacity, which struggles to keep pace with the growth of AI. Flux's optical computing solutions aim to deliver higher performance while consuming significantly less energy, thereby addressing the physical and power constraints associated with scaling silicon-based infrastructure. The business model appears to be focused on the design and manufacturing of specialized hardware. The target market consists of entities developing or deploying large-scale AI, which are facing challenges with the cost and energy requirements of existing computing hardware. The company is establishing its operations in London's King's Cross AI hub. Keywords: optical computing, optical processors, AI hardware, large AI models, inference, model training, energy efficiency, high-performance computing, silicon alternative, AGI infrastructure