Astera Labs and Alchip Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Silicon Ecosystem for AI Rack-Scale Connectivity

Hyperscalers benefit from seamless integration of purpose-built compute and connectivity solutions to rapidly deploy AI infrastructure at scale

Santa Clara, Calif. and Taipei, Taiwan -- June 18, 2025 -- Astera Labs, a leading provider of purpose-built connectivity solutions for AI and cloud infrastructure, and Alchip Technologies, the high-performance ASIC leader, today announced a strategic partnership to advance the silicon ecosystem for next generation AI infrastructure. The collaboration combines Alchip’s custom ASIC development capabilities with Astera Labs’ comprehensive connectivity portfolio to deliver validated, interoperable solutions for hyperscalers building next-generation AI infrastructure.

“Our vision is to be the rack-level connectivity partner for hyperscalers,” said Sanjay Gajendra, president and chief operating officer, Astera Labs. “As custom compute platforms evolve to rack-scale implementations requiring advanced scale-up and scale-out connectivity, our partnership with Alchip will empower hyperscalers to seamlessly deploy complex AI infrastructure with a multitude of interconnect technologies, shorten time-to-market, and reduce integration risks.”

Hyperscalers face critical challenges in the AI infrastructure ecosystem as models scale to unprecedented sizes and complexity. Modern AI deployment requires rack-level solutions that integrate custom compute accelerators with high-performance connectivity fabrics, delivered within compressed development windows.

“The convergence of custom silicon and advanced connectivity is reshaping how AI infrastructure is architected and deployed,” said Johnny Shen, president and chief executive officer, Alchip Technologies. “Our collaboration with Astera Labs creates a powerful resource that will deliver complete solutions hyperscalers need to efficiently implement AI workloads at scale. Together, we’re streamlining purpose-built AI infrastructure that meets the performance and scale demands of next-generation applications.”

Hyperscalers will benefit from this strategic partnership with validated total solutions that combine Alchip’s ASIC design expertise and Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform which includes the COSMOS software suite. The partnership also advances industry innovation for next-generation AI connectivity standards including CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink Fusion, PCIe®, and UALink™, increasing options and strengthening the overall ecosystem.About Alchip

Alchip Technologies Ltd., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is a leading global High-Performance Computing and AI infrastructure ASIC provider of IC and packaging design, and production services for companies developing complex and high-volume ASICs and SoCs. Alchip provides faster time-to-market and cost-effective solutions for SoC design at mainstream and advanced process technology. Alchip has built its reputation as a high-performance ASIC leader through its advanced 2.5D/3D CoWoS packaging, chiplet design, and manufacturing management. Customers include global leaders in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, supercomputing, mobile communications, entertainment device, networking equipment, and other electronic product categories. Alchip is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 3661).

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs advances next-generation AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions to solve data, network, and memory bottlenecks at a rack-scale. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based solutions with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, scalable systems with unprecedented rack-level observability and data center fleet management capabilities. By collaborating with hyperscalers, standards organizations, and partners, Astera Labs promotes a scalable AI infrastructure developed within open ecosystems and robust supply chains. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.