KandouAI, an EPFL spinoff founded in 2011, is a semiconductor company developing chiplet-based AI fabric solutions. It addresses the data movement bottleneck in AI scaling by providing connectivity for GPUs, memory, networks, and racks, enabling massively scalable AI systems.
The company's foundational innovation is Chord signaling, a technique that transmits groups of bits as a single mathematical unit to reduce power consumption and extend signal reach. This is complemented by Copper MIMO technology, an evolution for chip connectivity. These technologies are applied in its AI fabric solutions, which aim to deliver unprecedented reductions in expenditure for data center infrastructure.
KandouAI's work operates at the intersection of chip connectivity, AI hardware systems, and semiconductor design. The company holds a patent portfolio of over 500 patents. Its stated focus is on making AI affordable and accessible.
