NextSilicon, a pioneer in high-performance computing (HPC) innovation, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025.
This recognition highlights the significant technological achievements of the Maverick-2 chip, the industry’s first intelligent compute architecture (ICA).
Introduced in October 2024, Maverick-2 represents a revolutionary shift in computing, moving beyond the limitations of traditional CPUs and GPUs in combining intelligent, software-defined hardware with real-time optimization to deliver superior performance, efficiency and flexibility across any workload. Maverick-2 can dynamically adapt to the specific needs of each application without requiring complex code rewrites or intensive manual optimization.
By leveraging advanced telemetry and proprietary algorithms, the Maverick-2 creates a temporary, software-defined processor on the hardware that is tailored to run each specific application.
Designed for HPC, AI/ ML and vector databases, Maverick-2 can adapt to each application’s specific requirements, which results in up to 4x the performance-per-watt of traditional GPUs and more than 20x that of high-end CPUs.
Maverick-2’s powerful developer tools avoid the need for application porting and vendor lock-in, while also providing a future-proof infrastructure to meet evolving workloads.
“ICA marks the beginning of a new era, where yesterday’s compute architectures no longer constrain the pace of future innovation,” said Elad Raz, Founder and CEO, NextSilicon.
“Receiving this honor from Fast Company is a testament to the groundbreaking work our team has achieved with Maverick-2 in pushing the boundaries of computing.”
