2024 Showcase

Marvell Industry Analyst Day Showcase


Welcome to Marvell Industry Analyst Day Showcase! The event was held at Marvell's Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, California on December 10, 2024. The NextGenInfra team was onsite for the event, capturing video interviews with Marvell's executives. Check out the showcase below to get the latest insights on accelerated infrastructure.
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Video interviews

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Can it be done? Powering a Million XPUs

Loi Nguyen, EVP and GM of Optical, highlights the enormous power demands of modern data centers and AI clusters, with future "gigawatt-class" facilities requiring energy comparable to major cities. Nguyen discusses the need for multi-site 400k+ node clusters connected by high-speed optics like Marvell's DCI Optics ZR and ZR+.

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The Future of Co-Packaged Optics Looks Bright

Nick Kucharewski, SVP and GM of Network Switching, highlights co-packaged optics (CPO) as a promising technology for scale-up networking, integrating fiber links directly into product packages for higher speed signals with lower power consumption and latency. Marvell's light engine provides to 51 Tbps bandwidth for scale-up switches and supports reliable large-scale deployment.

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Introducing "Coherent-Lite" for Data Center Connectivity

Achyut Shah, SVP and GM of Connectivity, introduces the company's new "coherent-lite" technology, addressing intermediate-reach connectivity needs in data centers. This solution combines coherent modulation with O-band optics and a re-architected DSP to provide lower latency, cost, and power consumption for links ranging from 2 km to 20 km.

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Custom Silicon & Accelerated Infrastructure for AI

Chris Koopmans, Chief Operations Officer, discusses the significant growth of the hyperscaler market and Marvell's strong position in delivering custom compute and networking solutions for AI and accelerated infrastructure. He emphasizes Marvell's focus on creating tailored solutions for large customers, aiming to expand market opportunities and develop new capabilities that provide value across diverse applications.

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PAM Technology: Powering Data Centers Today and Tomorrow

Achyut Shah, SVP and GM of Connectivity, discusses the current dominance of PAM technology in data centers, highlighting its advantages in power efficiency, low latency, and high TCO. Shah predicts that 400 Gig per lane will become the high-volume technology in data centers within a couple of years, with ongoing R&D efforts to extend PAM's capabilities even further.

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Custom Silicon is the Driver of Optimized AI Infrastructure

Raghib Hussain, President of Products and Technologies, highlights the growing trend of developing optimized AI infrastructure using custom silicon for data centers. Hussain discusses Marvell's partnerships with major tech giants like Amazon and Meta, emphasizing the value of customization in achieving power and cost savings at scale.

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Optimizing the Stack for AI Models and Infrastructure

Noam Mizrahi, EVP and Corporate CTO, highlights the contrasting demands in AI between high-performance training and cost-effective inference, emphasizing the necessity for customization to meet diverse requirements. He anticipates that hyperscalers will need to optimize all aspects of their platforms, from accelerator chips to power systems, to achieve effective scaling in the future.

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Scaling Networks Beyond the Rack: Choosing the Right Interconnect Technology

Nick Kucharewski, SVP and GM of Network Switching, explores the challenges of expanding networks from rack to row level and the critical role of interconnect technology selection. He outlines key factors for network deployment, including capacity, fault tolerance, and field replaceability.

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Marvell's Breakthrough High Bandwidth Memory Architecture

Will Chu, SVP and GM of Custom Compute and Storage BU, announces a partnership with major HBM (high bandwidth memory) providers to deliver custom HBM solutions for next-generation AI data centers. This enables significant reductions in power consumption, increased functionality, and improved memory capacity, resulting in better performance and enhanced TCO for Marvell's customers.

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