BittWare in Collaboration With Achronix Semiconductor Introduces S7t-VG6 PCIe Accelerator

BittWare, a Molex company, announced a collaboration with Achronix Semiconductor Corporation to introduce the S7t-VG6 PCIe accelerator product PCIe card sporting the Achronix 7nm Speedster7t FPGA.

This next gen product offers a range of capabilities including low-cost and flexible GDDR6 memories that offer HBM-class memory bandwidth, high-performance ML processors and a 2D network-on-chip for high bandwidth and energy-efficient data movement.

“BittWare has a thirty-year track record of successfully designing and deploying advanced processing technologies for demanding applications,” said Jeff Milrod, president, BittWare. “Achronix is bringing fresh approaches, architectures and implementations to the FPGA market that we are excited to leverage with the introduction of our S7t card. We will now be able to offer leading memory bandwidths, as well as high-speed storage, network and host interfaces while achieving new levels of price/performance and energy efficiency. I am confident that the innovations in the Speedster7t combined with BittWare’s extensive experience and depth of accelerator card IP will provide compelling platforms for data center, cloud infrastructure and enterprise solutions.“

“We are delighted to collaborate with BittWare and the wider Molex group, to launch the new VectorPath S7t accelerator card” said Robert Blake, CEO, Achronix. “Market response to the new Achronix Speedster7t FPGA family has been overwhelmingly positive. In order to provide our customers with the ability to rapidly evaluate and go into volume production with the Speedster7t devices at card and server-level, we needed a partner with the deep design expertise and logistical scale needed to supply our growing global customer base. BittWare, as the market-leader in FPGA-based PCIe cards and servers, was the clear choice.“

VectorPath S7t-VG6 accelerator card capabilities
The BittWare VectorPath accelerator card is designed for performance and high-bandwidth data applications and features the following hardware capabilities:

• 1x400GbE and 2x100GbE interfaces

• 8 banks of GDDR6 memory with 4Tb/s aggregate bandwidth

• 20Tb/s 2D Network-on-Chip (NoC)

• One bank of DDR4 running at 2,666MHz with ECC

• PCIe compliance and certification

• 692K 6-input LUTs

Enterprise product leverages BittWare’s experience designing, qualifying, deploying and supporting accelerator cards. Market-leading features include:

• Choice of thermal cooling options: passive, active or liquid

• Board Management Controller (BMC)

• Support for Linux and Windows OSs

• Developer toolkit: API, PCIe drivers, application example designs and diagnostic self-test

• Option to purchase the S7t pre-integrated as a Dell or HPE server from BittWare TeraBox range.

S7t-VG6 shipments are scheduled to begin early 2Q20.

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About BittWare
It provides enterprise accelerator products featuring Achronix, Intel and Xilinx FPGA technology. These programmable products increase application performance and energy efficiency while reducing TCO.

About Molex
It delivers electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, it offers a suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and medical.

About Achronix
It is a privately-held, fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, CA, and offers high-performance FPGA and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions. The company offerings include programmable FPGA fabrics, discrete high-performance and high-density FPGAs with hardwired system-level blocks, datacenter and HPC hardware accelerator boards, and EDA software supporting all Achronix products.