If you’ve been following AI infrastructure development, you’ve likely heard some version of this prediction: “Copper is hitting its limits. The transition to optical is inevitable. It’s happening now.”There’s truth in that statement—but the reality playing out in data centers is more nuanced than a simple technology replacement cycle. Having spent my career in connectivity, working… Read more
Every year-end brings a season of reflection and introspection from the year gone by, and we have the opportunity to take the learnings that came from it, framing them into a canvas for the year to come. Against a global background that often created back-and-forth macroeconomic uncertainties, Astera Labs steadily and surely forged its path forward. If I could characterize the year with one… Read more
Every hour of delayed semiconductor hardware and system validation can cost thousands in lost productivity, missed deadlines, and cascading supply chain disruptions. Yet across the industry, from chip design to production, teams still rely on fragmented tools, manual diagnostics, and custom scripts just to bring up a device or flash firmware. Hardware engineers struggle with relentless signal… Read more
NVLink Fusion-based custom solutions will be offered to support next-generation heterogenous AI infrastructureSAN JOSE, Calif.—Dec. 2, 2025—Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, today announced plans to deliver custom connectivity solutions, a new offering designed to address the increasing complexity… Read more
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nov. 18, 2025—Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, today announced its Leo CXL Smart Memory Controllers enable customers to evaluate Compute Express Link® (CXL®) memory expansion capabilities for their specific workloads in the Azure M-series virtual machines (VMs) preview.Microsoft’s… Read more
SAN JOSE, CA, U.S. – Nov. 13, 2025 – Astera Labs (Nasdaq: ALAB), a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming financial conferences during the fourth quarter 2025:2025 RBC Capital Markets Global Technology, Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference on Nov. 19th… Read more
Record quarterly revenue of $230.6 million, up 20% QoQ and 104% YoYStrong Q3 revenue growth driven by new AI platform ramps featuring multiple product familiesScorpio fabric switch design wins expand to several platforms at multiple hyperscaler customersSAN JOSE, CA, U.S. – November 4, 2025 – Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions… Read more
Astera Labs’ COSMOS Explorer is a powerful tool for link monitoring, management, and diagnostics. It offers a rich set of system configuration options for you to optimize performance with critical signal quality telemetry such as bit error rate, eye metrics, and link event logs. COSMOS Explorer allows you to modify link settings and get customized diagnostics in one GUI for all of our products.In… Read more
Through collaboration with ASPEED Technology and Insyde Software, Astera Labs has extended COSMOS features into production AI systems to standardize management, monitoring and diagnostics of retimers and scale-up switches with OpenBMC and DMTF Redfish APIs. COSMOS now offers:Standard APIs for configuration, monitoring and lifecycle controlActionable insights with granular visibility into… Read more
Rack-scale memory innovation is unlocked with CXL. At OCP Global Summit 2025, Astera Labs demonstrated how Leo CXL Smart Memory Controllers can eliminate AI infrastructure bottlenecks with regards to memory capacity and bandwidth.3x concurrent LLM instances at higher AI throughput3x increased throughput w/ CXL at higher user count3x lower latency with CXLHigher GPU utilization on average with… Read more