Achronix and Napatech partner to target data center networking

COPENHAGEN: Napatech A/S announced a partnership with Achronix Semiconductor Corporation to deliver a new class of high-speed, programmable, FPGA-based SmartNICs to datacenter network operators.

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, and Napatech, the leading provider of FPGA-based SmartNICs, announced a partnership to deliver a new class of high-speed, programmable, FPGA-based SmartNICs to datacenter network operators.

The solution combines the Achronix Speedster 7t FPGA with Napatech’s SmartNIC software, to deliver an optimal mix of price, performance, power and feature set for SmartNIC designs.

The partnership provides Napatech access to Achronix’s high-performance Speedster7t FPGA technology, while also providing Achronix access to Napatech’s SmartNIC software and hardware designs.

Napatech’s FPGA-based SmartNICs address the performance gap of standard server platforms by offering customizable data processing acceleration that can offload CPUs in a scalable manner while offering high system performance and lower power compared to CPU-only based solutions.

Steve Mensor, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, said: “Achronix is excited to partner with Napatech to provide high-performance SmartNIC solutions to our global customer base. Napatech’s industry leading SmartNIC solutions combined with our Speedster 7t FPGA will be an ideal platform for the most demanding data acceleration applications.”

Jarrod Siket, Chief Marketing Officer, Napatech, said: “We are impressed with the full suite of capabilities of Achronix’s Speedster 7t FPGA products. Achronix has a reputation of pushing the envelope in FPGA design and that shines throughin the capabilities of the Speedster 7t FPGAs that are important in networking. Combining their FPGAs with our SmartNIC hardware and software, brings a compelling solution to our shared customers in the networking and communications markets.”

In January 2021, Achronix entered into a definitive merger agreement with ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp. in a transaction that would result in Achronix being listed on Nasdaq. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021.