Synopsys Accelerates Trillion Parameter HPC & AI Supercomputing Chip Designs with Industry's First PCIe 7.0 IP Solution
Synopsys announced the industry’s first complete PCIe 7.0 IP solution, featuring a controller, IDE security module, PHY, and verification IP, aimed at improving bandwidth and latency for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. This PCIe 7.0 solution achieves data transfer rates of up to 512 GB/s, with up to 50% power efficiency improvement compared to previous versions. The solution offers data confidentiality, integrity, and replay protection. Synopsys will demonstrate this technology at the PCI-SIG DevCon on June 12-13, 2024, highlighting its integration with ecosystem partners. The PCIe 7.0 IP is expected to be generally available in early 2025.
- Introduction of the industry’s first complete PCIe 7.0 IP solution.
- Achieves data transfer rates up to 512 GB/s, improving efficiency by up to 50% compared to previous versions.
- Offers data confidentiality, integrity, and replay protection.
- Demonstrated integration with multiple ecosystem partners, enhancing interoperability.
- Built on over two decades of PCIe IP experience and over 3,000 design wins.
- The solution will be available for early testing and usage at PCI-SIG DevCon in June 2024.
- Verification IP for PCIe 7.0 is already available, speeding up the development cycle.
- Expected general availability in early 2025, providing a roadmap for upcoming projects.
- Potential delays until early 2025 for full general availability.
- No immediate revenue impact as the product will only be available in early 2025.
- High competition in the market for high-performance computing IP solutions.
Insights
Synopsys' introduction of the industry’s first complete PCIe 7.0 IP solution is a significant advancement for the high-performance computing (HPC) and AI sectors. PCIe 7.0, the latest generation of the PCI Express standard, substantially improves data transfer rates, achieving up to 512 GB/s in a x16 lane configuration. This is important for handling large language models and other data-intensive AI tasks.
The enhanced bandwidth and low latency features will help mitigate data bottlenecks, a critical issue for AI applications that demand quick and reliable data processing. Additionally, the power efficiency improvements by up to 50% mark a step forward in reducing operational costs and addressing environmental concerns associated with large-scale data centers.
Furthermore, the inclusion of an IDE security module highlights a growing emphasis on data security, providing protection against hardware-level attacks that can compromise data integrity and confidentiality. This multifaceted approach ensures that as data volumes and processing requirements grow, the infrastructure remains robust and secure.
Overall, the solution’s ability to maintain signal integrity while boosting performance will likely encourage rapid adoption across industries relying on HPC and AI, making it a forward-thinking move in an evolving technological landscape.
From a financial perspective, Synopsys’ new PCIe 7.0 IP solution positions the company favorably amidst growing demand for advanced interconnect solutions in HPC and AI sectors. The company's claim of over 3,000 design wins underscores a proven track record that can instill confidence in investors. By addressing critical performance bottlenecks and improving power efficiency, the PCIe 7.0 IP could lead to increased market share and revenue potential.
Moreover, Synopsys' strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Intel and ecosystem players such as Keysight Technologies and Samtec, ensure broad interoperability and a strong market entry. These collaborations not only enhance credibility but also expand potential customer bases across diverse high-performance computing and AI infrastructure projects.
In the short term, the market may react positively to this announcement as it aligns with the increasing need for scalable and efficient data solutions. In the long term, it could solidify Synopsys' position as a leading provider of advanced IP solutions, translating into sustained revenue growth and investor confidence.
For retail investors, Synopsys’ entry into the PCIe 7.0 space is a strong indicator of future growth potential within the high-performance computing and AI sectors. PCIe 7.0 expands upon earlier versions of the standard, reflecting an ongoing trend toward higher data rates and improved efficiency. This is critical as AI workloads become more data intensive, necessitating faster and more reliable data transfer methods.
The solution’s backward compatibility ensures that it can be integrated into existing systems, offering flexibility to current users while providing a pathway for future enhancements. This, combined with the demonstrated interoperability with a range of partners, indicates strong market readiness and the potential for early adoption.
Investors should also note the broader industry trend towards integrating advanced interconnect technologies like PCIe 7.0 with other high-speed interfaces such as CXL and Ethernet. Synopsys’ ability to offer a comprehensive portfolio that includes these technologies positions it advantageously as a one-stop solution provider, catering to the evolving needs of data centers and AI infrastructure.
Understanding these market dynamics and the technical advancements being introduced can help retail investors appreciate the potential impact on Synopsys' market position and future growth.
New Synopsys IP for PCIe 7.0 Future-Proofs Bandwidth for Hyperscale AI Data Center Infrastructure
Highlights
- Industry's only complete PCIe 7.0 IP solution, including controller, IDE security module, PHY, and verification IP, enables up to 512 GB/s data transfers
- Pre-verified PCIe 7.0 Controller and PHY IP provide low latency data transfers and up to
50% more power efficiency compared to prior versions while maintaining signal integrity - Synopsys IDE Security Module for PCIe 7.0, pre-verified with the Controller IP, offers data confidentiality, integrity, and replay protection against malicious attacks
- Solution is built on more than two decades of PCIe IP experience with more than 3,000 design wins, offering a low-risk path to silicon success
"As the leading provider of interface IP, Synopsys continues to give designers access to the latest interfaces in the most advanced nodes, helping them to address the demands of compute-intensive designs," said John Koeter, senior vice president of marketing and strategy for IP, Synopsys. "Synopsys' IP for PCI Express 7.0 will provide customers with a complete, standards-based solution enabling an early start on next generation of HPC and AI designs and accelerating the path to silicon success."
World's First PCIe 7.0 IP Over Optics Demo at PCI-SIG Developers Conference 2024
Synopsys will feature two world's first demonstrations at the PCI-SIG Developers Conference on June 12 and 13, 2024: Synopsys PCI Express 7.0 PHY IP electrical-optical-electrical (E-O-E) TX to RX running at 128 Gb/s with OpenLight's Photonic IC, and Synopsys PCIe 7.0 Controller IP showing a successful root complex to endpoint connection with FLIT transfer. In addition, Synopsys will showcase its PCIe 7.0 IP ecosystem interoperability with multiple partners, including Keysight Technologies, Samtec, and Teledyne LeCroy.
Industry's First Complete Synopsys PCIe 7.0 IP Solution
Synopsys' IP solution for PCIe 7.0, including controller, IDE security module, PHY and verification IP, reduces integration risk for AI and HPC networking chips. The IP solution, compliant to evolving standards, improves interconnect power efficiency by up to
Broad Portfolio of Synopsys IP for High-Performance Computing
Synopsys offers the industry's broadest high-speed interface IP portfolio for high-performance computing SoC designs, including complete, secure IP solutions for PCIe 7.0, 1.6T/800G Ethernet, CXL, and HBM. With Synopsys' extensive interoperability testing, comprehensive technical support, and robust IP performance, designers can accelerate time to silicon success and production.
Industry Leaders Embrace PCIe 7.0 for AI Data Center Infrastructure
The new Synopsys PCIe 7.0 IP solution is backed by leading companies to meet the market demand for advanced, trusted interconnects that enable engineering teams to start their next generation of HPC and AI chip designs with confidence.
"Accelerating every interconnect within the data center, including PCI Express, is critical to address the performance demands of AI clusters at scale," said Debendra Das Sharma, Senior Fellow and Chief I/O Architect at Intel Corporation. "The combination of Synopsys IP for PCIe 7.0 and Intel's future generation products will offer system architects both the bandwidth needed for the most demanding data center workloads and seamless ecosystem integration."
"PCI Express is at the core of our portfolio of purpose-built connectivity solutions that are used by all major hyperscalers and AI platform providers," said Casey Morrison, Chief Product Officer, Astera Labs. "PCIe 7.0 is essential to deliver a 2x bandwidth boost at minimal latency which are both critical goals for rapidly evolving Generative AI and high-performance computing applications. We applaud Synopsys for being at the forefront of enabling the PCIe 7.0 ecosystem."
"PCI Express technology has been essential to the evolution, performance, and interoperability of modern data center server I/O," said Rochan Sankar, President and CEO, Enfabrica. "Enfabrica's Accelerated Compute Fabric silicon can leverage Synopsys' PCIe 7.0 IP and deliver highly integrated, reliable, and performant scale-up / scale-out interconnect to everyone building next-generation AI compute infrastructure."
"To enable deep learning and AI workloads, hyperscalers need reliable, industry-standard interfaces that provide high-performance, low latency connectivity," said Amin Shokrollahi, CEO, Kandou. "With Kandou's PCIe retimers and Synopsys' PCIe 7.0 IP, system designers will be enabled with high-bandwidth, secure connections, which are critical for data-intensive, latency-sensitive workloads."
"Data center disaggregation and evolving server architectures need wide ecosystem interoperability to move massive amounts of data efficiently," said Gerry Fan, CEO, XConn. "XConn's PCIe/CXL switches and Synopsys' new PCIe 7.0 IP will be key for these emerging architectures applications, enabling deployment at scale of high-performance, standards-compliant systems."
"To train large language models, immense volumes of data must be processed faster than ever. PCI Express 7.0 enables scaling high-bandwidth, secure and low latency interconnects to meet tomorrow's AI data demands," said Mark Hayter, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Rivos. "Rivos RISC-V based AI system solutions with the most advanced interfaces, like Synopsys IP for PCIe 7.0, enable system architects to achieve power efficient, high performance and secure connectivity, critical to deliver the next generation of chips for AI workloads."
"Microchip is dedicated to advancing high-performance computing and artificial intelligence technologies," stated Bob Divivier, Appointed Vice President of Microchip's Data Center Solutions business unit. "Incorporating Synopsys' advanced PCIe 7.0 IP solution into our next-generation PCIe product line will empower system architects to harness significantly enhanced levels of bandwidth and efficiency in high-level HPC and AI applications."
"With its high bandwidth and low latency, PCIe 7.0 will provide AI data center infrastructure a dramatic leap in performance," said Matthew Burns, Global Director, Technical Marketing at Samtec. "To help enable the ecosystem and give designers access to early testing, Samtec and Synopsys will demonstrate interoperability testing at PCI-SIG DevCon 2024, showcasing the long-reach performance results of Samtec's NovaRay® I/O panel mount cable system, NovaRay® cable system, and the Synopsys' PCI Express 7.0 IP. Samtec's extensive line of high-performance interconnect systems provide the thermal efficiencies, small form factors, extreme data rates and density, and signal integrity optimized performance required to avoid bottlenecks in current and next-generation data center applications."
Availability & Additional Resources
The Synopsys PCIe 7.0 Controller with IDE Security and PHY IP for advanced processes will be generally available in early 2025. Synopsys Verification IP for PCIe 7.0 is available now.
- Blog: How PCIe 7.0 is Boosting Bandwidth for AI Chips
- Video: How PCIe 7.0 Will Enable the Next-Gen of Data Center Interconnects
- Web: Synopsys PCIe 7.0 IP Solution
- LinkedIn Live Event: Mitigating AI Data Bottlenecks with PCIe 7.0
About Synopsys
Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
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