# SerDes Duopoly Backs Kandou AI, Signaling Copper MIMO Is for Real

- slug: serdes-duopoly-backs-kandou-ai-signaling-copper-mimo-is-for-real
- date: 2026-03-24
- category: Space & Aerospace

When the two biggest sellers of serializer-deserializer intellectual property write checks to a company that uses their IP to build chips, one of two things is happening: they think the technology is real enough to want exposure, or they are buying a closer look at an eventual acquisition.

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