Marvell launches 3.2T retimer and upgraded 1.6T AEC DSP chips

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Marvell Bolsters Connectivity Portfolio with New 3.2T Protocol-aware Retimer and Second-generation 1.6T AEC DSP

October 13, 2026 9:05 AM EDT

Scaling connectivity to 3.2T: Marvell® Alaska® E 3.2T protocol-aware Ethernet, UALink and ESUN retimer delivers 16 lanes of 224G PAM4 connectivity for high-bandwidth XPU-to-XPU and XPU-to-switch scale-up architectures. Advancing 200G/lane AECs: Second-generation Alaska A 1.6T AEC DSP moves to the 3nm node, delivering higher performance and improved power efficiency for 1.6T active electrical cables used across AI racks. Built for next-generation AI infrastructure: Designed to meet the increasing bandwidth, reach and power-efficiency demands of advanced AI scale-up infrastructure at 224G/lane. Availability: Alaska E 3.2T protocol-aware retimer and second-generation Alaska A 1.6T... More