Astera Labs showcases 320-lane PCIe 6.0 switch for vendor-agnostic scaling in data centers — up to 80 accelerators can be scaled up using PCIe alone
Astera Labs has unveiled its Scorpio X-Series 320 Lane Smart Fabric Switch, designed to enhance data center scalability for AI accelerators. This PCIe 6.0 switch offers 320 lanes and 20 Tbps of bandwidth, enabling connections for up to 80 accelerators in a single system. Key features include hardware-based data replication for AI model communication and in-network compute engines to reduce latency, with production ramp expected in the second half of 2026. AI
IMPACT Enables larger, more efficient AI accelerator clusters by improving inter-accelerator communication and scalability.