Overview

Intel spinoff (2020) developing high-performance AI/HPC networking. Wayne, Pennsylvania HQ. Challenges nvidia integrated stack with open standards.

Recent Developments

  • 2026-09-14: Raised $205M led by IAG Capital Partners; launched active-compute-fabric (2026-09-14-cornelis-raises-205m-ai-networking)
  • CN6000 SuperNIC shipping — 800Gbps, Omni-Path/RoCEv2/Ultra Ethernet; GA Q4 2026
  • Qualcomm collaboration for scale-up alternative to NVLink via UALink/ESUN
  • AMD reference architecture with MI400 series GPUs

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