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ThunderFjord Agilex™ 7 M-series FPGA SmartNIC

Dual port QSFPDD56, 2×400 GE, PCIe Gen5 x16, Agilex™ M-series FPGA Based, up to 32GB HBM2e with 2xARC6-16 connector (16×28 Gbps), for Ethernet, PCIe or interconnect.

The Silicom ThunderFjord is a high-performance programmable PCIe Server adapter based on the Agilex™ M-series AGMF039 FPGA (option for AGMF032).

The Agilex™ M series is an extremely powerful FPGA which also features up to on-chip 32GB HBMe2 memory providing an unprecedented 2 x 2.6 Tbps HBMe2 bandwidth. The combination of lightning fast logic and equally fast memory ensures a platform that can deliver optimal performance. The ThunderFjord can also be offered with FPGA models without HBM2e.

The card is equipped with 2 x QSFPDD56 for supporting 2x 400GE, as well as a wide range of other link speed combinations like 16×10/25GE or even 8x100G with the appropriate breakout modules.

The ThunderFjord features 2 x AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly (ARC6) connectors with 2x 8x28Gbps f...

Dual port QSFPDD56, 2×400 GE, PCIe Gen5 x16, Agilex™ M-series FPGA Based, up to 32GB HBM2e with 2xARC6-16 connector (16×28 Gbps), for Ethernet, PCIe or interconnect.

The Silicom ThunderFjord is a high-performance programmable PCIe Server adapter based on the Agilex™ M-series AGMF039 FPGA (option for AGMF032).

The Agilex™ M series is an extremely powerful FPGA which also features up to on-chip 32GB HBMe2 memory providing an unprecedented 2 x 2.6 Tbps HBMe2 bandwidth. The combination of lightning fast logic and equally fast memory ensures a platform that can deliver optimal performance. The ThunderFjord can also be offered with FPGA models without HBM2e.

The card is equipped with 2 x QSFPDD56 for supporting 2x 400GE, as well as a wide range of other link speed combinations like 16×10/25GE or even 8x100G with the appropriate breakout modules.

The ThunderFjord features 2 x AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly (ARC6) connectors with 2x 8x28Gbps from Samtec. The ARC6 connectors add unprecedented flexibility in host bandwidth and network connectivity. Silicom offers an adaptor an additional PCIe Gen4 x16 connector that can be employed for additional host bandwidth. The same connectors can alternatively be used with Flyover® cables for connecting additional 2x 8xFSFP28 or 2x 2xFQSFP28 for higher Ethernet link capacity to the solution in appliances. Silicom offers a 4xFQSFP28 bracket adaptor for easy utilization of the expansion option. The AR6-16 can alternatively be used for direct connection of two boards, connect multiple cards in series or daisy chain, or connect to other products with suitable interface.

The AGM FPGA series features CXL 1.1 and 2.0, providing heterogeneous processing and computing in performance-intensive workloads like AI, machine learning and analytics. Additionally, the AGM FPGA device includes Quad-core 64 bit Arm Cortex A53 processor.

IP is available providing packet processing pipelines, Altera P4 for FPGAs, low latency inference engine, BSP, PacketMover framework, ASAF framework.

Key Features

  • Agilex™ AGMF039 FPGA with Quad-core 64 bit Arm Cortex A53 processor
  • 2 x QSFPDD56 ports
  • HBM2e options: 32GB, 16GB, No HBM2e
  • 2 x AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly (ARC6) expansion connectors each with 8x28Gbps
  • PCIe x16 Gen5 w/CXL
  • 5G SyncE PLL with Silicom TimeSync Solution (STS)
  • Dedicated 4GB DDR5 ECC RAM for HPS or logic
  • USB/JTAG connector
  • GPIO
  • Board Management Controller with monitoring
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Offering Brief

Offering Brief

Device Family Agilex® 7 FPGAs and SoC FPGAs M-Series
Offering Status Production
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Demo Yes
Form Factor Full-height, ¾-length, dual-slot card (approximately 123.4 mm × 254.0 mm)
Power 100–150 W typical, up to 225 W TDP; 65 W PCIe slot, 345 W AUX
Interfaces PCIe Gen5 x16 with CXL
Multi-rate Ethernet
PTP/SyncE timing
Memory Config flash with multi-image support
Connectors QSFP-DD56, ARC6-16, USB/JTAG, GPIO, SMA, PCIe AUX
Switches & LEDs Port/activity LEDs, BMC-controlled thermal/protection indicators
Latest Quartus Version Supported 25.1.0

Silicom ThunderFjord FPGA SmartNIC card (AGMF039 or AGMF032 Agilex™ M-series FPGA) optional in-chip HBM2e memory (varying options up to 32 GB)

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