Unlocking the Future of AI Infrastructure: The Power of Scale-Up Fabrics AI workloads are rapidly evolving, pushing the limits of compute and connectivity. 💡 Why Scale-Up Fabrics Matter: ✅ Purpose-Built Connectivity Designed for GPUs and AI accelerators, delivering 6–12x higher bandwidth than scale-out networks. ✅ Ultra-Low Latency & Jitter Minimizes XPU thread stalls—critical for inference and reasoning models. ✅ Lossless + Non-Blocking Fabric Reliable communication with hop-by-hop credit-based flow control. ✅ High Radix Architecture Enables single-stage fabrics with lower latency and deterministic performance. 🔧 Key Technologies Driving Scale-Up: 🔹 UALink – High-throughput, memory-semantic interconnect built from the ground up for scale-up. 🔹 Ethernet/UEC/ULN – Load/store over Ethernet with trade-offs in latency and jitter. 🔹 NVLink + NVSwitch – Proprietary Nvidia solution with similar capabilities but vendor lock-in. 🌐 Why Open Standards Like UALink Are Critical: ✨ Ultra-Low Latency – <1µs end-to-end latency ✨ Bandwidth Efficiency – Optimized protocols maximize payload bits per frame ✨ Ease of Implementation – Fixed cell sizes simplify switch design and reduce power consumption 📣 Call to Action: The future of AI infrastructure depends on open, multi-vendor ecosystems. UALink is leading the charge—embrace it for your next accelerator interface. 💡 The AI revolution is here. Scale-up fabrics are the foundation. Let’s build the future together! #AI #ScaleUpFabrics #UALink #Networking #AIInfrastructure #OCPAPACSummit2025 #Innovation #TechLeadership #OpenEcosystem
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🚀 NVIDIA’s Spectrum-XGS: The Next Step for AI Data Centers As AI models keep getting bigger, one data center is no longer enough. Companies either have to build massive new facilities (very costly) or find smarter ways to connect multiple centers together. NVIDIA’s new Spectrum-XGS Ethernet promises a solution. It allows AI data centers in different locations to work together seamlessly, creating what they call “giga-scale AI super-factories.” This means faster networking, lower latency, and better scalability. 👉 CoreWeave is already testing it, aiming to link their GPU-powered data centers into a unified AI supercomputer. If successful, this could completely change how companies plan AI infrastructure — instead of one giant site, they can spread workloads across multiple smaller centers while still getting top performance. 💡 My opinion: This is a smart direction. Distributed infrastructure will help manage costs, power needs, and space limitations while scaling AI faster. But the big test will be real-world performance — can this technology deliver consistent speed and reliability at scale? ❓ What do you think? Is the future of AI infrastructure in building mega data centers or in connecting smaller centers into one powerful network? NVIDIA Masai #masaiverse Ritu Bahuguna Anjali R. https://lnkd.in/gqr-bGiZ
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D-Matrix Unveils AI Network Accelerator Card for Lightning-Fast Inference https://lnkd.in/g6AyZcg7 Unlocking AI Potential with d-Matrix's JetStream d-Matrix Corp., an innovative AI computing infrastructure startup, has made waves with the launch of its new custom network card, JetStream. Built for high-speed, ultra-low-latency AI inference, this cutting-edge technology addresses the evolving demands of data centers. Key Features: High Performance: Delivers up to 400 Gbps using PCIe Gen5 interface. Seamless Integration: Compatible with standard Ethernet switches for easy deployment. Enhanced Scalability: Works alongside the Corsair compute accelerator, providing unmatched speed and efficiency. Sid Sheth, co-founder of d-Matrix, emphasizes: “JetStream comes at a critical time as AI transitions to multimodal interactions.” This development aims to tackle significant bottlenecks, enhancing not only speed but also energy efficiency—up to three times better compared to GPUs. Join the conversation on how innovative AI solutions shape the future! Share your thoughts or connect with tech leaders today! 🚀 Source link https://lnkd.in/g6AyZcg7
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🚀 GAME CHANGER: SK Hynix Just Revolutionized AI Computing SK Hynix has completed development of the world's FIRST HBM4 chip - and the numbers are staggering: ✓ 2x bandwidth with 2,048 I/O connections ✓ 40% better power efficiency vs HBM3E ✓ Up to 69% boost in AI service performance ✓ 10+ Gbps speeds (exceeding JEDEC standards) This isn't just an incremental upgrade - it's a fundamental shift in AI infrastructure capabilities. The implications are massive: → Data centers can run more powerful AI models while consuming LESS energy → Training times for large language models could be dramatically reduced → Edge AI applications become more feasible with improved efficiency Nvidia is already planning to integrate 8 of these 12-layer HBM4 chips in their upcoming Rubin GPU platform for 2026. But here's the reality check: Initial pricing is expected to be 60-70% higher than HBM3E. The question is - will the performance gains justify the premium? SK Hynix is clearly betting big on AI's future, and with Samsung and Micron racing to catch up, we're about to see an intense battle for AI memory supremacy. What's your take? Will HBM4's efficiency gains be worth the premium for enterprise AI deployments? #AI #TechInnovation #Semiconductors #DataCenters #ArtificialIntelligence #TechTrends #SKHynix #HBM4
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We're excited to share leaderboard-topping 🏆 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2, a groundbreaking 9B parameter open, multilingual reasoning model that's redefining efficiency in AI and earned the leading spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index leaderboard among open models within the same parameter range. It's built on a unique hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, a combination that delivers the same accuracy you expect, but with higher throughput. This enables it to achieve high performance/cost, making it perfect for real-world applications like customer service agents and chatbots. 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: By combining the strengths of Transformer and Mamba architectures, achieves up to 6X faster throughput compared to other 8B open models and highest reasoning accuracy. 🏦 Thinking Budget: Reduces unnecessary token generation to cut costs by up to 60%, making it an ideal solution for balancing performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). 🔢 Open Datasets: The training datasets of this model are fully open, giving maximum transparency in using the model for enterprise applications. 🤗 Technical details on Hugging Face ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mFLxY0 🏆 Leaderboard ➡️ https://bit.ly/45x0TrZ
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We're excited to share leaderboard-topping 🏆 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2, a groundbreaking 9B parameter open, multilingual reasoning model that's redefining efficiency in AI and earned the leading spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index leaderboard among open models within the same parameter range. It's built on a unique hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, a combination that delivers the same accuracy you expect, but with higher throughput. This enables it to achieve high performance/cost, making it perfect for real-world applications like customer service agents and chatbots. 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: By combining the strengths of Transformer and Mamba architectures, achieves up to 6X faster throughput compared to other 8B open models and highest reasoning accuracy. 🏦 Thinking Budget: Reduces unnecessary token generation to cut costs by up to 60%, making it an ideal solution for balancing performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). 🔢 Open Datasets: The training datasets of this model are fully open, giving maximum transparency in using the model for enterprise applications. 🤗 Technical details on Hugging Face ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fXAyqH 🏆 Leaderboard ➡️ https://bit.ly/41rq1hf
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We're excited to share leaderboard-topping 🏆 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2, a groundbreaking 9B parameter open, multilingual reasoning model that's redefining efficiency in AI and earned the leading spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index leaderboard among open models within the same parameter range. It's built on a unique hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, a combination that delivers the same accuracy you expect, but with higher throughput. This enables it to achieve high performance/cost, making it perfect for real-world applications like customer service agents and chatbots. 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: By combining the strengths of Transformer and Mamba architectures, achieves up to 6X faster throughput compared to other 8B open models and highest reasoning accuracy. 🏦 Thinking Budget: Reduces unnecessary token generation to cut costs by up to 60%, making it an ideal solution for balancing performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). 🔢 Open Datasets: The training datasets of this model are fully open, giving maximum transparency in using the model for enterprise applications. 🤗 Technical details on Hugging Face ➡️ https://bit.ly/47807CU 🏆 Leaderboard ➡️ https://bit.ly/41TGniR
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We're excited to share leaderboard-topping 🏆 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2, a groundbreaking 9B parameter open, multilingual reasoning model that's redefining efficiency in AI and earned the leading spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index leaderboard among open models within the same parameter range. It's built on a unique hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, a combination that delivers the same accuracy you expect, but with higher throughput. This enables it to achieve high performance/cost, making it perfect for real-world applications like customer service agents and chatbots. 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: By combining the strengths of Transformer and Mamba architectures, achieves up to 6X faster throughput compared to other 8B open models and highest reasoning accuracy. 🏦 Thinking Budget: Reduces unnecessary token generation to cut costs by up to 60%, making it an ideal solution for balancing performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). 🔢 Open Datasets: The training datasets of this model are fully open, giving maximum transparency in using the model for enterprise applications. 🤗 Technical details on Hugging Face ➡️ https://bit.ly/3HCyKGN 🏆 Leaderboard ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oRryY7
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We're excited to share leaderboard-topping 🏆 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2, a groundbreaking 9B parameter open, multilingual reasoning model that's redefining efficiency in AI and earned the leading spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index leaderboard among open models within the same parameter range. It's built on a unique hybrid Transformer-Mamba architecture, a combination that delivers the same accuracy you expect, but with higher throughput. This enables it to achieve high performance/cost, making it perfect for real-world applications like customer service agents and chatbots. 🏗️ Hybrid Architecture: By combining the strengths of Transformer and Mamba architectures, achieves up to 6X faster throughput compared to other 8B open models and highest reasoning accuracy. 🏦 Thinking Budget: Reduces unnecessary token generation to cut costs by up to 60%, making it an ideal solution for balancing performance and total cost of ownership (TCO). 🔢 Open Datasets: The training datasets of this model are fully open, giving maximum transparency in using the model for enterprise applications. 🤗 Technical details on Hugging Face ➡️ https://bit.ly/45xH6bP 🏆 Leaderboard ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oRu28F
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D-Matrix Corp., an #AI computing startup, today announced it has developed a novel implementation of 3D dynamic random access memory technology that promises to improve the performance of inference workloads by "several orders of magnitude." **#Chip Memory Bottleneck** D-Matrix stated that #memory has become the biggest bottleneck for AI scaling and believes that simply adding more GPUs to data centers will not solve the problem. In a blog post, D-Matrix co-founder and CTO Sudeep Bhoja referred to this problem as the "memory wall," noting that while computing performance has #tripled approximately every two years, memory bandwidth has lagged, at only #1.6 times. **Breaking the Memory Wall** D-Matrix hopes to help the industry #overcome this memory wall by integrating higher-throughput 3D #DRAM into its next-generation chip architecture, #Raptor. 3D DRAM vertically stacks multiple layers of memory cells, enabling higher storage density and improved performance compared to traditional 2D DRAM. It reduces space and power consumption while increasing data access speeds, enabling the scaling of high-performance applications. Q&A 💡 Q1: What is the "memory wall" problem in AI inference? A: The memory wall refers to the problem in AI computing where memory bandwidth growth lags #behind computing performance growth. While computing performance has tripled approximately every two years, memory bandwidth has only increased by a factor of 1.6. This #results in expensive processors often sitting idle waiting for data to arrive, becoming the biggest bottleneck for AI scaling. Q2: What are the #innovations in D-Matrix's Raptor chip architecture? A: The core innovation of the Raptor architecture is the integration of 3D DRAM technology, which vertically stacks multiple layers of memory cells, resulting in higher storage density and performance than traditional 2D DRAM. #Combined with specialized interconnect technology, the goal is to achieve a #10x improvement in both memory bandwidth and energy efficiency. Q3: Why are AI inference workloads more important than training? A: Inference is rapidly becoming the dominant AI workload, with analysts predicting that inference demand will account for over 85% of all AI workloads within the next two to three years. Every query, chatbot response, and recommendation is a large-scale, repetitive inference task, all of which are limited by memory throughput.
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