Bio:

Francesco is co-founder and CEO of NcodiN. He is a scientist, entrepreneur and innovator in the field of nanophotonics. With a PhD in optoelectronic nanodevices and over eight years of experience in cutting-edge photonics research, he has worked at the forefront of silicon photonics, optical memories, light amplification and III-V on silicon nanostructures. His journey has taken him through prestigious institutions such as CNRS, IBM, and C2N (Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies), where he contributed to groundbreaking advancements in the field.

Originally trained as an electrical engineer, Francesco combined his technical expertise with a visionary approach to innovation. He has played a key role in developing ultra-small, high-efficiency lasers that are set to transform data processing and communication.

Passionate about pushing the limits of technology, Francesco is dedicated to solving some of the most pressing challenges in AI hardware and highperformance computing, enabling systems that are faster, more efficient and infinitely scalable.

Abstract:

As AI accelerators push compute density to its physical limits, chiplet bandwidth has become the critical bottleneck. The shoreline limit — the finite I/O capacity along a chip's edge — caps system throughput regardless of silicon progress, and copper interconnects are running out of headroom in both reach and energy efficiency.

NcodiN's NConnect platform breaks this barrier by integrating the world's smallest nanolaser directly onto the interposer: a light source with a ~100 μm² footprint and sub-mW power consumption — 2 orders of magnitude below state-of-the-art laser sources. NConnect delivers the bandwidth density and power budget that next-generation chiplet architectures
demand, on a path fully compatible with CMOS manufacturing.