Sponsor Talk

Chris Pfistner, VP, Sales & Marketing at Avicena

Title: Paradigm Shift in AI Scale Up Clusters using microLED based Interconnects

Abstract:

Exponential growth in AI is driving demand for ultra-low power, high bandwidth connections in next gen data centers. Avicena’s µLED based optical interconnects enable AI compute clusters to Scale Up to thousands of GPUs at lower power, high reliability and lower cost than other optical link technologies. This talk will layout the details on how microLED interconnects work and why they achieve unmatched performance compared to other electrical and optical interconnects for AI networks.

Biography:

Chris Pfistner joined Avicena in September of 2021 as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Chris has over 30 years of experience in Sales, Marketing, Product Line Management, and Business Development in the global fiber optic module and systems market. Prior to Avicena, Chris held executive positions with Jabil Photonics, Lumentum, Finisar/Coherent, NeoPhotonics, Terawave, Advanced Fibre and Pirelli Optical Systems. Chris holds Ph.D. and MS degrees in Applied Physics from the University of Berne, Switzerland.