Arago is developing an AI system powered by light, designed to overcome the limitations of traditional electron-based computing. Key features include:
- Multi-Physics Processor: Maximizes Flops/$ and Flops/Watt by combining a PyTorch-based software stack with a multi-physics processor.
- Matrix Multiplication Acceleration: Accelerates matrix multiplication, which constitutes 99% of AI model operations, using the parallelism of light.
- Drop-in Ready: Compatible with industry-standard form factors for smooth integration into existing infrastructures.
- Energy Efficiency: Aims to reduce energy consumption, enabling multi-die 3D systems.
Arago's system targets applications in AI, HPC, edge computing, and physical simulations, offering higher computation capacity and throughput.