®, announces the release of the new Inventec FPGA SmartNIC C5020X that complements the Intel ® FPGA SmartNIC C5000X platform architecture. Inventec is one of Intel's first ecosystem partners to leverage this platform. The FPGA SmartNIC C5020X works to extend traditional Network Interface Controllers (NICs) beyond its existing restrictions for the cloud data center. It offers customers great and varied levels of customization solutions for their businesses, while still delivering high levels of programmability. Inventec FPGA SmartNIC C5020X "Inventec is proud to have partnered with Intel to create a unique SmartNIC based upon the Intel ® FPGA SmartNIC C5000X platform architecture. We immediately realized that this platform would stand out as the SmartNIC for the future, offering customers the ability to customize while still delivering the outstanding performance, programmability, and a portfolio of technology that only Intel can provide," says George Lin, General Manager of Business Unit VI, Inventec Enterprise Business Group (Inventec EBG).