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Obscure $10 billion chip firm you never heard of finally delivers crucial tech for AI future — Astera Labs showcased its Aries 6 PCIe retimer board as it targets future Nvidia HGX boards

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Obscure billion chip firm you never heard of finally delivers crucial tech for AI future — Astera Labs showcased its Aries 6 PCIe retimer board as it targets future Nvidia HGX boards

Astera Labs, a relatively unknown semiconductor company with a $10 billion market value, recently showed off its new Aries 6 PCIe retimer board, which it is now sampling to leading AI and cloud infrastructure providers. Due to the high-speed data transfer within the PCIe interface, the signals can suffer from degradation, especially over longer distances … Read more

Brazil budget cuts could leave science labs without power and water

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Brazil budget cuts could leave science labs without power and water

More than three months into 2024, politicians in Brazil are still at odds about how much money the country’s research institutes and federal universities will receive this year. Scientists say that unless more funding is found, they won’t have enough money to cover basic expenses such as water, electricity and financial aid for students. On … Read more

Arduino and Silicon Labs partner to make Matter more accessible

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Arduino and Silicon Labs partner to make Matter more accessible

The official Arduino team responsible for creating  awesome microcontrollers and a leading platform in the maker and educational communities, has joined forces with Silicon Labs, a prominent player in the world of microcontrollers and wireless chips. This collaboration is set to bring the Matter protocol, a new standard for smart home devices, into the Arduino … Read more

Ayar Labs 4 Tbps optically-enabled Intel FPGA Supercomputing

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Ayar Labs 4 Tbps optically-enabled Intel FPGA Supercomputing

Ayar Labs, a leader in the field of silicon photonics, is gearing up to showcase its innovative optical I/O solution, which is seamlessly integrated with Intel’s Agilex FPGA technology, at the prestigious Supercomputing 2023 event. This optical FPGA, which boasts a bandwidth that is five times greater than the current industry standard, and operates at … Read more