First-to-market Aries Smart Retimers successfully complete interoperability testing with all major PCIe 5.0 solutions

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astera Labs, a pioneer in connectivity solutions for intelligent systems, today announced that its Aries Smart Retimers for PCI Express� (PCIe�) 5.0 and Compute Express Link� (CXL�) 2.0 have now entered mass production. The first-to-market Aries Smart Retimer portfolio successfully completed rigorous interoperability testing with key industry partners across a wide variety of PCIe 5.0 processor, FPGA, accelerated computing, GPU, networking, storage, and switch SoCs, paving the way for wide-spread deployment in enterprise data centers and the cloud.

�PCIe 5.0 and CXL technologies are key building blocks to address the high-speed connectivity requirements of next-generation servers running intelligent workloads in the cloud,� said Jitendra Mohan, CEO, Astera Labs. �Production release and successful cross-vendor interoperability testing of our Aries Smart Retimers will support a smooth transition to higher-bandwidth interconnects with purpose-built fleet management features.�

Aries PCIe 5.0 and CXL 2.0 Smart Retimers overcome signal integrity issues to enable up to 32 Gbps, sub-10ns latency, and built-in fleet management with deep diagnostic capabilities critical for large scale enterprise and cloud server deployments.

�Today�s workload optimized infrastructure demands not only high-bandwidth, low-latency PCIe 5.0 and CXL interconnects, but also robust interoperability between all components within increasingly complex server topologies,� said Brian Kelleher, Senior VP of Products, Hardware Engineering, NVIDIA. �Working with leading ecosystem partners and solutions, like Astera Labs and their Aries Smart Retimers, is key to ensuring seamless deployment of our advanced AI platforms at scale.�

Astera Labs� Cloud-Scale Interop Lab provides rigorous testing to establish robust interoperability between Aries Smart Retimers and an exhaustive sampling of PCIe/CXL root complexes and endpoints, allowing customers to design with confidence and reduce overall development time and effort.

�Broadcom worked closely with Astera Labs to enable seamless interoperability between its Aries PCIe 5.0 Smart Retimer and our PEX89000 switch chip,� said Jas Tremblay, VP and General Manager of the Data Center Solutions Group, Broadcom. �Together, our plug-and-play solutions will facilitate the industry�s wide-spread adoption of PCIe 5.0 connectivity in high-performance, next-generation servers to unlock data-intensive workloads such as AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing.�

�Samsung has strengthened its position as the industry leader in cutting-edge storage technology with the groundbreaking PCIe 5.0 PM1743 SSD for enterprise servers,� said Soonjae Won, Corporate VP of Solution Product & Development, Samsung Electronics. �Our collaboration with Astera Labs and its Aries Smart Retimers ensures unmatched enterprise PCIe 5.0 storage performance and reliability as the ecosystem begins to emerge.�

Availability:

Aries PCIe 5.0 and CXL 2.0 Smart Retimers are available for purchase on www.AsteraLabs.com/Aries �� in x8 (PT5081L) and x16 (PT5161L) PCIe lane configurations. Visit www.AsteraLabs.com or contact [email protected] for more information on its PCIe 5.0 and CXL 2.0 connectivity solutions.

Resources:

• Interop Bulletin #4: Deploy Robust PCIe 5.0 Connectivity with Aries Smart Retimers (VIDEO)
• Unlock the Full Potential of CXL with Purpose-Built Connectivity Solutions from Astera Labs (VIDEO)
• Intel Innovation 2021: Astera Labs, Broadcom, Intel, and Samsung PCI Express 5.0 Demo (VIDEO)
• Aries CXL Smart Retimer Demo: CXL Ecosystem Interop with Intel and Synopsys (VIDEO)
• Aries Smart Retimer for PCIe 5.0 and CXL (VIDEO)
• Seamless Transition to PCIe 5.0 Technology in System Implementations (WEBINAR)

Astera Labs will demonstrate its Aries PCIe 5.0 Smart Retimer and other purpose-built connectivity solutions at DesignCon 2022 (Booth #524), April 5-7 in Santa Clara, CA. To schedule a meeting, contact [email protected].

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs Inc., a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in the heart of California�s Silicon Valley, is a leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems throughout the data center. The company�s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity. For more information about Astera Labs including open positions, visit www.AsteraLabs.com.

PCI Express� and PCIe� are trademarks or registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.

Compute Express Link� and CXL� are trademarks of the CXL� Consortium.

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