Aries Smart Optical TIAs
Linear-optical transimpedance amplifier chip (part PA7051L) that integrates five 128 Gbps PAM4 channels for multi-rack PCIe 7 scale-up links.
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
No price on the page; the only route is the site's Contact Us page.
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"High-Density Optical Integration for Multi-Rack PCIe 7 Scale-Up"; 128 Gbps PAM4, 5-channel uni-directional.
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Linear Optical Technology: Minimizes latency and power consumption while maximizing GPU utilization for AI performance."
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Own dedicated page with ordering part numbers, but pricing and packaging route to Contact Us; no self-serve or rate evidence.
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
"Aries Smart Optical TIAs"
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Own dedicated product page, listed on the Astera Labs products page.
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
A chip placed on the buyer's own AI server board or cable assembly across multi-rack GPU clusters; recorded on-device like the other Aries parts.
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