Page 5: Future Directions

Retro technical illustration comic page with 4-panel grid.

Panel 1 (Top Left - 1/4 page)

Scene: Direction 1 - Break PCIe Limits

Visual metaphor of breaking barriers:

• PCIe barrier shown as chain or brick wall

• ScaleUp protocol as powerful lightning bolt shattering the barrier

• Fragments flying outward

• Liberation/breakthrough energy

Label: "BEYOND PCIE" Subtext: "Connect peripherals via ScaleUp protocol"

Panel 2 (Top Right - 1/4 page)

Scene: Direction 2 - Native Memory Semantics

Simplified data path visualization:

• GPU chip icon at center

• Direct simple arrow to memory pool

• Old complex paths shown faded/crossed out (PCIe, drivers, translation layers)

• Clean, efficient path highlighted

Label: "NATIVE GPU MEMORY ACCESS" Subtext: "Simplified operations, high concurrency"

Panel 3 (Bottom Left - 1/4 page)

Scene: Direction 3 - Topology Simplification

Transformation diagram: Left side: 3-layer diagram (ScaleUp + ScaleOut + DCN) - complex Arrow pointing right (transformation) Right side: 2-layer diagram (ScaleUp + High-bandwidth DCN) - simpler

Shows merger and simplification.

Label: "SIMPLIFIED ARCHITECTURE" Subtext: "From 3 layers to 2 layers"

Panel 4 (Bottom Right - 1/4 page)

Scene: Direction 4 - Optical Interconnection

Retro-futuristic vision:

• Ethereal light beams replacing copper cables

• Laser-like connections between nodes

• NPO/CPO modules visualized as glowing crystals

• 1960s sci-fi laser aesthetic

Label: "LIGHT-SPEED FUTURE" Subtext: "256+ GPU ScaleUp domains"

Overall Style:

• Retro technical illustration

• Each panel has vintage label typography

• Aged paper texture throughout

• Teal/orange/copper palette with dramatic accents