Broadcom unveils its new Thor Ultra networking chip, designed to connect massive clusters of AI processors and intensify competition with Nvidia in large-scale data centers.

Broadcom has introduced a new networking chip called Thor Ultra, designed to compete directly with Nvidia in powering data movement across AI clusters. It is the

AI chip companies Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell, and Super Micro Computer stocks recover as ASML reports strong earnings.

The competition between Nvidia Corp. and Broadcom Inc. has intensified with Broadcom’s recent launch of its Thor Ultra chip.  Broadcom’s newly presented

“Thor Ultra delivers on the vision of Ultra Ethernet Consortium for modernizing RDMA for large AI clusters,” said Ram Velaga, senior vice president and general manager of the Core Switching Group at Broadcom. “Designed from the ground up, Thor Ultra is the industry’s first 800G Ethernet NIC and is fully feature compliant with UEC specification.”

The 800G Thor Ultra NIC implements Ultra Ethernet Consortium specifications and introduces hardware-accelerated capabilities to modernize RDMA.

Broadcom is launching a new networking chip on Tuesday that will help companies build artificial intelligence computing systems

While Nvidia has been the name to know in artificial intelligence (AI), Broadcom is one to watch. Nvidia is often heralded as the top artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker, but Broadcom 's ( AVGO -0.73%) recent earnings report proved that it's gaining ground.

As the marketplace for semiconductors grows beyond Nvidia, Broadcom—a major competitor—should see its stock price grow significantly.