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ExpEther LSI, FPGA and IP Core

NEC Corporation

  • 1G ExpEther ASIC (x1 PCI Express 2.0 - 2.5GT/s)
  • 10G ExpEther FPGA (x8 PCI Express 2.0 - 2.5GT/s)
  • 40G ExpEther FPGA (x8 PCI Express 3.0 - 8.0GT/s)
  • ExpEther IP Core (ExpEther IP Core, ExpEther Wireless IP Core)

40G ExpEther

Host Bus Adapter

  • 40GbE QSFP+ x 2 ports  (80Gbps)
  • x8 PCI Express 3.0  (8GT/s)
  • PCIe Low Profile Form-factor
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

I/O Expansion Box

  • 40GbE QSFP+ x 4 ports
  • PCI Express 3.0 (8GT/s) x 4 slots (x8 lanes / x16 slot)
  • Full height / Full length PCI Express Card
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

10G ExpEther

Host Bus Adapter

  • 10GbE SFP+ x 2 ports  (20Gbps)
  • x8 PCI Express 2.0  (2.5GT/s)
  • PCIe Low Profile Form-factor
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

I/O Expansion Box

  • 10GbE QSFP x 4 ports
  • PCI Express 2.0 (2.5GT/s) x 2 slots (x8 lanes / x16 slot)
  • Full height / Full length PCI Express Card
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

1G ExpEther

Host Bus Adapter

  • 1000BASE-T x 2 ports  (2Gbps)
  • x1 PCI Express 2.0  (2.5GT/s)
  • PCIe Low Profile Form-factor
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

I/O Expansion Box

  • 1000BASE-T x 2 ports
  • PCI Express 2.0 (2.5GT/s) x 1 slots (x1 lanes / x16 slot)
  • Full height / Half length PCI Express Card
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

ExpEther Client

  • 1000BASE-T x 2 ports
  • DVI x 1 port
  • HDMI x 1 port
  • USB3.0 x 1 port
  • USB2.0 x 3 ports
  • Headphone jack x 1
  • Microphone jack x 1
  • Manufactured by NEC Corporation

Use Case

Resource Pool System for HPC (Osaka University)

64 servers and 70 I/O devices are connected by 10G ExpEther products for research in Osaka University.

I/O Devices : GPGPUs, Flash Storages and VDI accelerators

Product List

1G ExpEther

1G ExpEther HBA PCI Express® Add-in Card(AdEXP1587)

Advanet Inc.


  • 1000BASE-T x 2 ports  (2Gbps)
  • x1 PCI Express 2.0  (2.5GT/s)
  • Supports PCIe Low Profile form factor
View Data Sheet(PDF) Inquiry about AdEXP1587
(External link)

ExpEther Slave CompactPCI® Board(A3pci1586)

Advanet Inc.


  • 1000BASE-T x 2 ports  (2Gbps)
  • CompactPCI Bus 32bit、33.33MHz
  • 3U CompactPCI Board
View Data Sheet(PDF) Inquiry about A3pci1586
(External link)

10G ExpEther

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40G ExpEther

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Wireless ExpEther

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