Chelsio Introduces Seventh Generation Ethernet AI Interconnect Platform

Jul 17, 2026
Chelsio Communications has announced a new Ethernet-based AI interconnect platform featuring 400Gb capabilities for AI, storage, and data center workloads. The platform includes SmartNICs, Storage Controllers, and DPUs built on a unified architecture.

Chelsio Communications has introduced its seventh generation AI Interconnect Platform that supports 400Gb Ethernet for AI, storage, and data center workloads, announced in a press release. The platform includes SmartNICs, Storage Controllers, and Data Processing Units (DPUs) built on Chelsio's Unified Wire architecture.

The new system delivers Unified RDMA through iWARP and RoCEv2, storage acceleration, and optimization for AI infrastructure across cloud and enterprise deployments. SmartNICs and Storage Controllers are available immediately, while DPUs are currently offered as an evaluation platform with production scheduled for December 2026.

Designed for AI training and inference clusters, disaggregated storage, and efficient networking, the platform aims to provide throughput at lower latency while preserving software compatibility. It supports scalable Ethernet connectivity across GPU clusters and network fabrics, positioning Ethernet as an open, standards-based alternative to proprietary interconnects.

With programmable data paths and hardware offload capabilities, the T7-based platform reduces input-output bottlenecks and strengthens support for high-volume AI and hyperscale environments.

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