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Aries Smart Redrivers

Hardware

by Astera Labs

PCIe 7 and CXL redriver chips with 18+ dB of reach extension at 128 GT/s for low-latency links across AI server boards, backplanes and active cable assemblies.

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What it does

• Interconnect

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Pricing

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

No price on the page; the only route is the site's Contact Us page.

Description

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

"PCIe/CXL® Smart Redriver optimized for low power and low latency topologies"; "18+ dB reach extension at 128 GT/s for AI server boards, backplanes, and active cable deployments."

What it does

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

"Built for latency-sensitive AI scale-up and CXL® applications."

Sold within

Not found · 18 Oct 2026

Own dedicated page with ordering part numbers, but pricing and packaging route to Contact Us; no self-serve or rate evidence.

Name

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

"Aries Smart Redrivers"

URL

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

Own dedicated product page, listed on the Astera Labs products page.

Deployment

Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026

A chip placed on the buyer's own AI server board, backplane or cable assembly ("AI server boards, backplanes, and active cable deployments" for the redriver); recorded on-device like the other Aries parts.

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