The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Consortium has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors, welcoming Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd., Apple Inc., and Synopsys Inc. as new members.
The UALink Consortium is an open industry standard group focused on developing high-speed, scale-up accelerator interconnect technology for next-generation AI cluster performance. With the addition of these new members, the consortium aims to advance the development and adoption of its key industry standard.
The new Board members bring significant expertise in AI computing and applications, cloud computing, and interface IP solutions. Alibaba Cloud believes that defining core needs and solutions from a cloud computing perspective can drive innovation in AI infrastructure and improve execution efficiency. Apple sees UALink as critical in addressing performance demands for hyperscale data centers, while Synopsys views it as an opportunity to develop high-speed standards enabling the world’s fastest AI accelerator architectures.
The consortium, now comprising over 65 members, is working towards releasing its 1.0 Specification in Q1 2025, which will enable up to 200Gbps per lane scale-up connection for up to 1024 accelerators within an AI pod. Interested companies and institutions can join the organization and contribute to shaping future UALink specifications.
The UALink Consortium was incorporated in October 2024 by AMD, Astera Labs, AWS, Cisco, Google, HPE, Intel, Meta, and Microsoft, with a mission to develop technical specifications that facilitate breakthrough performance for emerging AI usage models while supporting an open ecosystem for data center accelerators.
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250114920576/en/Ultra-Accelerator-Link%E2%84%A2-Consortium-UALink%E2%84%A2-Welcomes-Alibaba-Apple-and-Synopsys-to-Board-of-Directors