Apple Joins UALink Consortium to Challenge Nvidia's AI Hardware Leadership

Apple secures a board seat in the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, collaborating with tech giants to develop open AI accelerator interconnect standards.

• Apple has joined the board of the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium (UALink), a group working to establish an open standard for AI accelerator interconnects in data centers.
• UALink aims to compete with Nvidia’s proprietary NVLink technology by enabling high-speed connections between up to 1,000 AI accelerators at 200Gbps per lane.
• Other major UALink members include AMD, Intel, AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Meta, with Nvidia notably absent from the consortium.
• Apple's involvement aligns with its broader efforts to enhance its AI infrastructure, including potential future upgrades to its Apple Intelligence servers.
• The UALink 1.0 specification is set to be publicly released in early 2025, with contributor members already accessing the technology for development.

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