Astera Labs Expands Interoperability Leadership to Propel Next-Gen PCIe 6.x Ecosystem
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) has expanded its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to accelerate the deployment of PCIe 6.x AI platforms powered by Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches. The expansion focuses on comprehensive interoperability and performance testing across multiple PCIe generations and topologies.
The initiative enables customers to design with confidence, reduce development time, and minimize interoperation risks. The lab conducts rigorous PCIe link, RAS, and system testing in complex PCIe topologies, running real-world applications on production-ready systems.
The company recently demonstrated end-to-end PCIe 6.x interoperability between Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches and Micron's PCIe 6.x SSD using GPU-Direct Storage at DesignCon 2025. The expansion has garnered support from industry leaders including AMD, Keysight Technologies, Micron, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Lecroy, and Wistron.
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) ha ampliato il suo Cloud-Scale Interop Lab per accelerare il deployment delle piattaforme AI PCIe 6.x alimentate da Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches. L'espansione si concentra su test di interoperabilità e prestazioni completi attraverso diverse generazioni e topologie PCIe.
Questa iniziativa consente ai clienti di progettare con fiducia, ridurre i tempi di sviluppo e minimizzare i rischi di interoperabilità. Il laboratorio esegue test rigorosi su link PCIe, RAS e sistemi in complesse topologie PCIe, eseguendo applicazioni del mondo reale su sistemi pronti per la produzione.
Recentemente, l'azienda ha dimostrato l'interoperabilità end-to-end PCIe 6.x tra gli Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches e gli SSD PCIe 6.x di Micron utilizzando GPU-Direct Storage durante il DesignCon 2025. L'espansione ha ricevuto supporto da leader del settore tra cui AMD, Keysight Technologies, Micron, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Lecroy e Wistron.
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) ha ampliado su Cloud-Scale Interop Lab para acelerar el despliegue de plataformas de IA PCIe 6.x impulsadas por Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches. La expansión se centra en pruebas de interoperabilidad y rendimiento exhaustivas a través de múltiples generaciones y topologías de PCIe.
La iniciativa permite a los clientes diseñar con confianza, reducir el tiempo de desarrollo y minimizar los riesgos de interoperación. El laboratorio realiza pruebas rigurosas de enlaces PCIe, RAS y sistemas en complejas topologías de PCIe, ejecutando aplicaciones del mundo real en sistemas listos para producción.
Recientemente, la empresa demostró la interoperabilidad de extremo a extremo de PCIe 6.x entre los Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches y los SSD PCIe 6.x de Micron utilizando GPU-Direct Storage en DesignCon 2025. La expansión ha recibido apoyo de líderes de la industria, incluidos AMD, Keysight Technologies, Micron, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Lecroy y Wistron.
아스테라 랩스 (Nasdaq: ALAB)는 스콜피오 스마트 패브릭 스위치를 기반으로 한 PCIe 6.x AI 플랫폼의 배포를 가속화하기 위해 클라우드 스케일 상호 운용성 연구소를 확장했습니다. 이 확장은 여러 PCIe 세대와 토폴로지에 걸쳐 포괄적인 상호 운용성 및 성능 테스트에 중점을 둡니다.
이 이니셔티브는 고객이 자신 있게 설계하고 개발 시간을 줄이며 상호 운용성 위험을 최소화할 수 있도록 합니다. 연구소는 복잡한 PCIe 토폴로지에서 PCIe 링크, RAS 및 시스템에 대한 철저한 테스트를 수행하며, 실제 애플리케이션을 생산 준비가 완료된 시스템에서 실행합니다.
회사는 최근 DesignCon 2025에서 GPU-Direct Storage를 사용하여 스콜피오 P 시리즈 패브릭 스위치와 마이크론의 PCIe 6.x SSD 간의 종단 간 PCIe 6.x 상호 운용성을 시연했습니다. 이 확장은 AMD, 키사이트 테크놀로지스, 마이크론, 삼성 전자, 텔레다인 레크로이, 그리고 위스트론을 포함한 산업 리더들의 지원을 받았습니다.
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) a élargi son Cloud-Scale Interop Lab pour accélérer le déploiement des plateformes AI PCIe 6.x alimentées par les Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches. L'expansion se concentre sur des tests d'interopérabilité et de performance complets à travers plusieurs générations et topologies PCIe.
Cette initiative permet aux clients de concevoir en toute confiance, de réduire le temps de développement et de minimiser les risques d'interopérabilité. Le laboratoire effectue des tests rigoureux sur les liaisons PCIe, RAS et systèmes dans des topologies PCIe complexes, exécutant des applications du monde réel sur des systèmes prêts pour la production.
Récemment, l'entreprise a démontré l'interopérabilité de bout en bout PCIe 6.x entre les Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches et les SSD PCIe 6.x de Micron en utilisant GPU-Direct Storage lors du DesignCon 2025. L'expansion a reçu le soutien de leaders de l'industrie tels qu'AMD, Keysight Technologies, Micron, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Lecroy et Wistron.
Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB) hat sein Cloud-Scale Interop Lab erweitert, um die Bereitstellung von PCIe 6.x KI-Plattformen, die von Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches betrieben werden, zu beschleunigen. Die Erweiterung konzentriert sich auf umfassende Interoperabilitäts- und Leistungstests über mehrere PCIe-Generationen und -Topologien hinweg.
Diese Initiative ermöglicht es den Kunden, mit Vertrauen zu entwerfen, die Entwicklungszeit zu verkürzen und Interoperabilitätsrisiken zu minimieren. Das Labor führt rigorose Tests von PCIe-Verbindungen, RAS und Systemen in komplexen PCIe-Topologien durch und führt reale Anwendungen auf produktionsbereiten Systemen aus.
Das Unternehmen hat kürzlich die End-to-End-Interoperabilität von PCIe 6.x zwischen den Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches und den PCIe 6.x SSDs von Micron unter Verwendung von GPU-Direct Storage auf der DesignCon 2025 demonstriert. Die Erweiterung hat Unterstützung von Branchenführern wie AMD, Keysight Technologies, Micron, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Lecroy und Wistron erhalten.
- Expansion of testing capabilities reduces customer development time and costs
- Strong industry partnerships with major tech companies
- Successfully demonstrated PCIe 6.x interoperability at DesignCon 2025
- Addresses critical connectivity challenges in AI and cloud infrastructure
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Insights
Astera Labs' expansion of its Cloud-Scale Interoperability Lab represents a strategic ecosystem positioning move rather than an immediate financial catalyst. The company is strengthening its role in the critical PCIe 6.x connectivity ecosystem that underpins next-generation AI infrastructure.
The technical significance here lies in addressing the connectivity challenges in hyperscale systems, where higher bandwidth PCIe 6.x technology is essential for maximizing AI workload performance. Astera's comprehensive testing across multiple PCIe generations and topologies creates tangible value for customers by reducing development time, interoperation risk, and overall costs.
Most notable is the breadth of industry validation from major players including AMD, Samsung, Micron, and others. These endorsements confirm Astera's approach is aligned with industry direction and suggest potential for strong adoption of their connectivity solutions.
The recent demonstration of end-to-end PCIe 6.x interoperability between Scorpio switches and Micron's PCIe 6.x SSD represents a meaningful technical milestone that could accelerate customer adoption timeframes.
While this announcement lacks direct financial metrics, it positions Astera Labs centrally in the evolving semiconductor connectivity landscape for AI infrastructure, potentially creating a defensible competitive advantage as PCIe 6.x adoption advances.
Comprehensive Cloud-Scale Interop Lab testing of Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches advances PCIe 6.x ecosystem enablement, fast-tracking customer platform designs, development, and time-to-market
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a global leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure, today announced the expansion of its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to accelerate time-to-market of PCIe® 6.x AI platforms powered by Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches. Rigorous interoperability and performance testing of Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches with a wide-range of PCIe 6.x exercisers, analyzers, GPUs, CPUs, NICs, SSDs, and Switches across multiple PCIe generations and topologies enables customers to design with confidence, minimize interoperation risk, and reduce overall development time and costs.
Chris Petersen, Fellow, Technology and Ecosystems, Astera Labs, said, “Beyond base level interoperability, Astera Labs’ Cloud-Scale Interop Lab embodies our cloud-native philosophy — leveraging our early ecosystem engagement, system validation boards, advanced diagnostics, and performance and system testing with real-world applications. This expansion of our interoperability leadership empowers customers to optimize performance, increase reliability, and accelerate deployment of their next-generation PCIe 6.x systems.”
Higher bandwidth PCIe 6.x technology is essential to maximize GPU, CPU, and AI accelerator performance for AI workloads in hyperscale systems, but its adoption introduces new connectivity challenges with increased speed, mixed generation complexity, and scale. To address these challenges, Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches and Aries 6 PCIe/CXL® Smart DSP Retimers undergo rigorous PCIe link, RAS, and system testing in complex PCIe topologies over varying channel insertion loss budgets. Unlike interop programs that are one-dimensional, Scorpio and Aries are tested running real-world applications on production-ready systems with leading root complexes, endpoints, and operating systems.
This development extends Astera Labs’ leadership in system interoperability and builds upon recent ecosystem milestones, including the company’s first public demonstration of end-to-end PCIe 6.x interoperability between Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches and Micron’s PCIe 6.x SSD using GPU-Direct Storage at DesignCon 2025.
Customers can request custom interop reports featuring Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches and a broad range of PCIe 6.x/PCIe 5.x devices at www.asteralabs.com/getreports.
Industry Support
Raghu Nambiar, Corporate Vice President, Data Center Ecosystems and Solutions, AMD said, “AMD and Astera Labs are committed to PCIe technologies to enable next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. Astera Labs plays a critical role in ensuring robust interoperability with next-generation AMD processors, driving platform developments to ensure performance for emerging workloads, including AI.”
Dr. Joachim Peerlings, Vice President of Network and Data Center Solutions at Keysight Technologies, said, “Astera Labs’ fabric switch solution with support for PCIe 6.x technology is an important milestone for the ecosystem. Keysight looks forward to collaborating with Astera Labs testing efforts in their Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to enable compliant, interoperable PCIe 6.x-based platforms that advance next generation AI and cloud infrastructure.”
Alvaro Toledo, VP and GM of Micron Data Center Storage, said, "Micron is excited to advance the PCIe Gen6 ecosystem through our collaboration with Astera Labs. Our joint demonstration of end-to-end interoperability at the highest performance levels is a significant milestone. As the industry leader in developing PCIe Gen6 SSDs, Micron is pushing technological boundaries and setting the stage for this technology to become the storage standard for future data centers."
Leno Park, Vice President of Nand Product Planning, Samsung Electronics, said, “Our collaboration with Astera Labs ensures that Samsung’s cutting-edge PCIe storage solutions are rigorously validated in the Cloud-Scale Interop Lab, helping customers achieve seamless interoperability and maximize performance of their advanced PCIe-based platforms. This cooperation is vital to enabling the emerging PCIe ecosystem, delivering faster, more reliable storage solutions that power next-generation data centers for AI applications.”
Joe Mendolia, Vice President of Marketing, Protocol Solutions Group, Teledyne Lecroy, said, “As a leader in PCI Express 6.x protocol and physical layer testing with our innovative analysis tools, we value our close partnerships with other ecosystem leaders who are at the forefront of bleeding edge interconnect developments. Teledyne Lecroy welcomes the opportunity to partner with Astera Labs in the Cloud-Scale Interop Lab, helping to ensure PCIe 6.x platforms achieve seamless interoperability through our integrated and automated compliance testing system. We're excited that our collaboration with companies such as Astera Labs can help drive and ensure the future of advanced technologies such as AI.”
Robert Lin, President, Enterprise & Networking Business Group, Wistron, said, “As AI workloads drive demand for higher performance and scalability in hyperscale data centers, robust connectivity becomes paramount. Our close collaboration with Astera Labs enables us to accelerate time-to-market of our latest AI platforms through comprehensive design validation and pre-production testing.”
Resources
- Webpage: Cloud-Scale Interop Lab
- Video: How We Test – Scorpio
- Collateral: Request Interop Report
About Astera Labs
Astera Labs is a global leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions that unlock the full potential of AI and cloud infrastructure. Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates PCIe®, CXL®, and Ethernet semiconductor-based solutions and the COSMOS software suite of system management and optimization tools to deliver a software-defined architecture that is both scalable and customizable. Inspired by trusted relationships with hyperscalers and the data center ecosystem, we are an innovation leader delivering products that are flexible and interoperable. Discover how we are transforming modern data-driven applications at www.asteralabs.com.
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