Xilinx, Inc. announced Versal Premium, the third series in the Versal ACAP portfolio. The Versal Premium series features highly integrated, networked and power-optimized cores and the industry’s highest bandwidth and compute density on an adaptable platform. Versal Premium is designed for the highest bandwidth networks operating in thermally and spatially constrained environments, as well as for cloud providers […]
Data centers
3D image sensor uses Time of Flight, targets consumer electronics
Reliable face authentication, improved photo functions and authentic augmented reality experiences: 3D depth sensors assume a key role in smartphones and for applications that rely on accurate 3D image data. Infineon Technologies AG has collaborated with software and 3D Time of Flight system specialist pmdtechnologies ag to develop the world’s smallest and at the same […]
Data center storage adapters interoperate with remote monitoring and diagnostics firmware
Data center administrators and IT managers want the ability to securely manage and trouble-shoot platforms and devices remotely, which requires that additional software, hardware and firmware be interfaced with storage adapters and other server components. Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has added this capability to its Adaptec Smart Storage adapters, which now seamlessly interoperate with MegaRAC […]
Flash memory expander boosts NAND flash interface speeds
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) announced a new flash memory expander that allows designers to develop high-capacity, high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for data center and enterprise applications. The MX0141K expander enables SSDs using existing ONFI 4.1 components to improve overall signal integrity between the controller and NAND flash and allows a larger array of NAND devices […]
Serial memory controllers target high-end data center apps
As the computational demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning workloads accelerate, traditional parallel attached DRAM memory has presented a major roadblock for next-generation CPUs, which require an increased number of memory channels to deliver more memory bandwidth. Microchip Technology Inc. announced an expanded data center portfolio and its entrance into the memory infrastructure […]
Beyond Moore’s Law: New solutions for beating the data growth curve
By Daniel Joseph Barry, VP Strategy and Market Development, Napatech Many of the latest innovations in cloud, enterprise, and telecom networks are predicated on the assumption that the power of server CPUs will continue to grow in line with Moore’s Law. This law predicts that the number of transistors per square inch will double every […]
Edge inference co-processor delivers high throughput for edge apps
Flex Logix Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has leveraged its core patent-protected interconnect technology from its embedded FPGA (eFPGA) line of business combined with inference-optimized nnMAX clusters to develop the InferXÔ X1 edge inference co-processor. Unveiled today in a presentation at the Linley Processor Conference in Santa Clara, the Flex Logix InferX X1 chip […]
Servers, motherboards support 2nd-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
TYAN announces support for 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. TYAN’s full line of HPC, cloud computing and storage server platforms offer advanced performance and hardware-enhanced security to enterprises, cloud and hyperscale data centers. TYAN 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor-based Platforms to Deliver Amazing Performance for AI, HPC and Cloud Infrastructure. Powered by the […]
Server, storage systems host Intel 2nd-gen Xeon Scalable processors
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) today announced fully optimized support for 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors on its entire portfolio of X11 servers, storage systems and Server Building Block Solutions. Supermicro has optimized its entire X11 portfolio to fully leverage the performance advantages of the new 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed […]
Low-profile SSDs target cloud data center uses
Toshiba Memory America, Inc. the U.S.-based subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Corporation, announced the availability of its XD5 Series NVMe SSD platform in a 2.5-inch1, 7mm low-profile form factor that is optimized for low-latency and performance consistency in read-intensive workloads. Developed for both data center and cloud environments, the new 2.5-inch form factor XD5 Series is […]