Our technology integrates high-speed graphene photonics directly onto any electronic chip, inspiring innovators to rethink compute architectures.
*per lane, Alphawave UCIe 2.0
Standard electric connections are the bottleneck. They are too slow, generate too much heat, waste energy, throttle bandwidth, and only work over very short distances. These physical limitations drive costs up and hold the industry back.
Harnessing the optical properties of graphene, we enable chips to compute with electricity and communicate with photons. This technology removes existing bandwidth limitations, allowing data centers to operate faster, cooler, and with far less energy.
Our chips convert electrical signals to optical signals instantly, reducing latency, cutting delays, and saving energy while increasing bandwidth.
Optical waveguides replace copper, enabling fast, low-loss data transform.
CMOS-compatible processing fits into any existing chip production.
Graphene enables a more compact, low-power, and high-speed approach to integrating photonics and electronics at the chip level.
Allows high-speed and high-efficiency broadband modulators and detectors, driving the next generation of integrated photonics.
The only material with the temperature budget, devices, and compatibility to allow BEOL integration.
Works with standard CMOS fabs, ensuring scalability.
Raised €11.2M in VC, including public funding. Investment co-led by Vsquared and Cambium.
Moved into FabOne Facility (15,000m² Fabrication space; 2,000m² office space)
Fab construction begins on a scalable pilot line for 300mm wafer technology.
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We use graphene as enabler to create ultra-fast, energy-efficient, and scalable chip fabrics by connecting thousands of chips so they can interact as if they were one.
Black Semiconductor GmbH
Lilienthalstraße 1
52068 Aachen
Germany
