# Eliyan

> Eliyan is a Santa Clara semiconductor company that sells interconnect IP and chiplet products for AI and high-performance computing systems. Its NuLink family links dies, packages and modules, with a particular focus on delivering high bandwidth without forcing every design onto costly advanced packaging. Founded in 2021, it raised a $145 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation in July 2026 and is expanding from electrical links toward electro-optical infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Ramin Farjadrad (Co-founder and CEO), Patrick Soheili (Co-founder; Chief Strategy and Business Officer), Syrus Ziai (Co-founder; Chief Operating Officer)
- **Products:** NuLink PHY, NuLink-X / NuLink-XS, NuLink-XD, NuGear chiplets, UMI
- **Notable:** Announced a 5nm NuLink tapeout in 2022., Reported working 3nm NuLink-2.0 silicon at 64 Gbps per bump in October 2024., Contributed to the Open Compute Project's BoW memory work.

## Products & services

- **NuLink PHY** — Die-to-die and die-to-memory PHY IP for standard or advanced packaging, supporting UCIe, BoW, UMI and Eliyan's simultaneous bidirectional mode.
- **NuLink-X / NuLink-XS** — Chip-to-chip PHY IP for connections between packaged devices on a board.
- **NuLink-XD** — Power-reach configurable 224G PAM4 SerDes for chip-to-chip and chip-to-module electro-optical applications.
- **NuGear chiplets** — Memory and I/O chiplet families aimed at expanding bandwidth in AI and HPC systems.
- **UMI** — Universal Memory Interface for more bandwidth-efficient die-to-memory connections.

## Achievements

- Announced a 5nm NuLink tapeout in 2022.
- Reported working 3nm NuLink-2.0 silicon at 64 Gbps per bump in October 2024.
- Contributed to the Open Compute Project's BoW memory work.
- Completed a $145 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced a $145 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, led by Seligman Ventures.
- **2026-07** — Introduced NuLink-XD, a configurable 224G PAM4 SerDes for chip-to-chip and chip-to-module links.
- **2026-01** — Announced $50 million in strategic investments from AMD, Arm, Coherent, Meta and existing backers.
- **2025-11** — Joined the Arm Total Design ecosystem.

## Links

- Website: https://eliyan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eliyan-corporation/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30