Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Video: CXL will completely transform server architecture

https://youtu.be/n6yIAwsrjo4
 

What is CXL and why is it the hot topic at this year's Flash Memory Summit?

Compute Express Link  (CXL) is an industry-supported Cache-Coherent Interconnect for processors, memory expansion and accelerators. Earlier this year, Marvell a rivately-held Tanzanite Silicon Solutions, a start-up based in Milpitas, California developing advanced CXL technologies. 

The big idea is to aggregate the vast amounts of memory that is currently stranded in servers across a data center into a common pool of composable memory.