{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"21050","rtpr_id":"nPn72HWPWa","ticker":"SILC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SILC"],"title":"Pioneering AI Inference Acceleration Provider Selects Silicom's Inference-Specific Solution","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-05T12:30:02.972Z","article_body":"Pioneering AI Inference Acceleration Provider Selects Silicom's Inference-Specific Solution\n\nPR Newswire\n\nKFAR SAVA, Israel, May 5, 2026\n\nCustomer placed initial orders to facilitate its PoC efforts targeting mainly\nTier-1 hyperscalers, scheduled for H2/2026\n\nKFAR SAVA, Israel, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a\nleading provider of networking and data infrastructure solutions, today\nannounced that one of the AI infrastructure challengers has selected its\nhigh-performance, inference-specific solution for deployment as part of its\nProof of Concept (PoC) efforts targeting mainly Tier-1 hyperscalers. The PoC\nis scheduled for the second half of 2026. To support this, the customer has\nplaced initial orders for delivery in the first half of 2026. Upon successful\ncompletion of the PoC, the customer anticipates transitioning to an initial\nfull-scale deployment requiring tens of thousands of Silicom units, each\ncarrying a multi-thousand-dollar Average Selling Price (ASP).\n\n \n\n \n\nThis milestone underscores the exceptionally fast progress Silicom is making\nin the rapidly expanding AI inference market. By leveraging an adaptable\narchitecture of advanced FPGAs and high-performance COTS networking chips,\nSilicom's solutions help AI hardware developers overcome the \"latency wall\"\nand mitigate \"hardware lottery\" risks. Demonstrating growing market traction,\nthe Company has now secured orders from two of the world's most promising AI\ncompute contenders for two distinct inference products, alongside a recent\norder to develop and deliver a new, third inference-specific product.\n\n\"We are witnessing a tectonic shift from capital-intensive AI training\nbuildouts to massive, global inference deployments, which will soon represent\nthe vast majority of AI compute spend,\" said Liron Eizenman, Silicom's CEO.\n\"As query volumes scale exponentially, traditional general-purpose GPUs are no\nlonger the most scalable path for pure inference. The industry is shifting\ntoward purpose-built architectures that deliver significantly lower total cost\nof ownership per token, superior energy efficiency, and optimized\nperformance.\"\n\n\"These early strategic engagements validate our technological edge,\" concluded\nMr. Eizenman. \"We view our rapid progress in this high-growth sector as a\npotential game changer for Silicom, and successfully capitalizing on this\ngenerational shift could significantly enhance our long-term growth\ntrajectory.\"\n\nAbout Silicom\n\nSilicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking\nand data infrastructure solutions. Designed to optimize performance and\nefficiency in Cloud, Data Center and Edge environments, Silicom's solutions\nincrease throughput and minimize latency, serving as the infrastructure\nbackbone for today's most critical technologies. Our innovations empower\nhigh-demand workloads across Artificial Intelligence (AI) inference, SD-WAN,\nSASE, cyber security, fabric switching, NFV, and more.\n\nOur comprehensive portfolio, including high-speed server adapters, advanced\nhardware offloading and acceleration engines, AI NICs, FPGA-based smart cards,\nPost Quantum Cryptography (PQC) hardware accelerators, white label switches\nand Edge CPEs, is used by Tier-1 customers throughout the world, including\ncloud players, service providers and OEMs, to enable their networks to scale\nefficiently. With engineering excellence, a strong financial position and a\nlegacy of over 400 active Design Wins, Silicom serves as the \"go-to\"\nconnectivity and performance partner for technology leaders around the globe,\nand drives the next generation of infrastructure.\n\nFor more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il\n(http://www.silicom.co.il/) .\n\nStatements in this press release which are not historical data are\nforward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws\nwhich involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not\nunder the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or\nachievements of the company to be materially different from the results,\nperformance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nThese factors include, but are not limited to, Silicom's dependence for\nsubstantial revenue growth on a limited number of customers, industry trends\naffecting networking and data center infrastructure, including the migration\nto cloud architectures, disaggregation of networking systems and the\nseparation of hardware and software solutions; the pace of adoption of\nemerging technologies such as artificial intelligence inference\ninfrastructure; the timing and extent of market adoption of Silicom's new\nproducts and of new Design Wins achieved by Silicom; fluctuations in customer\npurchasing cycles and the timing of customer deployments; protection of\nintellectual property, changes in exchange rates; and the wars in Gaza,\nLebanon and with Iran, as well as the war in the Ukraine, and existing and\npotential disruptions to global shipping routes such as the Straits of Hormuz\nand the Red Sea.\n\nFurther information about the company's businesses, including information\nabout factors that could materially affect Silicom's results of operations and\nfinancial condition, are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other\ndocuments filed by Silicom and that may be subsequently filed by the company\nfrom time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements can generally\nbe identified as such because the context of the statement will include words\nsuch as \"expect,\" \"should,\" \"believe,\" \"anticipate\" or words of similar\nimport. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or goals\nare also forward-looking statements. In light of significant risks and\nuncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such\nstatements should not be regarded as a representation by Silicom that it will\nachieve such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to\nupdate such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,\nor otherwise.\n\nLogo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg)\n\nCompany Contact:\nEran Gilad, CFO\nSilicom Ltd.\nTel: +972-9-764-4555\nE-mail: erang@silicom.co.il (mailto:erang@silicom.co.il)\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nEhud Helft\nEK Global Investor Relations\nTel: +1 212 378 8040\nE-mail: silicom@ekgir.com (mailto:silicom@ekgir.com)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pioneering-ai-inference-acceleration-provider-selects-silicoms-inference-specific-solution-302762475.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pioneering-ai-inference-acceleration-provider-selects-silicoms-inference-specific-solution-302762475.html)\n\nSOURCE Silicom Ltd.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn72HWPWa","title":"Pioneering AI Inference Acceleration Provider Selects Silicom's Inference-Specific Solution","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"SILC","created":"2026-05-05T12:30:02.972Z","tickers":["SILC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Pioneering AI Inference Acceleration Provider Selects Silicom's Inference-Specific Solution\n\nPR Newswire\n\nKFAR SAVA, Israel, May 5, 2026\n\nCustomer placed initial orders to facilitate its PoC efforts targeting mainly\nTier-1 hyperscalers, scheduled for H2/2026\n\nKFAR SAVA, Israel, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a\nleading provider of networking and data infrastructure solutions, today\nannounced that one of the AI infrastructure challengers has selected its\nhigh-performance, inference-specific solution for deployment as part of its\nProof of Concept (PoC) efforts targeting mainly Tier-1 hyperscalers. The PoC\nis scheduled for the second half of 2026. To support this, the customer has\nplaced initial orders for delivery in the first half of 2026. Upon successful\ncompletion of the PoC, the customer anticipates transitioning to an initial\nfull-scale deployment requiring tens of thousands of Silicom units, each\ncarrying a multi-thousand-dollar Average Selling Price (ASP).\n\n \n\n \n\nThis milestone underscores the exceptionally fast progress Silicom is making\nin the rapidly expanding AI inference market. By leveraging an adaptable\narchitecture of advanced FPGAs and high-performance COTS networking chips,\nSilicom's solutions help AI hardware developers overcome the \"latency wall\"\nand mitigate \"hardware lottery\" risks. Demonstrating growing market traction,\nthe Company has now secured orders from two of the world's most promising AI\ncompute contenders for two distinct inference products, alongside a recent\norder to develop and deliver a new, third inference-specific product.\n\n\"We are witnessing a tectonic shift from capital-intensive AI training\nbuildouts to massive, global inference deployments, which will soon represent\nthe vast majority of AI compute spend,\" said Liron Eizenman, Silicom's CEO.\n\"As query volumes scale exponentially, traditional general-purpose GPUs are no\nlonger the most scalable path for pure inference. The industry is shifting\ntoward purpose-built architectures that deliver significantly lower total cost\nof ownership per token, superior energy efficiency, and optimized\nperformance.\"\n\n\"These early strategic engagements validate our technological edge,\" concluded\nMr. Eizenman. \"We view our rapid progress in this high-growth sector as a\npotential game changer for Silicom, and successfully capitalizing on this\ngenerational shift could significantly enhance our long-term growth\ntrajectory.\"\n\nAbout Silicom\n\nSilicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking\nand data infrastructure solutions. Designed to optimize performance and\nefficiency in Cloud, Data Center and Edge environments, Silicom's solutions\nincrease throughput and minimize latency, serving as the infrastructure\nbackbone for today's most critical technologies. Our innovations empower\nhigh-demand workloads across Artificial Intelligence (AI) inference, SD-WAN,\nSASE, cyber security, fabric switching, NFV, and more.\n\nOur comprehensive portfolio, including high-speed server adapters, advanced\nhardware offloading and acceleration engines, AI NICs, FPGA-based smart cards,\nPost Quantum Cryptography (PQC) hardware accelerators, white label switches\nand Edge CPEs, is used by Tier-1 customers throughout the world, including\ncloud players, service providers and OEMs, to enable their networks to scale\nefficiently. With engineering excellence, a strong financial position and a\nlegacy of over 400 active Design Wins, Silicom serves as the \"go-to\"\nconnectivity and performance partner for technology leaders around the globe,\nand drives the next generation of infrastructure.\n\nFor more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il\n(http://www.silicom.co.il/) .\n\nStatements in this press release which are not historical data are\nforward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws\nwhich involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not\nunder the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or\nachievements of the company to be materially different from the results,\nperformance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nThese factors include, but are not limited to, Silicom's dependence for\nsubstantial revenue growth on a limited number of customers, industry trends\naffecting networking and data center infrastructure, including the migration\nto cloud architectures, disaggregation of networking systems and the\nseparation of hardware and software solutions; the pace of adoption of\nemerging technologies such as artificial intelligence inference\ninfrastructure; the timing and extent of market adoption of Silicom's new\nproducts and of new Design Wins achieved by Silicom; fluctuations in customer\npurchasing cycles and the timing of customer deployments; protection of\nintellectual property, changes in exchange rates; and the wars in Gaza,\nLebanon and with Iran, as well as the war in the Ukraine, and existing and\npotential disruptions to global shipping routes such as the Straits of Hormuz\nand the Red Sea.\n\nFurther information about the company's businesses, including information\nabout factors that could materially affect Silicom's results of operations and\nfinancial condition, are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other\ndocuments filed by Silicom and that may be subsequently filed by the company\nfrom time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements can generally\nbe identified as such because the context of the statement will include words\nsuch as \"expect,\" \"should,\" \"believe,\" \"anticipate\" or words of similar\nimport. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or goals\nare also forward-looking statements. In light of significant risks and\nuncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such\nstatements should not be regarded as a representation by Silicom that it will\nachieve such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to\nupdate such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,\nor otherwise.\n\nLogo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg)\n\nCompany Contact:\nEran Gilad, CFO\nSilicom Ltd.\nTel: +972-9-764-4555\nE-mail: erang@silicom.co.il (mailto:erang@silicom.co.il)\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nEhud Helft\nEK Global Investor Relations\nTel: +1 212 378 8040\nE-mail: silicom@ekgir.com (mailto:silicom@ekgir.com)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pioneering-ai-inference-acceleration-provider-selects-silicoms-inference-specific-solution-302762475.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pioneering-ai-inference-acceleration-provider-selects-silicoms-inference-specific-solution-302762475.html)\n\nSOURCE Silicom Ltd.\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/733229/Silicom_Ltd_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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