Marvell Technology announced the new Marvell Structera S 60260, the first 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch in the industry.
Using technology from their recent purchase of XConn Technologies, this new switch is the largest PCIe switch ever made by Marvell. It improves AI data center performance and gives more flexibility for system design.
As AI servers add more GPUs and accelerators, high-performance PCIe connections are very important to get the most out of compute resources. Older switches often need several devices to handle this, which uses more power, creates delays, makes boards more complex, and increases costs.
The new 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch from Marvell replaces the need for multiple smaller switches. This allows AI data centers to have higher density, lower latency, and better overall efficiency.
According to Coherent Market Insights, the Data Center Infrastructure Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.59% from 2025 to 2032. Currently, the market is at USD 49.44 Bn in 2025 and is expected to be around USD 82.52 Bn by 2032. The data center infrastructure sector is seeing fast adoption of sustainable and green technologies aimed at reducing carbon footprints. The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for predictive maintenance and enhanced operational efficiency is becoming prevalent.
“The expansion of AI infrastructure to support next-generation AI workloads continues to move at a breathtaking pace, requiring new, higher-performance scale-up fabrics to eliminate existing bottlenecks,” said Rishi Chugh, vice president and general manager, Data Center Switch Business Unit at Marvell. “XConn has been shipping 256-lane PCIe 5.0 switches since 2022. Now, with the industry’s first 260-lane PCIe 6.0 switch at nearly double the lane density of the competition, Marvell is setting a new standard for PCIe scale-up performance.”
“PCIe switching has long been foundational to supporting traditional CPU computing architectures and has also now become an essential building block for accelerated data center infrastructure,” said Gerry Fan, senior vice president, engineering, Scale-up Switching at Marvell. “The Structera S PCIe switch is optimized to deliver industry-leading performance, flexibility, low latency and power efficiency for demanding data-intensive applications, including next-generation AI/ML training and high-throughput computing.”
“Device-to-device and system-to-system networking is as integral to the data center AI story as individual GPUs and AI ASICs are,” said James Sanders, senior analyst at TechInsights. “The demand for higher-performance data center switch technology increases alongside scaled-up AI models aimed at supporting more complex workloads. The Marvell acquisition of XConn Technologies complements its existing portfolio of PCIe switches, aiding customers in deploying flexible, performant infrastructure as AI compute requirements expand in size and complexity.”
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