Keysight Introduces Scale-Up Validation Solutions for AI Data Centers

Key Terms

pcie 7.0 technical

PCIe 7.0 is the latest generation of the PCI Express standard, the high-speed electrical interface that lets core computer parts—processors, graphics cards, storage drives and network cards—move large amounts of data between each other. It matters to investors because each new PCIe version enables faster, more efficient servers and devices, spurs demand for upgraded chips and hardware, and can influence sales cycles, margins and competitive positions in semiconductors and data-center equipment; think of it as widening a digital highway to allow much higher traffic flow.

pcie 5.0 technical

PCIe 5.0 is the latest generation of the standard used to connect internal computer parts like processors, graphics cards and fast storage so they can move data to each other very quickly. Think of it as a much wider, faster highway inside a computer: it delivers roughly double the data bandwidth of the previous generation, which matters to investors because it enables higher-performance servers, storage and AI hardware that can drive demand for chips, data‑center equipment and related suppliers.

bert technical

BERT is a type of artificial intelligence model that reads and understands written text by looking at words in both directions, like reading a sentence forwards and backwards to catch the full meaning. Investors care because BERT lets companies automate reading of news, filings, customer feedback and regulatory documents more accurately, which can speed decision-making, improve compliance and surface signals that might affect a company’s outlook—similar to hiring a fast, very thorough analyst for large volumes of text.

pci-sig technical

PCI-SIG is the industry group that develops and maintains the PCI Express standard—the set of rules and physical connections that let parts like graphics cards, solid-state drives and network adapters plug into and communicate inside computers and servers. For investors, PCI-SIG’s specifications act like a widely accepted blueprint that determines compatibility, performance limits and upgrade paths across the tech supply chain, influencing product adoption, competitive positioning and revenue potential for hardware makers.

retimer technical

A retimer is a small electronic component that cleans up, re-times and boosts very fast digital signals traveling between chips or over cables so data arrives accurately over longer distances. Think of it as a relay that listens to a garbled message, restores its timing and clarity, and passes it on; for investors, retimers matter because they enable higher-performance products, support newer industry standards, and can drive demand, pricing power and supply-chain value for companies that design or sell them.

New validation solutions enable data center operators to overcome bandwidth, latency, and interoperability challenges as AI infrastructure scales

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduced a new portfolio of scale-up validation solutions designed to help artificial intelligence (AI) data center operators address growing bandwidth, latency, and interoperability bottlenecks as compute clusters become denser and more complex. The solutions support emerging and established interconnect standards, including UAlink™200G, PCIe^® 7.0, PCIe^® 6.0, PCIe^® 5.0, and CXL™ 3, enabling faster deployment of high-performance, energy-efficient AI infrastructure.

Keysight receiver conformance test software for UALink 200G complements its UALink transmitter test solution.

Rapid AI adoption is driving unprecedented demand for high-density compute, real-time data movement, and low-latency memory access. As hyperscalers and enterprises scale-up AI infrastructure, reliable validation of high-speed interconnects is critical to sustaining performance while controlling cost and energy consumption.

Keysight addresses these scale-up challenges with five new solutions:

Keysight Receiver Conformance Test Software for UALink 200G

Keysight UALink™ 200G receiver conformance test software accelerates validation of UALink™ 200 Gb/s interfaces critical to AI scale-up networking. By integrating the Keysight M8050A 120 Gbd High-Performance BERT and Keysight Infiniium UXR Real-Time Oscilloscope, the solution simplifies the stressed-signal calibration and delivers comprehensive measurement coverage for fast, reliable conformance testing and debugging.

Keysight PCIe 7.0 Transmitter Test

As AI and machine learning workloads scale, demand for ultra-high bandwidth interconnects continues to grow. Keysight’s PCIe 7.0 Transmitter Test solution enables comprehensive PCIe 7.0 BASE specification compliance testing at speeds up to 128GT/s, helping customers accelerate adoption while next-generation AI accelerators and network devices reduce integration risk in future AI infrastructure.

Keysight Protocol Compliance Test Suite for PCIe 6.0

Keysight’s PCIe 6.0 Protocol Compliance Test Suite provides end-to-end validation of link and transaction layer requirements at speeds up to 64 GT/s. Built on the Keysight-proven PCIe 6.0 protocol platform, the solution combines advanced exerciser and analyzer hardware with automated test execution and clear pass / fail reporting. This streamlined approach reduces debug time and accelerates compliance testing for next-generation designs.

Keysight CXL 3 Protocol Exerciser and Analyzer Test Solution

CXL 3 addresses critical data center challenges by expanding memory capacity and bandwidth beyond the limits of traditional DIMMs for memory intensive AI and data workloads. The interconnect enables high bandwidth, low-latency memory sharing across heterogenous compute platforms for more efficient resource utilization. Keysight’s CXL 3 protocol solution validates coherent memory pooling across CPUs, GPUs, and accelerators, enabling scalable performance and future-ready architectures for disaggregated compute environments.

Keysight PCIe 5.0 Protocol Link and Transaction Compliance Solution Certified by PCI-SIG

As operators scale high-density compute environments, validating compliance to the PCIe specification becomes nonnegotiable. Keysight’s automated PCIe protocol compliance solution, now certified by PCI‑SIG for PCIe 5.0 link and transaction layer testing of endpoint and retimer devices, accelerates standards‑based validation and shortens time-to-deployment. By validating compliance‑vendor interoperability early, Keysight helps data center operators scale with confidence while reducing risk and cost.

Dr. Joachim Peerlings, Vice President and General Manager, Network and Datacenter Solutions, Keysight, said: “As AI demand outpaces how quickly operators can bring power and fiber online, the real hurdle is scaling high bandwidth, low latency interconnects without sacrificing efficiency or interoperability. Keysight’s scale-up solutions help the industry validate performance, energy efficiency, and reliability across standards before deployment.”

The new scale-up solutions will demonstrated at DesignCon 2026, February 24-26, at booth number 1039.

Resources

• Keysight Receiver Conformance Test Software for UALink 200G
• Keysight PCIe 7.0 Transmitter Test
• Keysight Protocol Compliance Test Suite for PCIe 6.0
• Keysight CXL 3 Protocol Test Solution
• PCIe 5.0 Protocol Compliance Test Suite

PCI-SIG^®, PCIe^® and the PCI Express^® are U.S. registered trademarks and/or service marks of PCI-SIG.

About Keysight Technologies

At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We’re a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.

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