Seamless Scorpio Smart Fabric Switch integration with NVIDIA MGX™ platform delivers PCIe® 6-ready modular designs for rapid deployment across a range of AI serversSANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astera Labs, Inc.(Nasdaq: ALAB), a global leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure, today announced its Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches for PCIe® 6-ready NVIDIA Blackwell-based MGX™ platforms will deliver leading performance through a modular design that scales across different NVIDIA MGX configurations.
This unlocks the following benefits: Optimized data ingest for each NVIDIA Blackwell unit in the MGX platformIncreased GPU utilization with predictable, secure, and high-performance data flowsRobust interoperability and line-rate with a diverse ecosystem of PCIe 6 and PCIe 5 host and endpoint partners validated in the Cloud-Scale Interop LabProven line-rate PCIe 6 performance with Micron PCIe 6 SSDs and other interop partnersFaster time-to-market and lower development cost with a modular switch configurationImproved energy efficiency with maximum performance per wattFuture-proofed switch boards for seamless transition to PCIe 6 data rates Enhanced Rack-Level Management with Visibility Down to the PCIe Lane-Level with COSMOSWhen scaling the NVIDIA MGX platform into rack-level solutions, Astera Labs’ COSMOS rack-scale management software provides extensive data center observability, telemetry, and diagnostics, which are critical to maximizing GPU utilization and uptime.
Our Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switch is purpose-built for AI servers and seamlessly integrates with the NVIDIA Blackwell-based MGX platform, enabling modular PCIe 6.x-ready designs that accelerate time-to-market and deliver unparalleled performance for next-generation AI systems.” Patrick Moorhead, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy, said, "The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and MGX platform will power most next-generation data centers being deployed in the near-future, designed to deliver ground-breaking performance, flexibility, and scalability.
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