Rambus has announced its cutting-edge PCIe 7.0 IP portfolio focused on next-generation high-end data center and AI applications.
Rambus' latest PCIe 7.0 IP targets maximum performance for HPC applications while also improving efficiency.
[Press Release]: Continuous innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) requires cutting-edge hardware infrastructure capable of handling unprecedented data loads. To overcome these challenges and catalyze a new era of performance, Rambus is proud to announce the release of its PCI Express (PCIe) 7.0 IP portfolio with a comprehensive suite of IP solutions including:
- PCIe 7.0 controller designed to deliver the high bandwidth, low latency and robust performance required for next-generation AI and HPC applications
- PCIe 7.0 retimer for highly optimized, low-latency datapath for signal regeneration
- PCIe 7.0 multiport switch with physical awareness and multiple architecture support
- Express Agent Enabling customers to ramp up to first silicon quickly

Key features of the Rambus Controller IP include:
- Supports PCIe 7.0 specification including 128 GT/s data rate
- Implementing low-latency Forward Error Correction (FEC) for increased link robustness
- Supports fixed size FLITs for high bandwidth efficiency
- Backwards compatible with PCIe 6.0, 5.0, 4.0 etc.
- Cutting-edge security with IDE engine
- Supports AMBA AXI interconnect

Key features of the Rambus Retimer IP include:
- Supports PCIe 7.0 specification x2 to x16 lanes
- Pre-integrated Xpress Agent debug analysis IP
- Highly configurable equalization algorithm with adaptive behavior
- Power modes and intelligent clock gating for optimal management of controller IP

Key features of Rambus PCIe XpressAGENT include:
- Non-intrusive, intelligent in-IP debug/logic analyzer for PCIe controller, retimer and switch IPs for faster first silicon bring-up
- Integrates with any PIPE compliant SerDes
- It provides unified access to the PHY, MAC and link layers locally or remotely through a CPU-independent API.
- Provides proactive monitoring and diagnostics with remote access to products in the field
In addition to its PCIe IP portfolio, Rambus also offers industry-leading interface IP for HBM, CXL, GDDR, LPDDR and MIPI.
