Astera Labs
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- 2026-06-03 product_launch Astera Labs showcased its new Scorpio X-Series 320 Lane Smart Fabric Switch at Computex 2026. source
- 2026-06-03 product_launch Astera Labs has showcased its new Scorpio X-Series 320 Lane Smart Fabric Switch, designed for large-scale AI accelerator clusters. source
- 2026-05-29 research_milestone Astera Labs won the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award, recognizing their pioneering connectivity solutions for AI data centers. source
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AI infrastructure bottlenecks create investment opportunities in chip and power sectors
The AI sector's rapid growth is driving significant capital spending, creating investment opportunities in companies addressing key infrastructure bottlenecks. These bottlenecks include power generation for data centers…
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Silicon Motion aligns PCIe 6.0 SSD roadmap with Nvidia's AI ambitions
Silicon Motion, a maker of SSD controllers, is prioritizing its PCIe 6.0 roadmap for client systems based on Nvidia's upcoming product releases rather than those from AMD or Intel. The company anticipates launching its …
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Astera Labs ships 320-lane PCIe 6.0 switch for 80-accelerator AI clusters
Astera Labs has unveiled its Scorpio X-Series 320 Lane Smart Fabric Switch, a significant advancement in data center interconnectivity. This PCIe 6.0 switch boasts 320 lanes and 20 Tbps of bandwidth, enabling the connec…
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AI chip startup XCENA raises $135M for memory-centric architecture
XCENA, a startup focused on AI infrastructure, has raised $135 million in Series B funding at a $570 million valuation. The company is developing a new chip architecture that aims to reduce AI's memory bottleneck by pla…
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Astera Labs wins EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award
Astera Labs, a semiconductor company specializing in AI data center connectivity, has won the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award. The company, which has rapidly grown to $1 billion in revenue and a $60 billion mark…
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Astera Labs Scorpio switch slashes AI workload IO by 49%
Astera Labs has launched its Scorpio X-Series 320-lane switch, designed to reduce collective I/O by 49% for fragmented AI workloads. Shipments of this new switch have already commenced for hyperscalers, with a broader p…
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Astera Labs launches Scorpio X, an open AI fabric switch challenging Nvidia's NVSwitch
Astera Labs has introduced the Scorpio X, a new AI fabric switch designed as an alternative to Nvidia's NVSwitch. This ASIC offers 320 lanes of PCIe 6.0 connectivity and 5.12 TB/s of bidirectional bandwidth, aiming to p…
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Astera Labs launches new fabric switch to boost AI workload efficiency
Astera Labs has introduced a new smart fabric switch, the Scorpio X-Series, designed to address inefficiencies in AI infrastructure. This new hardware aims to reduce coordination overhead and improve accelerator utiliza…
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Intel's acquisition of Habana Labs fails to challenge Nvidia in AI race
Intel has effectively dismantled Habana Labs, an Israeli AI chip startup it acquired for $2 billion, marking a significant failure in its attempt to compete with Nvidia. Despite initial optimism and a deal with Amazon f…