Microchip expands connectivity, storage and compute portfolios
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming data centres, creating an unprecedented demand for high-performance, secure, reliable and innovative solutions. Microchip Technology is addressing these evolving market needs by developing advanced technologies for data centre connectivity, storage and data retrieval. Microchip’s data centre ecosystem includes a comprehensive portfolio of enabling technologies for workload acceleration, power management, device performance, optimisation and control. This ecosystem helps data centres meet the scalability, security and performance challenges of today’s dynamic technology requirements.
Microchip’s portfolio includes high-speed interconnect and storage technologies such as Gen 3, Gen 4 and Gen 5 PCIe® switches—with Gen 6 and Gen 7 technologies in development—Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe®), storage and RAID controllers with hardware-based security for enhanced data protection. For connectivity, Microchip offers retimers and Ethernet PHYs to optimise interconnect functionality. Its power management, system monitoring and precise timing solutions are designed to deliver dependable, adaptable and energy-efficient operations for enterprise and hyperscale data centre environments.
“AI is revolutionising all aspects of the digital landscape and data centres face growing demands for security, AI workload acceleration, system efficiency and reliability,” said Brian McCarson, corporate vice president of Microchip’s data centre solutions business unit. “Microchip is committed to delivering the essential building blocks needed to address the technology challenges of modern data centres. From accelerating high-speed connectivity and storage rates to optimising power and management systems, our innovations are designed to support next-generation AI workloads and deliver scalability for our customers.”
Microchip’s data centre solutions include a comprehensive portfolio of Secure Root of Trust Controllers designed to protect system integrity. These controllers take control at power-up, verifying firmware stored in external Flash before it is executed by the system’s CPUs and GPUs, helping prevent unauthorised code execution. Beyond the boot process, they monitor system activity, authenticate auxiliary components such as network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters (HBAs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), and key system elements like power supplies and RAID configurations. Additionally, the controllers are designed to enable secure system ownership transfer and support robust lifecycle management.
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