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Astera Labs Releases Leo 2 CXL Memory Controllers and Leo X Controller for Rackscale Fabric-Attached Memory

Post Syndicated from Ryan Smith original https://www.servethehome.com/astera-labs-releases-leo-2-cxl-memory-controllers-and-leo-x-controller-for-rackscale-fabric-attached-memory/

Astera Labs is launching a new generation of Leo smart memory controllers. The Leo 2 series adds support for CXL 3.2 and PCIe Gen6, while the ambitious Leo X brings the ability to attach memory expanders directly to the fabric networks of AI accelerators

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XCENA MX1 CXL Computational Memory Device at Hot Chips 2026 with Samsung

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/xcena-mx1-cxl-computational-memory-device-at-hot-chips-2026/

At Hot Chips 2026, XCENA showed off how the MX1 combines a CXL memory controller with 3072 RISC-V cores and tiering to SSDs, and Samsung showed how it scales

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Microchip Switchtec 160-Lane PCIe Gen6 Switch Shown at FMS 2026 with XpressConnect PCIe 6 Retimer

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/microchip-switchtec-160-lane-pcie-gen6-switch-shown-at-fms-2026-with-xpressconnect-pcie-6-retimer/

At FMS 2026, we saw a 160-lane Microchip Switchtec PCIe Gen6 switch, XpressConnect retimer demo, and even an Everpure cameo

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Panduit E36G18L PDU Review A Sweet Managed and Switched by Outlet PDU

Post Syndicated from Eric Smith original https://www.servethehome.com/panduit-e36g18l-pdu-review-a-sweet-managed-and-switched-by-outlet-pdu/

We test the Panduit E36G18L PDU and see what this metered and switched by outlet zero U PDU offers including its combination outlets

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Next Gen Server Memory On Display: DDR5-8000 RDIMMs and MRDIMM Gen2 Hits DDR5-12800

Post Syndicated from Ryan Smith original https://www.servethehome.com/next-gen-server-memory-on-display-ddr5-8000-rdimms-and-mrdimm-gen2-hits-ddr5-12800/

The next generation of server memory is slated to get even faster. At Computex 2026 Micron was showing off DDR5-8000 RDIMMs, while Samsung had uber-fast 12,800 MT/s second-gen MRDIMMs

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Liquid-Cooling a TE Connectivity 800V DC Busbar and More from the Wiwynn Booth

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/liquid-cooling-a-te-connectivity-800v-dc-busbar-and-more-from-the-wiwynn-booth/

We check out next-generation of 800V DC gear for powering huge next-gen AI accelerators. Even the busbars are liquid-cooled

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Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 Mini Review A Great AMD SP5 Cooler

Post Syndicated from John Lee original https://www.servethehome.com/arctic-freezer-4u-sp5-mini-review-a-great-amd-sp5-cooler/

The Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 is something really interesting. As the name suggests, it is a 4U cooler that is designed to cool AMD SP5 platform processors. For those who are buying AMD EPYC 9004/9005 series processors like Genoa, Bergamo, and Turin. Perhaps the best part is that these sell for around $55, which is less […]

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Hyper-scalers Are Using CXL to Lower the Impact of DDR5 Supply Constraints

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/hyper-scalers-are-using-cxl-to-lower-the-impact-of-ddr5-supply-constraints-marvell-arm/

We see the Marvell Structera CXL accelerators that hyper-scalers are using to add memory capacity, memory bandwidth, and even Arm cores to servers

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Microsoft Etches Complex Microfluidics Channels Directly into Silicon Chips

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/microsoft-etches-microfluidic-channels-directly-into-silicon-chips-intel/

Microsoft is etching microfluidic channels directly into silicon in research to cool future generations of AI accelerators

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SK hynix Produces HBM4 Faster than JEDEC Specs Entering Mass Production

Post Syndicated from Rohit Kumar original https://www.servethehome.com/sk-hynix-produces-hbm4-faster-than-jedec-specs-entering-mass-production/

SK hynix says that it has completed its HBM4 development with 10Gbps per-pin speeds (JEDEC is 8Gbps) and is perparing for mass production

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