Globally positioned. Locally embedded.
Six cities, three continents, one mission. We are embedded where the partnerships, supply chains, and customers already live.
Manchester, UK
Firmware & Prototyping
Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Edge AI Software
Herzogenaurach, Germany
Partnerships
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Manufacturing Liaison
Hong Kong, SAR
Supply Chain & Finance
Sydney, Australia
R&D Engineering
Manchester
Firmware & Prototyping
Corbeil-Essonnes
Edge AI Software
Herzogenaurach
Partnerships
Chiang Mai
Manufacturing Liaison
Hong Kong
Supply Chain & Finance
Sydney
R&D Engineering
Core DNA
Greybeards who still hack.
We are a mix of optics veterans and edge AI engineers tired of waiting for Moore's Law to save us. We built the tech that Sony and Marconi abandoned in the past — now we're repurposing them to compute the future.
Optics Veterans
Engineers who spent decades inside Sony, Finisar, Microsharp, and optics/lithography storage labs. They know the physics cold because they built the foundaional legacy tech.
Edge AI Engineers
Systems architects tired of waiting for Moore's Law to save the harsh edge. They've deployed ML on drones, rigs, and factory floors — and hit the same power wall every time.
Open-Source DNA
We publish what we can, patent what we must, and share everything else. Our culture is built on the premise that the best hardware comes from open collaboration, not secrecy.
Join the Effort
Calling all Greybeards & Hackers.
We don't care about your degree. We care about what you've built. If you have a patent from the 90s, a drawer full of laser diodes, or an unhealthy obsession with fringe physics — we want to talk to you.
Indusrial Engineers
You designed servo systems or OPUs in the 90s and 2000s. Your patents are collecting dust. We want them — and you.
FPGA & RTL Wizards
You think in clock domains and state machines. You can wire a I/O adapter to a Xilinx in your sleep.
Embedded Systems & RF Engineers
You've deployed sensor stacks on drones, tractors, or factory rigs. You know the pain of power budgets at the edge.
Or message us on LinkedIn. We read every DM. (Although it may take a bit to reply in time, sorry!)
Beyond Solphio Edge
Interested in the future of alternative compute?
Solphio Edge is one project inside a bigger vision. Quorum's Hub of Alternative Compute explores photonic, neuromorphic, and bio-inspired architectures that go beyond silicon. Research, community, and open discourse.