Samsung Electronics, a global provider in advanced memory technology, announced that it has developed the industry’s first Low Power Compression Attached Memory Module (LPCAMM) form factor, which is expected to transform the DRAM market for PCs and laptops — and potentially even data centers. Samsung’s groundbreaking development for its 7.5 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) LPCAMM has completed…
Samsung unveils industry’s highest-capacity 12nm-class 32Gb DRAM
Samsung Electronics, a global provider in advanced memory technology, announced that it has developed the industry’s first and highest-capacity 32-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM using 12 nanometer (nm)-class process technology. This achievement comes after Samsung began mass production of its 12nm-class 16Gb DDR5 DRAM in May 2023. It solidifies Samsung’s leadership in next-generation DRAM technology and signals…
New Trident 4-X7 Ethernet switch doubles bandwidth and reduces power for data centers
Broadcom Inc. announced delivery of the new Broadcom Trident 4-X7 Ethernet switch ASIC — a 4.0 Terabits/second fully programmable switch designed for enterprise data center ToR (Top of Rack) boxes. The Trident 4-X7 offers native support for 400G connectivity to the next-generation spine/fabric technologies, which are making their way from the cloud into enterprise data…
Keysight offers multi-speed Ethernet test platform for data centers
Keysight Technologies has introduced the AresONE-M 800GE — the industry’s most comprehensive Layer 1-3 Ethernet performance test platform, supporting data center interconnect speeds from 10 to 800GE. Data-intensive applications like AI, IoT, high-resolution video streaming, 5G, edge computing, and cloud computing are fueling the need for secure and reliable 800GE network infrastructure. Deploying 800GE into…
Supermicro collaborates with Infineon on green computing
The new dimension of digitalization is enormous and global data volumes will only multiply exponentially in the future with video streaming, virtual conferences, cloud services, cryptocurrencies, and many other digital applications. Experts estimate a 146-fold increase in data in just 15 years. According to the U.S. International Trade Commission, 175 zettabytes (≙ 175,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes) of…
Broadcom unveils industry’s broadest storage solutions for end-to-end connectivity
Broadcom Inc., a provider in hyperscale video storage connectivity, recently announced it is expanding its silicon, software, and hardware storage connectivity products with enhanced performance, capabilities, and power. This expanded product portfolio is the result of multi-generational investments that are intended to aid hyperscale data centers to manage and maintain the storage connectivity they need…
Microchip launches smart memory controllers for data-center computing
The continuous computational demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads, cloud computing, and data analytics deployed on traditional parallel attached memory have reached an efficiency plateau due to the limitations of increased memory channels on a processor. Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the expansion of its serial-attached memory controller portfolio with the…
Broadcom’s PCIe Gen 5.0 portfolio setting the foundation for next-generation servers
Broadcom Inc., a global provider in PCIe, SerDes, and switching technology, announced its broad PCIe Gen 5.0 portfolio is setting the foundation for the ecosystem to build high-performance, next-generation servers. Broadcom PCIe Gen 5.0 SerDes, switches, and custom silicon products — which are now available to OEMs, ODMs, and cloud providers — are actively being…
Vishay’s new power MOSFETs offer high efficiency for datacenter applications
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the latest device in its fourth-generation 600 V E Series power MOSFETs. Providing high efficiency for telecom, server, and datacenter power-supply applications, the Vishay Siliconix n-channel SiHK045N60E slashes on-resistance by 27 percent compared with previous-generation 600 V E Series MOSFETs — while delivering 60 percent lower gate charge. This results in…
Microchip’s enhanced timing grandmaster improves deployment flexibility and security
Infrastructure communication networks — including 5G mobile, utilities, cable, transportation, defense, and data centers — must acquire and maintain signals for precise timing from Global Positioning System (GPS) or other worldwide satellite constellations. These networks require redundant backup systems when Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are unavailable. Microchip Technology‘s TimeProvider 4100 Release 2.3 precision-timing grandmaster…
Microchip and Acacia partner to enable 400G pluggable coherent optics for data centers
Bandwidth growth, driven by the expansion of data centers and 5G network build-outs, is expected to drive the need for faster coherent Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) pluggable optics. Consequently, Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and metro Optical Transport Network (OTN) platforms are transitioning from 100/200G to 400G pluggable coherent optical modules to support these hyper-connected…