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Apple joins UALink group tasked with taking on Nvidia’s AI hardware dominance
Apple joins UALink group tasked with taking on Nvidia’s AI hardware dominance
Apple has officially gained a board seat on the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, a group of more than 65 members developing next generation AI accelerator architecture. Apple’s involvement will allow the company to influence the new standard and push…
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January 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Two new protocols — UALink and Ultra Ethernet — aim to address deficits in current scale-up and scale-out communications. UALink is a completely new scale-up protocol, while Ultra Ethernet builds on Ethernet for scale-out. semiengineering.com/new-data-cen...

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New Data Center Protocols Tackle AI
UALink scales up, while Ultra Ethernet scales out.
semiengineering.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Very nice overview of the emerging UALink standard with nice features such as splitting packets in switches, in-network computing, high energy efficiency, and lowest silicon overhead: buff.ly/AgLvC1g

I'll be joining a panel at SC25 contrasting UALink and UEC next Wed: buff.ly/BeCMFcL Join us there
Introducing the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification Webinar
The Ultra Accelerator Link™ (UALink™) Consortium is an open industry standard group dedicated to advancing the UALink specification. The Consortium recently released the UALink 200G 1.0…
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
#UALinkConsortium is scoping #UALink 3.0, focusing on 400G data rates, optical interconnects, end-to-end resiliency, and richer management features. Read the blog to learn what’s next for UALink: bit.ly/4gHtLSv
September 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Apple joins UALink, an industry group working on a next generation AI accelerator architecture standard meant to challenge Nvidia's dominance with NVLink (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

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January 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
White paper on the UALink 200G v1.0 spec by Nathan Kalyanasundharam

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June 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#UALink 1.0 vs. #NVLink 5.0

Is UALink the solution to AMDs biggest bottleneck when it comes to scale-up – going faster beyond eight GPUs that are connected via Infinity Fabric?

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June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
UALink debuts its first AI interconnect spec – usable in just 18 short months
UALink debuts its first AI interconnect spec – usable in just 18 short months
No-Nvidia networking club is banking on you running different GPUs on one network The Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium has delivered its first GPU interconnect specification: UALink 200G 1.0.…
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April 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Watch our latest webinar for an overview of the #UALink 200G 1.0 Specification, highlighting how the Ethernet-based specification defines #lowlatency, #highbandwidth interconnect with native memory semantics for communication between accelerators and switches in #AI computing pods: bit.ly/4jr2oeM
Introducing the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification Webinar
The Ultra Accelerator Link™ (UALink™) Consortium is an open industry standard group dedicated to advancing the UALink specification. The Consortium recently released the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification, which defines a low-latency, high-bandwidth interconnect for communication between accelerators and switches in AI computing pods. The webinar introduced the features in the 1.0 specification and highlighted the key benefits of UALink for AI applications. Attendees had a unique opportunity to participate in a live Q&A with our UALink technology experts. Speakers: - Nathan Kalyanasundharam, UALink TTF Co-Chair and Corporate Fellow at AMD - Chris Petersen, UALink Director and Fellow of Technology & Ecosystems at Astera Labs - Peter Onufryk, UALink President and Fellow at Intel
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June 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Apple joins the UALink consortium. Alibaba and Synopsys also joined today. Anticipated for release during the first quarter of 2025, the UALink 1.0 specification will enable up to 200 Gbps per lane.

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Ultra Accelerator Link™ Consortium (UALink™) Welcomes Alibaba, Apple and Synopsys to Board of Directors
Ultra Accelerator Link™ Consortium (UALink™) has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors with the election of Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd.,
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January 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
UALink 200G 1.0 Specification Published For Connecting Up To 1,024 Accelerators - https://www.phoronix.com/news/UALink-200G-1.0-Released
UALink 200G 1.0 Specification Published For Connecting Up To 1,024 Accelerators
UALink as the open standard alternative to NVIDIA NVLink that is backed by Intel, AMD, and other vendors has published the UALink 200G 1.0 specification...
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April 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#$ALAB CEO on UALink uptake:

AWS and AMD already publicly supporting, but also

“Some have already decided to use UALink outside of these two. Unfortunately, they have not yet publicly stated their position, so we cannot do that until they do so.”
May 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
New High-Speed Technology Paves Way for Apple Intelligence Upgrades
New High-Speed Technology Paves Way for Apple Intelligence Upgrades
Apple has backed a technology that could contribute to future Apple Intelligence advancements. The consortium behind the "Ultra Accelerator Link" or "UALink" technology today announced that Apple, Alibaba, and Synopsys have joined its Board of…
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January 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hi everyone, I'm Don. It's nice here in San Antonio after 3" hail west of town earlier this week. I write for electronics and semiconductor firms - lately, HBM, UALink, and layout vs schematic (LVS). Getting closer on first piece for SABR BioProject. Also onboarding a new client!

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March 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
[LIVE NOW] Join the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification webinar for a deep dive into the spec features and gain insight into the key benefits of #UALink for #AI application: bit.ly/4i68lwY
Introducing the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification Webinar – UALink Consortium
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April 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
At #OCPAPACSummit2026 #UALinkConsortium, members @AMD, @AsteraLabs, @MicrochipTech, and @Synopsys break down how the #UALink ecosystem is driving performance, power efficiency, and interoperability across disaggregated AI compute pods. Learn more: bit.ly/4rqg931
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September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I just mentioned this in my architecture class a few weeks ago, UALink!
November 9, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The #UALink Consortium is thrilled to release the UALink 200G 1.0 Specification, which enables 200G per lane scale-up connection for up to 1,024 accelerators within an AI computing pod.

Explore the key benefits of UALink today: bit.ly/3EnPkZ8
April 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The “Open Interconnect Innovations: A Deep Dive into the UALink Chiplet Specification Tutorial presented by UALink and UCIe Consortia” tutorial is live tomorrow, Aug. 21, from 8 - 11 am PT at #HotI26!

Register today: bit.ly/4cnr4Eo
August 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM