Why this technology has continue to thrive in data centers.
Ethernet was expected to be long gone by now, but predictions of its demise were decades premature. John Swanson, senior product marketing manager for high-performance computing digital IP at Synopsys, talks about how Ethernet has evolved over the past 45 or so years from a somewhat “boring” technology to one that is at the forefront of data center performance improvements, with more updates and improvements planned for the future.
Disaggregation and the wind-down of Moore’s Law have changed everything.
Different interconnect standards and packaging options being readied for mass chiplet adoption.
Suppliers are investing new 300mm capacity, but it’s probably not enough. And despite burgeoning 200mm demand, only Okmetic and new players in China are adding capacity.
Continued expansion in new and existing markets points to massive and sustained growth.
Aging equipment and rising demand are pushing up prices and slowing production.
Disaggregation and the wind-down of Moore’s Law have changed everything.
It depends on whom you ask, but there are advantages to both.
Research shows significant improvement in time to market and optimization of key metrics.
Efficiency is improving significantly, but the amount of data is growing faster.
Some designs focus on power, while others focus on sustainable performance, cost, or flexibility. But choosing the best option for an application based on benchmarks is becoming more difficult.
The clock network is complex, critical to performance, but often it’s treated as an afterthought. Getting this wrong can ruin your chip.
Moving forward will require a fundamental reconsideration of logic.
After years of research, chipmakers have started combining ultra low-power designs with advancements in harvesting technology.
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