Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) on Tuesday launched networking chips for AI supercomputers that would compete with offerings from Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL).
Five of the six major cloud providers are testing chips from its SiliconOne series, Reuters cites Cisco.
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Key cloud players include Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) Microsoft Azure, and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Cloud, which rules the cloud computing market, according to Bofa Global Research.
Cisco is a major supplier of networking equipment, including ethernet switches, which connect devices like computers, laptops, routers, servers, and printers to a local area network.
It said the latest generation of its ethernet switches can connect up to 32,000 GPUs.
“G200 & G202 are going to be the most powerful networking chips in the market fueling AI/ML workloads enabling the most power-efficient network,” Cisco fellow and formerly principal engineer Rakesh Chopra said.
Cisco said the chips could execute AI and machine learning tasks with 40% fewer switches and less lag while being more power efficient.
In April, Broadcom launched the Jericho3-AI chip that connects up to 32,000 GPU chips.
Price Action: CSCO shares traded lower by 0.19% at $51.45 premarket on the last check Wednesday.
