NVIDIA unveils DPUs and Data-Center-Infrastructure-on-a-Chip SDK

 NVIDIA has begun sampling its second-generation family of BlueField data processing unit (DPUs) for accelerating data center infrastructure.The new BlueField-2 DPU is designed to offload critical networking, storage and security tasks from server CPUs. The company says a single chip can deliver the same data center services that could consume up to 125 CPU cores. This frees up valuable CPU cores to run a wide range of other enterprise applications.NVIDIA’s...

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NVIDIA envisions EDGE AI with servers under Fleet Command service

NVIDIA announced growing momentum for its EGX edge AI platform, bringing a new wave of secure, GPU-accelerated software, services and servers to enterprise and edge data centers. The company cites traction from  AI, 5G, CloudRAN, security and networking companies who are teaming with major server manufacturers, including Dell Technologies, Inspur, Lenovo and Supermicro, as well as leading software infrastructure providers, including Canonical,...

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OpenFive and AnalogX target chip-to-chip interface

OpenFive, which offers silicon-focused solutions with differentiated IP, along with AnalogX, a provider of SerDes interface IP,  announced a sub-system solution and implementation for Chip-to-Chip (C2C) interface with ultra-low latency and power.OpenFive’s 8th generation Interlaken Controller IP is silicon-proven on multiple process nodes with tier-1 customers. OpenFive’s 8th gen. Interlaken IP supports from 1 up to 48 SerDes lanes with up to...

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AirTrunk to build largest data center in APAC (outside China)

AirTrunk announced plans to build the biggest data centre market in Asia (excluding China) -- a new 300+ megawatt (MW) hyperscale data centre campus in Inzai, Tokyo. The initial ~60 MW phase of the campus is targeted to open in late 2021 to support anchor customer demand.The data center is the company’s sixth in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, bringing its platform to a total capacity of more than 750 MW across five tier one markets.“Japan is a highly...

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NeoPhotonics trims costs cutting and announces preliminary results

 NeoPhotonics announced preliminary results for the third quarter 2020 that incorporate cost cutting measures. As previously announced, NeoPhotonics has adopted a conservative approach to exclude future contributions from Huawei in its financial outlook, following the August 17th tightening of Department of Commerce BIS restrictions.Revenue for Q3 is now expected to be in the range of $101 to $103 million compared to prior guidance of $95 to...

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Cisco loses patent case with Centripetal Networks

 Cisco Systems was found to have wilfully infringed four patents held by Centripetal Networks, a threat intelligence gateway developer based in Herndon, Virginia.The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Cisco to pay $1.89 billion in damages, according to reporting by Reuters. Cisco is expected to appeal.https://www.centripetal....

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