Broadcom recently launched a high speed networking chip crafted to link numerous AI processors together and position itself as a stronger competitor against Nvidias leading role, in AI infrastructure.
The Tomahawk Ultra chip was revealed on Tuesday as a data traffic controller connecting AI chips in data centers efficiently.Different from Nvidias NVLink Switch in its ability to link four times more chips together the Tomahawk Ultra chip uses an upgraded version of ethernet, over proprietary protocols.
Broadcoms Senior Vice President Ram Velaga mentioned that the product is aimed at meeting the increasing need for “scale up” computing scenarios where large chip arrays need to communicate over short distances. Initially developed for high performance computing purposes; the chip was later modified to cater to the rising demand, in AI applications.
The chip will be made using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’ s five nanometer technology and is currently being sent out for delivery.
Broadcom is growing its presence in the industry alongside increasing interest in Nvidia graphic processors as it collaborates with Google to develop specialized AI chips, like the Tomahawk Ultra to tap into the booming AI infrastructure market.
With the increasing workload of AI tasks comes the need for data center operators to swiftly expand their systems scalability capabilities. Broadcoms latest chip places them at the forefront of driving the advancements in intelligence for the future.
