Broadcom Launches Jericho4 Chip for Distributed AI Infrastructure

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is one of the best high-volume stocks to invest in. On August 4, Broadcom announced that it started shipping its Jericho4 Ethernet fabric router, which is a new networking chip designed to enhance distributed AI infrastructure. Built on a 3nm process, the Jericho4 chip is engineered to connect data centers up to 60 miles apart and to interconnect over one million extended processing units/XPUs.

The Jericho4 chip utilizes deep buffering and intelligent congestion control to ensure lossless RoCE/Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet across distances of over 100 kilometers. It also features Broadcom’s advanced 200G PAM4 SerDes technology, which removes the need for extra components and reduces power consumption and cost.

Broadcom Launches Jericho4 Chip for Distributed AI Infrastructure

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The Jericho4 router, along with the Tomahawk 6 and Tomahawk Ultra, completes Broadcom’s comprehensive networking portfolio for HPC and AI. The release of the Jericho4 chip comes as major tech companies are driving a significant surge in AI infrastructure spending. According to reports, this is contributing to a projected $250 billion surge in AI infrastructure spending through 2025-2026.

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices and infrastructure software solutions worldwide. The company operates in 2 segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.

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