Global – October 16, 2026 -- Lightelligence, founded in 2017, reports 446 cumulative patents, with invention patents accounting for 80% of the portfolio, as it markets three optoelectronic computing products to AI and data center customers.
Lightelligence staffs 250+ employees, 170+ of them in R&D
The company counts more than 250 employees worldwide. R&D staff make up over 170 of them, roughly two-thirds of the workforce, which fits a patent-heavy, research-led business model.
PACE 2 accelerator card launched in 2025
PACE 2 is an optoelectronic accelerated computing card released by Lightelligence in 2025. The company lists high performance, programmability, versatility and advanced packaging technology as its key features.
Gazelle board performs 8×2 optical matrix computations
Gazelle is a new-generation optical computing evaluation board built on optical principles. It is a research platform that performs 8×2 fundamental optical matrix computations.
Photowave targets disaggregated AI memory over PCIe and CXL
Photowave optical communications hardware is designed for disaggregated AI memory applications. It is compatible with PCIe 5.0/6.0 and CXL 2.0/3.0. Lightelligence says photonics cuts latency and energy use, letting data center managers scale resources within or across server racks.