In high-frequency trading, AI inference only pays off if it sits in the critical path. Every extra hop between market data, model, and order adds latency and risk.
Xelera is announcing iWave Global, a provider of FPGA-based System on Modules (SoMs) and PCIe accelerator cards, as its new partner to close that gap. Together, the two companies are bringing Xelera Silva, Xelera’s ultra-low-latency AI inference platform, to iWave’s XFibre PCIe accelerator cards. Silva is available in two deployment modes: as a turnkey accelerator and as an IP core inside iWave’s FPGA-based tick-to-trade framework.
What the partnership delivers
As a turnkey accelerator, Silva comes with bitstream, driver, runtime and API from Xelera. Software trading systems call the Silva API and offload inference to the iWave card, with no FPGA team required.
As an IP core, Xelera’s Silva IP core and model compiler work together with iWave’s FPGA PCIe accelerator card and tick-to-trade framework. Market data processing, AI-driven signal generation, and order generation all happen on-chip. Data movement along the critical trading path is minimized, and model-driven signals are available at FPGA latency.
Both modes use the same trained model file and the same API. Silva supports Gradient-Boosted Trees (GBT) and Neural Networks (NN) on all XFibre cards. Models change, and the FPGA design doesn’t have to. Trading firms can load retrained models onto the card without rebuilding the FPGA design.
Welcome, iWave Global
Xelera is pleased to welcome iWave Global as a partner. With more than two decades of FPGA engineering experience, iWave brings proven hardware and a tick-to-trade framework that is a natural home for Xelera Silva. Software trading teams get AI inference on FPGA hardware without FPGA development, and developers of FPGA-based trading systems get a direct path to AI inference in the trading path.
To learn more about Xelera Silva and the iWave integration, contact sales@xelera.io.
About Xelera Technologies
Xelera Technologies develops high-performance software acceleration solutions for AI inference and networking. Its Xelera Silva platform accelerates machine learning inference for latency-sensitive applications, including high-frequency trading, with deployment options across CPU- and FPGA-based architectures. Learn more at www.xelera.io.
About iWave Global
iWave Global is a leading provider of FPGA-based boards and solutions, including System on Modules (SoMs), PCIe accelerator cards, 3U VPX platforms, and COTS modules. With more than two decades of engineering expertise, iWave empowers customers to accelerate innovation and deliver reliable, future-ready products across aerospace, and defense, networking , wireless communications, medical, and industrial automation. Learn more at www.iwave-global.com.