Archive for the 'Data Center' Category
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March 16, 2026
Marvell Joins XPO MSA To Accelerate Innovation in AI Optical Modules
By Xi Wang, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Connectivity Business Unit, Marvell
Marvell has become a founding member of the eXtra dense Pluggable Optics (XPO) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA), an industry initiative organized by Arista Networks to define a new optical transceiver form factor purpose-built for AI-scale infrastructure.
The XPO concept is designed to dramatically increase bandwidth density by enabling liquid cooling at the module level. XPO modules are substantially larger in size than octal small form factor pluggable (OFSP) modules commonly deployed in today’s data centers, but they deliver a step-function increase in performance. Each XPO module integrates 64 lanes operating at 200 Gbps, eight times more than current pluggable modules for a total of 12.8 Tbps of bandwidth per module.1
This leap in bandwidth is enabled in part by an integrated cold plate that can deliver up to 400W of cooling per module. The combination of larger modules, significantly higher lane counts, and liquid cooling delivers a four-fold increase in bandwidth density for switches across scale-up, scale-out or scale-across network architecture.
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March 16, 2026
Ara T: Improving AI ROI with DSPs
By Henry Chen, Senior Director, Optical DSP Marketing, Marvell
In AI infrastructure, every electron matters.
That is the underlying principle behind Marvell® Ara T, the industry’s first 1.6T transmit-only (TRO) optical digital signal processor (DSP) for AI and cloud interconnects. Designed for high-bandwidth, mid-length links spanning 5 to 500 meters, Ara T can reduce optical power module power consumption by more than 35%, delivering meaningful savings at scale.
Ara T extends Marvell leadership in 1.6T optics and interconnect technology and advances the company's strategy to raise infrastructure ROI and efficiency through optimized silicon.
Marvell will showcase Ara T at OFC 2026 in Los Angeles, March 17–19.
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February 23, 2026
The Golden Cable Initiative: Enabling the Cable Partner Ecosystem at Hyperscale Speed
By Michael Arsenault, Director of Product Marketing for AEC DSPs, Marvell
Rack connectivity is undergoing a historic transformation. Data center operators are demanding both scale-up and scale-out connectivity that can move more data across longer distances and between more systems, while delivering unprecedented levels of energy efficiency and reliability.
To help cable providers and their customers meet these challenges, Marvell has launched the Golden Cable initiative, designed to accelerate the development of active electrical cables (AECs). AECs are a rapidly growing class of high-bandwidth, enhanced copper interconnects used to link servers, switches, NICs and other assets in the same rack or across adjacent racks (about two to nine meters).
The Golden Cable initiative delivers a validated cable architecture tested across leading platforms and built on industry-leading software, reference designs, technical data, firmware and comprehensive support. Participants can combine these assets with their own technology to develop unique AECs powered by DSPs, optimized for specific customer requirements and use cases.
To further enhance performance and ensure broad compatibility, Golden Cable AECs are rigorously tested in the Marvell Cloud Interoperability Lab. Here, cables are validated across a wide range of customized configuration scenarios involving leading XPUs, CPUs, NICs, servers, switches, optical modules and other critical infrastructure components. This process enables Marvell and its partners to validate AEC firmware before cables reach end-customers, significantly accelerating customer qualification and deployment timelines. The result is greater confidence from the first plug-in.
The Golden Cable initiative is designed to rapidly scale and empower the cable partner ecosystem, enabling Marvell to meet accelerating market demand at true hyperscale speed. By operating in close alignment with key partners, Marvell is achieving many of the benefits of near‑vertical integration, while maintaining the flexibility and scalability of a partner‑driven model.
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February 11, 2026
Marvell Named to America’s Best Midsize Employers 2026 Ranking
By Vienna Alexander, Marketing Content Professional, Marvell
In a recent Forbes and Statista ranking, Marvell was named as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2026.
The America’s Best Employers ranking, now in its eleventh year, recognizes organizations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to fostering collaborative workplaces. To present the ranking, Forbes partnered with established market research firm Statista.
The list is based on over 217,000 U.S. employee independent survey responses from companies with a national workforce of at least 1,000 people. To further categorize the results, companies with between 1,000 and 5,000 employees were deemed midsized, while companies with more than 5,000 people were referred to as large employers. The survey evaluates areas of Atmosphere and Development; Salary and Wage; Company Image; Culture; Working Conditions; and Workplace Environment.
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February 11, 2026
Ripple Effects: Why Water Risk Is the Next Major Business Challenge for the Semiconductor Industry
By Alua Suleimenova, Senior Sustainability Program Manager, Marvell
This blog was originally posted in Semiconductor Engineering.
The semiconductor industry is the bedrock of modern technology, enabling everything from AI and cloud computing to electric vehicles. Yet, this critical sector is also one of the most resource-intensive globally, with a substantial dependency on water. A single fabrication plant can demand up to 10 million gallons of water daily, comparable to the consumption of a city with 300,000 residents. Much of this water is, of course, reused and recycled through sophisticated systems. This immense water usage, particularly the requirement for ultrapure water for processes like cleaning and etching, makes consistent access to high-quality water a non-negotiable for operational reliability and business continuity. The new insights report “Ripple Effects: Water Risk and Resilience Across the Semiconductor Value Chain” provides the first global baseline of water risk hotspots for the semiconductor sector, assessing water risks across 140 facilities across 89 water basins to inform future risk mitigation strategies.
