Arm-based E1L delivers full DPU offload from 25 watts, on the same open software as the 800G E1

SAN JOSE, Calif. and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Xsight Labs today announced the E1L, the newest member of its E-Series data processing unit (DPU) portfolio. The E1L brings fully programmable DPU capability, at up to 200G, to as little as 25 watts TDP (15 watts typical) in its eight-core, 100G configuration, powered by Arm® Neoverse® N2 cores and designed for edge, embedded and other power-constrained infrastructure. Like the E1, it is built on open standards and runs standard software without proprietary licensing, and with full cross platform compatibility, software written for one, runs on the other.

For operators, bringing DPU offload into a power-constrained site has meant a proprietary software stack sized for one chip, or leaving offload out. The E1L changes that: full DPU offload from 25 watts, on the same architecture and software as the 800G E1, so an offload written once runs from a 25-watt DPU at the edge to an 800G DPU in the data center, on standard Linux tools and with no proprietary licensing.

AI is shifting from models that answer questions to agents that take action. Every agent query, lookup and tool call becomes traffic to databases, storage and the network, and that infrastructure work lands on the same host CPUs meant for the AI workload. Agents touching critical systems also raise the bar for isolation. The E1L takes that infrastructure work off the host, fully or in part, and runs it in a separate, isolated domain, at a power envelope that fits sites outside the data center.

The E1L is scheduled to begin sampling in the second quarter of 2027.

Open, programmable silicon for the modern data center
Unlike conventional network interfaces, DPUs offload networking, security and storage tasks from the main server CPU. A network interface card moves data; a DPU also carries its own processors and memory and runs the infrastructure software itself. By building on open standards, Xsight Labs provides a fully programmable, merchant-silicon alternative to proprietary DPUs, one that accelerates software-defined infrastructure without proprietary architectures or licensing.

The E1L: low-power DPU for edge and embedded systems
Engineered for space- and power-constrained environments and for embedded applications, where specialized data center cooling is limited or absent, the E1L brings fully programmable DPU capability, at up to 200 Gbps, with TDP from 25 W to 40 W and typical draw of 15 to 25 W. The power figure starts with the silicon: the E1L is built on TSMC’s N5 process, the same node as the E1, so it does the same work in a smaller form factor, with less energy and less heat.

Built on Arm Neoverse CSS N2 and designed for Arm SystemReady compatibility, the E1L runs standard Linux and familiar software frameworks including XDP, DPDK and SPDK, so infrastructure teams can develop and deploy programmable networking, storage and security services without a proprietary software environment. The E1L is offered as a discrete device, a COM Express module and a 1RU server, all sharing the same software and feature set. Alongside the 800G E1, which draws under 75 W, the E1L completes an E-Series that runs one software stack from 100G at the edge to 800G in the core.

E1L key specifications

Compute: 8, 16 or 22 Arm Neoverse N2 coresNetworking: up to 200 Gbps over 4 SerDes lanesMemory: up to 2 DDR5-5200 interfaces with inline encryptionSecurity: line-rate AES-GCM for IPsec offloadHost interface: 20 PCIe Gen5 lanes across 6 dual-mode controllers with SR-IOV supportPower: configurable 25 W, 30 W and 40 W TDP (typical draw 15 W, 18 W and 25 W)Software: off-the-shelf Linux distributions; XDP, DPDK and SPDK integration

“The E-Series now scales from 100 gigabits at the edge to 800 gigabits in the core on a unified architecture and software stack. Operators told us they needed DPU capability within the power envelopes they already rely on. The E1L delivers that,” said Yossi Meyouhas, CEO of Xsight Labs.

“AI infrastructure is expanding across a broader range of environments, making performance per watt and software flexibility critical for deployment. By building on Arm Neoverse CSS N2, Xsight Labs is bringing programmable, efficient compute from the edge to the data center while giving developers the benefits of a common software ecosystem,” said Eddie Ramirez, Vice President of Go-To-Market, Cloud AI, Arm.

Availability
The E1L is scheduled to begin sampling in the second quarter of 2027. Xsight Labs will present the E1L at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit, October 12 to 15, in San Jose, as an OCP Bronze member.

About Xsight Labs
Xsight Labs is a leading fabless semiconductor company providing intelligent connectivity solutions for next-generation hyperscale, edge and AI data center networks. Xsight Labs’ technology delivers exponential bandwidth growth and unmatched versatility while lowering power and total cost of ownership. Founded in 2017, Xsight Labs is headquartered in Tel-Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Kiryat Gat and Haifa, and international offices in Boston, Raleigh, and San Jose in the United States, as well as in Yerevan, Armenia. For additional information, visit www.xsightlabs.com.

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HSINCHU, Oct. 8, 2026/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and Nasdaq: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services (“OSAT”), today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of September 2026 and for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. All U.S. dollar figures cited in this press release are based on the exchange rate of NT$31.85 to US$1.00 as of September 30, 2026.

The Company noted its third quarter 2026 revenue represents a record high, with revenue growth driven by sustained AI-related demand outpacing available memory supply. While the Company continues to invest in footprint expansion, new capacity is being deployed to meet existing customer forecasts and long-term supply agreements, as structural supply constraints persist and demand broadens across most of the Company’s memory and storage end markets.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2026 was NT$8,400.8 million or US$263.8 million, representing an increase of 13.8% from the second quarter of 2026, and an increase of 36.7% from the third quarter of 2025.

Revenue for the month of September 2026 was NT$2,792.0 million or US$87.7 million, representing an increase of 0.2% from August 2026, and an increase of 33.8% from September 2025.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and Nasdaq: IMOS) (www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan, ChipMOS is known for its track record of excellence and history of innovation. The Company provides end-to-end assembly and test services to leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries serving virtually all end markets worldwide. 

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Less than 30% of activities start on time, and nearly half of weekly work runs behind schedule, yet top-quartile projects show strong performance is possible, just inconsistentReport establishes production output benchmarks for 21 core construction activities, drawn from recent industry performance data

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 8th, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Buildots Intelligence Lab today announced the launch of its inaugural Global Construction Benchmarks Report, which establishes a new type of benchmark based on anonymized, aggregated data from hundreds of global construction projects across five verticals. According to the report, in a typical week: just 29.3% of construction activities actually start on time, 52.8% of active construction work stays on schedule, and 37% of planned work remains undelivered.

The materials and equipment contractors buy have long been standardized down to a market price that can be checked instantly. And while rate books have told estimators what a crew should theoretically install for decades, no one has ever continuously measured what construction actually delivers, week by week, against the plan. This report does exactly that, turning real data into a set of objective benchmarks. 

The activity-level benchmarks in the new report include schedule adherence, on-time starts, completion overrun, planned-vs.-actual production, peak-vs.-typical performance, and trade-level reliability across 21 core construction activities.

Among the report’s key findings:

Nearly half of all active construction work is behind schedule in a typical week – sites keep just 52.8% of activities on schedule.The typical construction activity finishes 5.3 weeks late, but performance varies sharply. Top-quartile projects hold that to 2.3 weeks, showing that fast, reliable delivery is achievable.Nearly 40% of planned weekly output is not delivered. The typical project delivers just 63% of its planned output, leaving 37% of planned work volume undelivered in a typical week.Nearly every construction activity under-delivers its planned weekly output. 20 of 21 activities measured fell short of plan, ranging from 38% (resilient/soft flooring) to 122% (drywall framing, the only activity to exceed plan).70.7% of construction activities miss their planned start date. Just 29.3% of activities actually start on time.

“Everything else that goes into a building has long been standardized – equipment, materials, specs. But one thing that hasn’t been is the work itself,” said Amir Berman, VP of Industry Transformation at Buildots and head of the Intelligence Lab. “This report is a step toward changing that: turning construction activity into repeatable, measurable units, so we can finally answer how much a project can actually build in a given timeframe, and how wide the gap is between a typical week and a top-performing one.”

An ongoing construction benchmark series

The Global Construction Benchmarks Report is the first release in an ongoing Buildots Intelligence Lab research series. Having established a global baseline, the Lab will next apply the same methodology to sector-specific and regional editions – starting with data centers and healthcare – sharpening these global reference points into benchmarks that project teams can hold a specific project to.

“You can’t fix what you can’t measure, and the construction industry has always lacked a source of macro-level truth about its own performance,” said Roy Danon, Co-founder and CEO of Buildots. “Establishing objective, data-driven benchmarks like these is central to our mission at Buildots, and these findings show exactly why. This report proves strong performance already exists in the industry, it’s just inconsistent. Revealing that is the first step toward helping every construction project, portfolio, and organization perform at its best.”

The full Global Construction Benchmarks Report, including sector breakdowns, quartile data, and detailed production-rate tables for 21 core construction activities, is available at: https://buildots.com/lab/global-construction-benchmarks-report/ 

About Buildots Intelligence Lab

The Buildots Intelligence Lab is construction’s first AI-powered research hub. Drawing on aggregated, anonymized global data, the Lab publishes metrics, insights, and benchmarks designed to drive decisions from the project level to the enterprise. All data published by the Lab is freely available and designed to help address long-standing industry blind spots. It operates as an autonomous research unit within Buildots and invites industry professionals, academics, and analysts to challenge it with their own questions and hypotheses.

About Buildots
Buildots is the global construction intelligence platform, serving as the operational backbone for construction projects of all scales – from local schools and multi-family projects to the world’s most complex data centers and mega-projects. By transforming site data into actionable insights, Buildots enables construction leaders to know sooner, act faster, and outperform. Buildots is currently used by Fortune 500 contractors and household-name owners, including Turner Construction, JE Dunn, Intel, HOCHTIEF, and Bouygues, to drive operational excellence worldwide.

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