Timeless
Computation
The fastest AI on Earth. Computation without time. Thought, at lightspeed.
We are Hartley.
We work from first principles. We build on fixed points. We think performance is beauty. We believe in humanity.
We make human agency faster.
Light as Logic
A fusion of silicon photonics and electronics, our coprocessors solve entire neural networks at a scale previously thought impossible with light. They flash through AI inference with lower latency than anything else. Optoelectronic, analog, ultrafast.
Fig. 1
Hartley silicon Clockwork prototypes.
Time is Everything
We deploy where time is of the essence; where speed is not just nice to have, but critical. Real-time systems, enabling infrastructure, and adversarial environments where delay is failure.
Fig. 2
Babbage optomechanical proof of concept.
Interoperate
Standard physical integration on-board or in-package. Standard software integration in RTL and Python. Standard SWAP requirements. Exceptional speed.
Hartley is the emerging standard for builders building ultrafast systems.
Fig. 3
Hartley prototype backplane.
Supplementary Material
FPGA integration
Hartley joins Altera's global ASAP partner network, coupling its optoelectronic neural processing units with the world's #1 pure-play FPGA platform to bring nanosecond-scale AI to defence, industrial control, and capital markets.
Read moreArchitectural proof of concept
Babbage is our ultrafast inference proof of concept. This document provides a brief overview of Babbage's key features and design, and highlights some key results.
Read moreHartley emerges from stealth
Bristol-based deep-tech start-up Hartley Ultrafast has emerged from stealth, unveiling Babbage: a photonic neural network computer that runs AI inference in around 160 nanoseconds, bringing decision-making to a new domain of speed.
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