- Broadcom scales up Ethernet with Tomahawk Ultra for low . . . - Network World
Conventional Ethernet switches optimize for maximum throughput, but Broadcom's new Tomahawk Ultra data center networking chip prioritizes ultra low latency
- Broadcoms Tomahawk Ultra asks why UALink over Ethernet?
Tomahawk Ultra Broadcom's headline silicon for SUE is the newly announced Tomahawk Ultra, a 51 2 Tbps switch ASIC that's been specifically tuned to compete with Nvidia's InfiniBand in traditional supercomputers and HPC clusters, as well as NVLink in rack-scale-style deployments akin to Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 or AMD's Helios
- Broadcom Tomahawk 6 Switch Raises AI Network Performance
Broadcom’s Tomahawk 6 Ethernet switch chip delivers 102 4 Tbps, doubles bandwidth and boosts efficiency with AI‑optimized routing—reshaping data‑center networking
- Broadcom Tomahawk Ultra: The Ethernet Switch That Dares to Challenge . . .
By adopting Scale-Up Ethernet (SUE) and its lightweight sibling, SUE-Lite, Broadcom offers an Ethernet-based alternative that supports sub-400ns latency, full losslessness, and direct XPU-to-XPU communication, with no vendor lock-in required Nvidia’s switch chips top out at connecting 64 GPUs
- Broadcom Tomahawk Ultra Switch Targets AI Scale-Up with Lossless . . .
Broadcom ships Tomahawk Ultra, a 51 2Tbps switch with 250ns latency and lossless Ethernet, redefining networking for AI and HPC workloads
- Broadcom BCM78900 StrataXGS Tomahawk 5 Ethernet Switch TSMC N5 HPC . . .
The Tomahawk 5 (BCM78900), Broadcom’s first 5 nm merchant switch IC, was shipped in March 2023 It presents a significant enhancement in performance for AI ML infrastructure, offering 64 channels of 800 Gigabit ethernet in data centers
- Broadcom Tomahawk Ultra: AI Networking Switch for Scale-Up Ethernet
Broadcom has unveiled the Tomahawk Ultra, a switch chip offering ultra-low latency and record throughput —aimed squarely at dethroning Nvidia’s dominance in the AI data center interconnect game Tomahawk Ultra delivers an impressive 250-nanosecond switch latency at a 51 2 Tbps throughput
- Broadcom Ships Tomahawk Ultra: Reimagining the Ethernet Switch for HPC . . .
Andrew Qu, CEO, Micas Networks “Broadcom’s Tomahawk Ultra is a major step forward for scale-up Ethernet in AI and HPC With 250ns latency, 51 2 Tbps switching, and advanced features like Link Layer Retry, In-Network Collectives, and the AI Fabric Header, it delivers the performance, reliability, and efficiency our customers need for AI at
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