Orthogone Technologies participated in the STAC Summit London Spring 2026, which took place on April 29, 2026, at Convene, 200 Aldersgate, London, alongside our technology partner Blackcore Technologies.
It was a full day of high-density conversations with CTOs, infrastructure engineers, and senior decision-makers from banks, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, exchanges, and brokerages. Exactly the kind of room where meaningful technical dialogue happens, and where Orthogone belongs.
Here is what we took away from the day:
The conversation around production AI architectures was prominent throughout the day. Yet the underlying signal was consistent across sessions and conversations: intelligence at the model layer means nothing if the execution layer cannot guarantee determinism and speed. For firms operating at the sharp end of electronic trading, FPGA-based acceleration remains the foundation, and that is not changing.
More firms are exploring FPGA-based acceleration and hardware offload. But the talent and depth of knowledge required to translate that ambition into a production-grade system is where many stall. This is exactly what Orthogone has been doing alongside trading firms and financial institutions for years, providing the engineering partnership that bridges strategy and execution. The conversations at our table confirmed the demand is very real.
Discussions around benchmark results and inference performance throughout the day brought one thing into sharp focus: the hardware layer underneath your stack sets the upper bound on everything above it. Paired with Blackcore Technologies‘ overclocked, liquid-cooled FLEX FPGA server platforms built specifically for high-density, ultra-low latency trading environments, we were able to demonstrate what a genuinely complete stack looks like, from silicon to application layer.
We were proud to participate alongside our technology partner Blackcore Technologies, whose overclocked, liquid-cooled server platforms power some of the most demanding electronic trading environments in the world. Their FLEX FPGA server range is purpose-built for exactly the kind of high-density, ultra-low latency FPGA use cases that Orthogone specializes in.
Together, we represent a complete stack: from the hardware platform to the FPGA design and IP layer.
And to close out what was already a rich day of conversations, Orthogone and Blackcore co-hosted a post-STAC drinks event, inviting participants to carry on the discussions in a more relaxed setting. A great opportunity to connect further with the people who matter most in this space, and a fitting end to a very productive day in London.
The STAC is the premier gathering where leaders in trading technology, quantitative research, and financial infrastructure come together to share insights and tackle the most demanding challenges in ultra-low latency, high-performance computing, and data-intensive systems.
Missed us in London? Whether you are evaluating FPGA adoption for the first time, looking to optimize an existing ultra-low latency stack, or want to understand what a practical FPGA engineering partnership looks like, we welcome the conversation.
