14-03-2025
AI Chips Update - Astera Labs Expands Lab to Boost AI Platform Deployment
Astera Labs has announced the expansion of its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to enhance the deployment process of next-generation PCIe 6.x AI platforms through comprehensive interoperability testing. The Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches are crucial in enabling robust connectivity essential for maximizing AI workload performance in hyperscale systems. The lab's rigorous testing of diverse PCIe 6.x components, including GPUs, CPUs, and SSDs, assists customers in minimizing interoperability risks, reducing development time, and lowering costs. This initiative reflects Astera Labs' commitment to advancing the PCIe ecosystem and accelerating the deployment of AI and cloud infrastructure solutions.
last closed at $65.32 down 5.1%.
Elsewhere in the market, was a standout up 14.6% and ending the day at $23.70. On Wednesday, Intel announced the appointment of Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, succeeding interim co-CEOs, effective March 18. In the meantime, softened, down 5.1% to close at $65.32. On Thursday, the company announced an expansion of its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to enhance the development and interoperability of AI platforms using Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches.
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closed at $115.58 down 0.1%. NVIDIA announced enhancements to RTX neural rendering technologies at GDC, including neural shading support with Microsoft, two days ago.
closed at $151.94 down 0.6%, near its 52-week low.
settled at $98.11 down 2.7%, hovering around its 52-week low. On Tuesday, AMD announced its 5th Gen EPYC Embedded processors, optimized for enhanced performance and efficiency in embedded markets.
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"Astera Labs Expands Interoperability Leadership to Propel Next-Gen PCIe 6.x Ecosystem" from ASTERA LABS, INC. on GlobeNewswire (published 13 March 2025)
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