Intelligent Connectivity Platform

The rapid growth in AI and accelerated pace of AI platform design cycles is driving the need for exponential compute at cloud-scale, and purpose-built connectivity solutions are required to unlock the full potential of cloud and AI infrastructure.

Driven by the growth of AI workloads at scale, Astera Labs devised the innovative concept of the Intelligent Connectivity Platform, allowing holistic design with monitoring and tracking capabilities for long-term health and performance of connectivity infrastructure.

Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform is comprised of:

  1. High-speed connectivity integrated circuits (ICs), modules, and boards
  2. COSMOS: Connectivity System Management and Optimization Software

Differentiators:

The Intelligent Connectivity Platform provides hyperscaler customers with the ability to deploy and operate high-performance AI and cloud infrastructure, addressing an increasingly diverse set of requirements.

  • Patented software-defined IC architecture with distributed microcontrollers and sensors delivers functionality, diagnostics and telemetry
  • Software and hardware combination delivers a smart connectivity backbone that is scalable and customizable
  • Easily extensible to integrate new features and solutions
  • Robust reliability, security, quality-of-service, and software management capabilities facilitate deployment at scale
  • Real-time link and device monitoring for fleet health management and improved user experience

Key Customer Benefits

Superior Performance

Gain high bandwidth and low latency connectivity at cloud-scale, enabling the next generation of cloud infrastructure critical for data-centric AI workloads.  

Accelerated Time-to-Market

Leverage pre-validated and interoperable solutions and our robust partner ecosystem for seamless system integration and faster, more reliable deployment.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Increase utilization of expensive GPUs and AI accelerators, unlock scalable memory expansion, and provide greater system uptime for hyperscalers.

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