Purpose-built memory expansion, sharing, and pooling for AI and cloud platforms
Leo CXL® Smart Memory Controllers
Memory Solutions for the AI Era
- Accelerates AI and cloud infrastructure with memory expansion, sharing, and pooling for enhanced performance
- Eliminates bandwidth/capacity bottlenecks, reduces total cost of ownership, and optimizes memory utilization
- Ensures end-to-end data integrity and protection with best-in-class industry standard security features
- Delivers server-grade customizable RAS, advanced diagnostics, and fleet management via COSMOS suite
Leo Highlights
Accelerating AI with CXL Memory
Increase Memory
Capacity
With multiple DDR5 channels,
up to 5600 MT/s
Seamless
Interoperability Across
Stress tested with all major xPUs and Memory vendors
Enhanced Diagnostics
& Telemetry
Advanced capabilities through in-band and out-of-band management
Why use Leo CXL Smart Memory Controllers?
Astera Labs’ Leo CXL Smart Memory Controller is the industry’s first purpose-built solution that supports both memory expansion and memory pooling to solve performance bottlenecks and capacity constraints in cloud servers.
Purpose-Built for Cloud
Comprehensive portfolio of purpose-built SoCs and hardware solutions for cloud-scale deployment targeting workloads such as AI and ML
Customizable RAS & Security
Server-grade customizable RAS, end-to-end security features, and software tools to integrate with fleet-management services
Low-Latency DDR5
Flexible and scalable memory interface with low-latency data path to support JEDEC DDR5 memory interfaces
Seamless Interoperability
Seamless interoperability with all major CPU, GPU and memory vendors, making it easy to manage, debug, and deploy at scale
E-Series
- Memory Expansion
P-Series
- Memory Expansion
- Memory Pooling
- Memory Sharing
Leo A-Series Hardware Solutions
Leo A-Series CXL Smart Memory Hardware solutions offer all the benefits of Leo Controllers and enable quick plug-and-play deployment with faster time-to-market for system OEMs and data centers.
- PCIe x16 CEM add-in card form factor
- Up to 4x DDR5 RDIMMs supporting up to 2TB
- On-board debug connectors for fleet management on Cloud Servers
- Temperature and health monitoring of Leo controller and memory
- RDIMM fault isolation and error correction
- High volume production-qualified solutions with robust supply chain
Ordering Information
Orderable Part Number | Image | Documents | Description | CXL Spec | CXL Link | Memory | Capacity | Expansion | Pooling / Sharing | Ordering |
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CM5082E-* | https://www.asteralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/231220_Product_Brief_Leo_CXL_Smart_Memory_Controllers.pdf | Leo E-Series CXL 2.0 x8 Smart Memory Controller | CXL 1.1/2.0 | 8x32G | 2ch DDR5 Up To 5600MT/s | 2TB | Yes | No | https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/cm5082e/ | |
CM5162E-* | https://www.asteralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/231220_Product_Brief_Leo_CXL_Smart_Memory_Controllers.pdf | Leo E-Series CXL 2.0 x16 Smart Memory Controller | CXL 1.1/2.0 | 16x32G | 2ch DDR5 Up To 5600MT/s | 2TB | Yes | No | https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/cm5162e/ | |
CM5162P-* | https://www.asteralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/231220_Product_Brief_Leo_CXL_Smart_Memory_Controllers.pdf | Leo P-Series CXL 2.0 x16 Smart Memory Controller | CXL 1.1/2.0 | 16x32G | 2ch DDR5 Up To 5600MT/s | 2TB | Yes | Yes | https://www.asteralabs.com/product-details/cm5162p/ |