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Business Wire
5 days ago
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Keysight Enables AMD to Showcase Electrical PCI Express ® Compliance up to 64 GT/s
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announced that it helped AMD accelerate the testing of electrical compliance for PCI Express ® (PCIe) specification for pre-production AMD server CPUs. By providing early access to beta software, Keysight enabled AMD to develop and test a PCI Express technology-capable server motherboard operating at up to 64 GT/s. The server was shown for the first time at the PCI-SIG Developer's Conference June 11-12 in Santa Clara, Calif. PCIe 6.0 is the latest version of the high-speed interface that connects components inside servers and computers. With speeds of up to 256 GB/s using 16 lanes, PCIe 6.0 is designed to enable faster data transfer, lower latency, and better energy efficiency. These improvements make it a key enabler for the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies supporting the development of more advanced and efficient AI applications. The performance of PCIe 6.0 over PCIe 5.0 represents a significant improvement and a critical requirement for servers to easily interface with accelerator modules used in AI applications, as well as next-generation deployments of 802.3dj Ethernet communications. Keysight provided AMD with early access to its CEM test tools, including Keysight's 64 GBaud High Performance BERT and Keysight's 59 GHz UXR-Series Oscilloscope and pre-compliance software. These tools enabled AMD to characterize, tune, and validate its server platform using pre-release beta code, helping ensure its hardware met performance expectations before industry-wide test tools were officially released. Amit Goel, Corporate Vice President, Server Engineering, AMD, said: 'By using Keysight's PCIe compliance test platform and early access software, AMD has been able to confirm and establish a stable demonstration of electrical compliance up to 64 GT/s. This early validation confirms market readiness for the signal-integrity health and electrical robustness of our forthcoming AMD server CPUs and reinforces our commitment to delivering reliable, high-speed I/O for next-generation platforms.' Dr. Joachim Peerlings, Vice President and General Manager, Keysight Network and Data Center Solutions, said: 'The progress the industry is making in bringing PCI Express 6.0 technology to market is remarkable. Our close collaboration with AMD has enabled another milestone in high-speed I/O, which is critical to supporting artificial intelligence and networking applications. By providing early access to our PCIe CEM test tools and measurement solutions, we helped AMD validate and optimize its platform, enabling AMD to deliver PCIe solutions capable of 64 GT/s to market faster and drive the next wave of AI and networking innovation.' Keysight and AMD demonstrated their PCIe test setup live at the PCI-SIG Developers Conference 2025, June 11–12, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. PCIe ® and PCI Express ® are US registered trademarks and/or service marks of PCI-SIG. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. About Keysight Technologies At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we're delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We're a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ALAB Stock Shines as AI Infrastructure Ties With NVIDIA Deepen
Astera Labs ALAB is gaining market as a critical enabler of next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure, driven by its expanding portfolio of high-performance connectivity solutions. In the first quarter of 2025, revenues surged 144% year over year, banking on strong demand across its Aries, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio product lines. Historically known for its Aries PCIe retimers supporting NVIDIA AI servers, Astera Labs has rapidly expanded its portfolio to now encompass full-rack solutions, including Scorpio Fabric Switches, Aries 6 Retimers and Smart Gearboxes, Taurus Ethernet modules and Leo CXL controllers designed to address both scale-up (intra-server, accelerator cluster) and scale-out (inter-server, data center-wide) connectivity challenges. The company's COSMOS software suite further enhances this hardware synergy, enabling advanced diagnostics, fleet observability and performance optimization. Additionally, the company has expanded its strategic collaboration with NVIDIA NVDA to support the NVLink Fusion ecosystem for Blackwell-based MGX platforms and has stepped up as a promoter member and board participant in the UALink Consortium, helping to advance open, high-performance interconnect standards for accelerator-rich AI clusters. AMD and QCOM — Two Other Prominent Players Working in This Niche Advanced Micro Devices AMD: The company's expanding portfolio of EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs is aligned with the PCIe 6.0 standard, which is becoming foundational in next-generation AI infrastructure. As data center and AI rack architectures migrate toward PCIe 6.0 to meet rising bandwidth and latency demands, AMD's adoption of this standard is indirectly fueling demand for high-speed interconnect solutions like those offered by Astera Labs. Qualcomm QCOM: Qualcomm is making a bold move into the AI data center connectivity space with its recent $2.4 billion acquisition of Alphawave, a company specializing in high-speed connectivity IP. This strategic acquisition signals Qualcomm's intention to become a more prominent player in AI infrastructure, a domain where Astera Labs is already deeply entrenched. Additionally, Qualcomm is now partnering with NVIDIA in the NVLink Fusion initiative, placing it in direct competition with companies like Astera Labs that are focused on enabling high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnects for AI racks. ALAB's Price Performance and Valuation Astera Labs has rallied 32.9% in the past three months compared with the industry's 15.8% growth and the sector's 12.3% rise. The S&P 500 index, meanwhile, has improved 7.9% during the said period. Share Price Comparison: ALAB Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Astera Labs is presently trading at a forward 12-month price-to-sales of 19.02X, which is below its 1-year median of 19.95X. However, it remains overvalued compared to the industry. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research ALAB currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Astera Labs Leads in PCIe 6.0 & AI Connectivity: More Upside Ahead?
Astera Labs ALAB is emerging as a key player in next-gen data center connectivity with a full-stack portfolio spanning PCIe 6.0, UA Link, and CXL 3.0. It is the first to market with a complete PCIe 6.0 solution set, including retimers, gearboxes, smart fabric switches, and optical modules. The Aries 6 Smart Gearbox acts as a bridge between PCIe 5.0 and 6.0, addressing speed mismatches in complex hyperscale systems. Meanwhile, Scorpio P- and X-Series Smart Fabric Switches, now in preproduction, support both scale-up and modular scale-out AI topologies. Combined with Aries Retimers and the COSMOS software suite, the fabric switches deliver telemetry, diagnostics, and system-level optimizations for high-performance, low-latency AI infrastructure. Astera Labs is advancing next-gen data center infrastructure through strategic OEM collaborations and a broad standards-based product lineup. Its work with Wistron on NVIDIA's NVDA Blackwell-based MGX systems showcases its role in enabling full PCIe 6.0 support for AI servers. As a key contributor to the UA Link Consortium, Astera is gaining early momentum with the UA Link 1.0 standard. Beyond AI, it's expanding into general-purpose compute with design wins in SSDs, NICs and CPUs. Adoption of its Leo CXL controllers and Taurus Ethernet modules reflects growing demand for CXL 3.0 and 400G/800G Ethernet. Astera Labs leads with a full PCIe 6.0 portfolio comprising retimers, gearboxes, fabric switches, and optical modules tailored for hyperscaler AI clusters. Its Aries 6 Smart Gearbox bridges PCIe 5.0 and 6.0, while involvement in the UA Link Consortium strengthens its role in high-speed AI interconnects. In comparison, Broadcom AVGO has launched its PCIe Gen 6 portfolio, featuring high-port switches and retimers tested for interoperability with partners like Micron and Teledyne LeCroy. Broadcom's Interop Development Platform (IDP) offers advanced telemetry and diagnostics, facilitating system design for AI infrastructure. Broadcom's in-house SerDes technology and collaboration with ecosystem partners aim to support scalable AI clusters. Marvell Technology MRVL has expanded its connectivity offerings with the Alaska P PCIe retimer product line, built on 5nm PAM4 technology. These retimers, available in 8- and 16-lane configurations, are designed to scale connections between AI accelerators, GPUs and CPUs within servers. Marvell's focus on low power consumption and compatibility with PCIe Gen 6 and CXL standards addresses the needs of both AI and general-purpose server systems. Astera Labs has rallied 46.4% in a year compared with the industry's 37.4% growth and the sector's 11.7% rise. The S&P 500 index, meanwhile, has improved 12.5% during the said period. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Astera Labs is presently trading at a forward 12-month price-to-sales of 18.93X, which is below its 1-year median of 20.01X. However, it remains overvalued compared to the industry. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research ALAB currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL) : Free Stock Analysis Report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
