Upscale AI unveils SkyHammer scale-up switch ASIC to compete with Nvidia NVLink

Upscale AI says its SkyHammer scale-up switch ASIC will deliver an aggregate bandwidth of 115.2 Tb/sec and support up to 576 accelerators in a single networking tier.

The company is partnering with Nvidia on NVLink Fusion while also developing an alternative to Nvidia's NVSwitch for AI clusters. The article notes that Upscale AI has raised $500 million in total funding and has a $2 billion valuation.