Avicena, a provider of advanced LED-based optical interconnects for computing, has announced the immediate appointment of Greg Dougherty to its board of directors. Dougherty brings a wealth of experience in the optical communications sector and a strong background in executive leadership, particularly in developing innovative optical products and technologies.
“I am thrilled to join the team at Avicena,” Dougherty said. “Having worked with some members in the past, I look forward to advancing this groundbreaking interconnect technology to address significant bottlenecks in advanced electronics.”
Bardia Pezeshki, CEO of Avicena, expressed his enthusiasm for Dougherty’s appointment: “We are excited to welcome an executive of Greg’s caliber to our board. His extensive industry knowledge will be crucial as we work on productizing our innovative microLED optical inks for standalone optics and co-packaged chiplets for inter-processor and memory interconnects in compute clusters. Greg’s insights will be invaluable to our company and investors.”
Dougherty currently serves as a Director at Infinera and MaxLinear. He was the CEO of Oclaro from June 2013 until its acquisition by Lumentum in December 2018 for $1.8 billion, and he also served as a director at Oclaro from April 2009 until the sale. His previous roles include being a director at Avanex Corporation, and he has held executive positions at Picarro, SDL, and Lucent Technologies Microelectronics.
“I’m honored to join the Avicena board,” Dougherty added. “I’m excited to help bring this innovative interconnect technology to market, solving crucial challenges in advanced electronics.”
About Avicena
AvicenaTech, Corp., based in Sunnyvale, CA, is developing LightBundle, a next-generation optical interconnect architecture designed for AI/ML, HPC, sensors, 5G wireless, and aerospace applications. This flexible, ultra-low energy technology utilizes microLEDs, providing high bandwidth and low latency, enabling system designers to decouple compute and memory functions and significantly enhance system throughput. Avicena’s technology is a key component in the evolution of networking and computing, aimed at reducing energy consumption.
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