High-bandwidth optical interconnects for semiconductor systems
Avicena Tech designs optical interconnect semiconductors, with a tech stack anchored in Synopsys and Cadence EDA tools—standard for silicon validation and layout. The project list reveals a shift from pure chip design toward system-level concerns: formal verification, advanced packaging, and optomechanical testing alongside core IC development. Pain points (functional correctness, tool uptime, system integration validation) signal they're solving for reliability at higher speeds and lower power, not just tape-out velocity.
Avicena Tech develops high-bandwidth semiconductor interconnects for photonic and optical systems. Founded in 2019, the company is based in Sunnyvale, California and operates as a privately held firm with 11–50 employees. The team is engineering-heavy, concentrated in design and verification roles at senior and mid-levels, with active hiring in the United States and United Kingdom. Core work spans digital IC design for photonics, optical interconnect development, connector ecosystems, and advanced packaging—supported by formal verification and regression testing infrastructure.
Synopsys (VCS, Design Compiler, PrimeTime) and Cadence (Virtuoso, Xcelium, Calibre) for simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and physical design. Also uses Zemax and Ansys for optical and mechanical analysis.
Next-generation optical interconnects, high-speed low-power digital IC design for photonics, formal verification, advanced packaging solutions, and optomechanical test procedures. Also developing connector ecosystems and managing regression suites at scale.
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