ALISO VIEJO, Calif.,
March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading
provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power,
security, reliability and performance, today announced enhancements
to its Switchtec PCIe advanced Fabric Switch (PAX), which now
provides high-performance fabric connectivity and composability for
multi-host graphics processing unit (GPU) and NVMe solid state
drive (SSD) systems. Microsemi will be showcasing a demonstration
of the new device during the Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit
March 20-21, 2018 in San Jose, California.
As the use of GPUs for deep learning, artificial intelligence
and machine learning make groundbreaking improvements in areas of
image classification, speech recognition, autonomous driving,
bioinformatics and video analytics, the need for efficient parallel
GPU computing continues to grow. Microsemi's Switchtec PCIe
advanced fabric switches provide a scalable, low-latency and
cost-effective multi-host interconnect for a network of GPUs, NVMe
SSDs and other PCIe endpoints. The Switchtec PAX product can be
used to create a flexible fabric interconnect to a shared pool of
GPUs and/or NVMe SSDs using standard operating system
drivers. System management is simplified through a fabric
application programming interface (API), significantly reducing
time to market and development cost for multi-host systems.
"Our Switchtec PAX switch enables GPU resources to be allocated
to match workload requirements and maximize efficiency," said
Andrew Dieckmann, vice president of
marketing for data center solutions at Microsemi. "Using the
dynamic partitioning and multi-host SR-IOV sharing features
available on our Switchtec PAX switches, GPU resources can be
'composed' or dynamically allocated to a specific host or set of
hosts in real-time using standard host drivers."
According to market research firm IndustryARC, the GPU machine
learning market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of nearly 38 percent till 2024. The firm also notes
advanced technologies such as low power consumption, high
throughput and flexibility will drastically increase the adoption
of machine learning applications across the globe.
Product Demonstrations During OCP Summit March 20-21
Microsemi's PAX advanced
fabric PCIe switch will be showcased during the OCP Summit
March 20-21, 2018 at the Hilton San
Jose. Dynamic allocation from a pool of GPUs and NVMe SSDs over a
PCIe fabric to multiple hosts will be demonstrated. To schedule a
meeting with Microsemi, contact Dimitry Melts, senior director of
Microsemi's data center vertical, at
Dimitry.Melts@microsemi.com.
Switchtec PAX Family Features
Microsemi's
Switchtec PAX family comprises switches from 96 lanes to 24 lanes,
providing:
- High-performance PCIe fabric connectivity overcoming the
limitations of the PCIe Specification for multi-host systems
- Multi-host sharing of SR-IOV NVMe SSDs, GPUs and other PCIe
endpoints
- Virtualization of host PCIe domains and SR-IOV endpoints
- Software development kit (SDK) for virtualization of SR-IOV
endpoints, and for enclosure management
- One of the industry's most flexible port bifurcation, from x2
to x16 lanes per port
- High port density, with up to 48 ports
- Advanced error reporting
- Error containment for surprise-plug and unplug to prevent
system crashes
- Advanced diagnostics and debug features to identify, diagnose
and fix problems
- Separate Refclk Independent SSC (SRIS) for cabled PCIe and
lower cost system designs
Product Availability
Microsemi's Switchtec PAX
advanced fabric PCIe switches are sampling now to lead customers.
For more information, visit
https://www.microsemi.com/products/storage/switchtec-pcie-storage-switches/switchtec-pcie-advanced-fabric-switches
or contact sales.support@microsemi.com.
About Microsemi's PCI Express Product Portfolio
Microsemi is a premier supplier of high value-add PCIe products
including the scalable, low power, high-reliability PFX family of
PCIe Gen3 fanout switches, the programmable PSX family of PCIe Gen3
storage switches, the advanced PAX family of PCIe Gen3 fabric
Switches and the low power, multi-protocol, adaptive EQNOX™ family
of signal conditioners with FlexEQ™ equalization technology
supporting PCIe Gen3 and PCIe Gen2. Microsemi's PCIe family is key
to building low power and high-reliability data center,
communications, defense and industrial servers; workstations;
switches; routers; cellular infrastructure and test equipment. For
more information about Microsemi's PCIe portfolio, visit
http://www.microsemi.com/products/drivers-interfaces-and-pcie-switches/pcie-switches/pcie-switches.
About Microsemi's Product Portfolio for Data Center
Microsemi is a premier supplier of innovative semiconductor, board,
system, software and services for enterprise and hyperscale data
centers, enabling high performance, secure, low power and reliable
infrastructure for scalable deployments. Microsemi technologies
drive innovation in applications including storage systems, server
storage, NVMe solutions, Ethernet switching, rack scale
architecture, data center interconnect, board management, network
timing and power subsystems. Building on a track record of
technology leadership, Microsemi's data center infrastructure
portfolio is transforming networks that connect, store and move big
data, while lowering the total cost of ownership of deploying next
generation services.
The portfolio includes high performance NVMe storage
controllers, NVRAM drives, SAS/SATA host bus adapters and RAID
controllers enabling high capacity storage architectures, high
density PCIe switching and firmware for rack scale architectures,
PCIe re-drivers, and Ethernet PHYs for intra-rack connectivity.
Microsemi's product portfolio also includes clock and power
management, IEEE1588 integrated circuits (ICs) and NTP servers for
synchronization across the data center, as well as field
programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and system-on-chip (SoC) FPGAs to
perform secure system management of servers and storage. For more
information, visit
http://www.microsemi.com/applications/data-center.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC)
offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system
solutions for aerospace & defense, communications, data center
and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and
radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs,
SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and
synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the
world's standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions;
discrete components; enterprise storage and communication
solutions, security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products;
Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well
as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is
headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
California, and has approximately 4,800 employees globally.
Learn more at www.microsemi.com.
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Switchtec PCIe advanced Fabric Switch (PAX) providing
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