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Astera Labs Introduces New Portfolio of Fabric Switches Purpose-Built for AI Infrastructure at Cloud-Scale
Shipping in pre-production quantities, Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches deliver maximum system utilization and uptime for scale-out PCIe 6 connectivity and
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nShipping in pre-production quantities, Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches deliver maximum system utilization and uptime for scale-out PCIe 6 connectivity and scale-up GPU clustering in AI servers\n\n SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAstera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a global leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure, today announced a new portfolio of fabric switches, including the industry’s first PCIe® 6 switch, built from the ground up for demanding AI workloads in accelerated computing platforms deployed at cloud-scale. The Scorpio Smart Fabric Switch portfolio is optimized for AI dataflows to deliver maximum predictable performance per watt, high reliability, easy cloud-scale deployment, reduced time-to-market, and lower total cost of ownership.\n\nThe Scorpio Smart Fabric Switch portfolio features two application-specific product lines with a multi-generational roadmap:\n\n\nScorpio P-Series for GPU-to-CPU/NIC/SSD PCIe 6 connectivity – architected to support mixed traffic head-node connectivity across a diverse ecosystem of PCIe hosts and endpoints.\n\n\nScorpio X-Series for back-end GPU clustering – architected to deliver the highest back-end GPU-to-GPU bandwidth with platform-specific customization.\n\n\nJitendra Mohan, Chief Executive Officer, Astera Labs, said, “Hyperscalers are deploying highly specialized AI platforms at an unprecedented pace, scale, and complexity. Our new Scorpio Smart Fabric Switch portfolio delivers maximum system utilization and uptime for two specific AI use cases – scale-out PCIe connectivity with Scorpio P-Series and back-end, scale-up GPU clustering with Scorpio X-Series. Scorpio offers energy efficient fabric solutions with predictable, secure, and high-performance data flows and extensive fleet management capabilities for accelerated AI infrastructure deployments at cloud-scale.”\n\nPatrick Moorhead, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy, said, “Hyperscalers and AI platform providers developing systems for training and inferencing workloads have traditionally used PCIe switches that were initially designed for general purpose and storage applications. These switches can be complex, consume high power, and require longer system development cycles that make them challenging for AI platforms. With its intro...