Systems are physically expanding at the same time: AI deployments are moving from smaller, contained configurations toward larger racks and multi-rack clusters, increasing trace and cable lengths just as tolerances tighten.Higher per-lane speeds reduce signal reach: As technologies move to higher speeds—Astera cited examples in Ethernet lane speeds progressing from 25 to 50 gig and toward 100 gig and beyond—signal integrity becomes harder to maintain over longer distances.Astera Labs positioned its role as ...