{"id":892356,"date":"2026-04-01T06:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=892356"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:15:52","slug":"nvidia-invests-2bn-in-marvell-for-asic-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/nvidia-invests-2bn-in-marvell-for-asic-compatibility-2026-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia invests $2bn in Marvell for AI ASIC compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia is to invest $2 billion in Marvell to ensure that Marvell\u2019s customers for datacentre ASICs have\u00a0a route to compatibility with Nvidia\u2019s computing platform.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-290343545\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>With the hyperscalers developing their own ASIC custom silicon for datacentres, as an alternative to buying Nvidia GPUs, Nvidia aims to ensure that Marvell&#8217;s custom chips can remain compatible with Nvidia&#8217;s datacentre hardware.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1640146681\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Marvell is currently working with AWS, Google, Meta and and Microsoft in developing custom AI XPUs and CPUs<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1202756055\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-892363 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31211710\/IMG_1744-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Nvidia invests $2bn in Marvell for AI ASIC compatibility\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31211710\/IMG_1744-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/31211710\/IMG_1744-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Marvell-Nvidia partnership revolves around NVLink Fusion which enables developers to design semi-custom AI silicon using the NVLink interconnect to connect to Nvidia datacentre systems.<\/p>\n<p>The companies will also work to develop Nvidia\u2019s Aerial AI-RAN for 5G\/6G networks including the development of optical interconnect and silicon photonics technology.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cTogether with Marvell, we are enabling customers to leverage Nvidia\u2019s AI infrastructure ecosystem and scale to build specialised AI compute,\u201d says<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy connecting Marvell\u2019s leadership in high-performance analogue, optical DSP, silicon photonics and custom silicon to Nvidia\u2019s expanding AI ecosystem through NVLink Fusion, we are enabling customers to build scalable, efficient AI infrastructure,\u201d says Marvell CEO Matt Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/market-sectors\/ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See all our AI content<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia is to invest $2 billion in Marvell to ensure that Marvell\u2019s customers for datacentre ASICs have\u00a0a route to compatibility with Nvidia\u2019s computing platform. 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