Overview
Ultra-low-power analog AI for the real world
Irreversible designs next-generation analog AI chips that enable meaningful intelligence anywhere — from sensors to robots — using 1000× less power than conventional digital processors. We’re building the foundation for a new era of computation, where ultra energy efficient computation defines what’s possible.
Problem & Opportunity
Data center-scale systems can do remarkable things, but they can’t run in the field, in the air, or inside a sensor. To unlock the Intelligent Everything future, intelligence must run where the data is created, at energy levels 1000x less than conventional processors.
We believe that the next wave of computing value lies not only in more intelligence at higher power, but also in “just enough” intelligence — the Minimum Viable Intelligence that makes a device, drone, or robot truly autonomous.
Solution
Analog inference chips which perform computations on memory devices. By performing these operations directly in memory, our architecture sidesteps the digital and von Neumann bottlenecks that waste energy moving bits around. Key benefits include:
Our approach opens applications that were previously impossible due to energy or thermal limits: always-on sensing, drone vision, edge robotics, and more.
Details
Born from quantum control research, our team first designed an analog neural network to process qubit error correction signals inside a dilution refrigerator — an environment where the heat generated from digital logic would be detrimental. That prototype proved something profound: complex inference could be done without digital power budgets.
Today, we’re scaling that physics-first architecture into commercial analog AI processors.
Join Us
Irréversible offers unique deep-tech career opportunities through advanced internships, full-time positions, and a steadfast investment in our team’s expertise. Working here means applying your thinking and skills to tackle relevant challenges in AI, high-performance computing, hardware design, electronics, and photonics. You will join a diverse, collaborative team and enjoy perks including eligibility for our stock option plan, comprehensive health and wellness support, extended long weekends, social events, and flexible work-from-home options.
Design, simulate and test analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks for our low-power AI processors, from concept to layout through post-silicon validation, alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists.
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Irréversible has closed a pre-seed financing round led by Quantacet to accelerate product development and expand its core engineering team.
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Irréversible is a Canadian fabless semiconductor company developing ultra-low-power analog processors for AI inference. Founded by scientists and engineers from quantum computing, machine learning, and nanofabrication, by adopting a physics first approach, we are building practical hardware for the next era of computing. We are headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec and deeply rooted in the Canadian semiconductor ecosystem.
We work with investors, public programmes, and academic partners who share our mission of delivering sustainable intelligence everywhere.
A highly experienced team of founders.
Co-founder
Satellites, Quantum Computing, Global Technology Strategy.
Co-founder
Statistics, Finance, Corporate Transactions.
Co-founder
Physics, Quantum Computing, Running Companies.
Co-founder
Machine Vision, Machine Learning, Software, Technology Strategy.
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