➀ Xsight Labs introduced its E1 DPU featuring up to 64 Arm Neoverse N2 cores, dual 400Gbps networking interfaces, and 32 PCIe Gen5 lanes;

➁ The DPU integrates DDR5 memory, hardware accelerators for crypto and NVMe-oF, and supports flexible deployment models like NVMe SSD aggregation and storage offloading;

➂ It competes with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU by offering Arm SystemReady-certified Linux compatibility and scalability for cloud data centers.

➀ NVIDIA launched DOCA Argus, a cybersecurity solution for BlueField-3 DPUs, aimed at enhancing threat detection in AI compute nodes;

➁ It leverages the DPU's hardware to perform agentless memory forensics, offering up to 1000x faster performance than traditional methods;

➂ NVIDIA positions this as a key value-add for BlueField-3 DPUs in securing AI infrastructure and data workflows.

➀ The logic relationship between network cards, smart network cards, and DPUs;

➁ The reasons for the emergence of smart network cards and DPUs;

➂ The advantages of DPU over smart network cards;

➃ Product information of NVIDIA's BlueField-3 DPU;

➄ On-chip system layout of BlueField-3 DPU;

➅ Typical application scenarios of BlueField-3 DPU;

➆ Example of BlueField-3 DPU in VMware private cloud;

➇ NVIDIA's DPU roadmap.

➀ Xsight Labs, a chip company invested by Intel and AMD, announced the release of its E1 SoC, the first in its SDN DPU product line, designed for ultra-large-scale, edge, and AI data center networks.

➁ The E1 SoC is built on TSMC's advanced 5nm process technology, offering unprecedented efficiency and computing power.

➂ E1 is designed to meet the growing demand for fast-growing data center infrastructure and advanced applications, especially in AI and compute-intensive environments.