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AVGOKeynote2026-07-28
The speaker describes the interoperability positioning of Broadcom's Thor Ultra network interface card relative to other offerings in the market.
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As said in this video · Broadcom Inc. · Democratizing Networking for AI | Asad Khamisy Keynote at Interop Tokyo 2026
“And one thing that's very important to understand this NIC work with any XPU, any optics, and any switch. Unlike other offerings in the market, we do not disable any feature when we are working with non-Broadcom switch. Again, going back to open ecosystem and open platforms.”
Key terms
- NIC
- — Network interface card, the component that connects a server or accelerator to the network.
- XPU
- — A general term the speaker uses for AI accelerators, covering GPUs, TPUs, and custom chips.
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