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CXL Memory Pooling Is the Next Architecture Shift in AI Data Centers

Compute Express Link, the open interconnect standard enabling processors to share memory across a high-speed fabric, is moving from specification to silicon. CXL version 3.1, ratified in late 2025, adds memory pooling, switching, and multi-host access that enable a fundamentally new approach to how AI workloads consume memory. Instead of each server containing fixed local…

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SK Hynix’s Solidigm Restructuring Reveals a Technology Platform That Bridges Memory and AI Infrastructure

SK Hynix’s announcement that it will restructure Solidigm, the California-based SSD subsidiary acquired from Intel in 2020, into the foundation for a $10 billion “AI Company” investment vehicle has been analyzed primarily through the lens of corporate strategy and capital allocation. The technology dimension, which explains why Solidigm specifically is the vehicle for this expansion…

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