- Providing cost-optimized, best-in-class power consumption of
<10W for 800G short reach links in datacenters and AI/ML cluster
applications.
- The active optical cable market is projected to be $19 billion
by 2030.
MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL), a leading provider of high-speed
interconnect ICs enabling data center, metro, and wireless
transport networks, today announced a new member of its Keystone
5nm PAM4 DSP family (KeystoneMM – MxL93684). The announced
KeystoneMM variant monolithically integrates VCSEL drivers with the
DSP supporting best-in-class power consumption, high-performance,
and reduced cost for AOCs and multimode links. KeystoneMM is
available to sample to key customers and will be released to full
production in Q1 2024.
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MaxLinear announces 5nm CMOS PAM4 DSP
with integrated VCSEL drivers for 800G and 400G Multimode
short-reach optical modules and Active Optical Cables (AOC)
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Multimode fiber is a type of low-cost optical fiber used for
active optical cables or connecting short-reach optical modules in
data centers, AI and Machine Learning platforms, and
high-performance computing applications. Multimode Fiber is
extensively deployed in short reach applications such as
fiber-optic cable infrastructure in data centers and other large
networks– for example, between individual servers, within racks, or
within rows. Multimode optical links prove to be the more
economical option compared to single-mode optical solutions for
short reach applications. These shorter reach links dominate the
interconnect volume for most AI/ML deployments.
According to Straits Research, the active optical cable market
was valued at $2.3 billion in 2021 and is anticipated to generate
$19 billion by 2030, with market growth at a CAGR of 28% over this
period. Applications include data center, high-performance
computing, personal computing, digital signage, consumer
electronics, and others. The data center segment held the largest
market share, with an anticipated value of $9.4 billion by
2030.
“With the explosion in deployments of AI clusters, the demand
for multimode transceivers and AOCs continues to accelerate for
100G/lane 400G and 800G interconnects. These applications needed
integrated, low-power, high-performance, cost-effective solutions
to support the massive scale of these networks,” said Drew
Guckenberger, Vice President of High Speed Interconnect at
MaxLinear. “Our 5nm Keystone PAM4 DSP with integrated VCSEL drivers
addresses the demands of this key market, enabling best-in-class
power consumption of <10W for 800G short reach optical
transceivers and AOCs.”
MaxLinear will be exhibiting at the European Conference on
Optical Fiber Communication (ECOC) in Glasgow, Scotland October
2-4. Please visit us in booth 776 for more information.
About MaxLinear’s Keystone Family
The Keystone 5nm DSP family has been designed to address both
400G and 800G applications and is the first generation to provide
106.25Gbps host side electrical I/O to match the line side
106.25Gbps interface rate. Variants supporting single mode optics
(EML and SiPh), multimode optics (VCSEL transceivers and AOCs), and
Active Electrical Cables (AECs) are all available and can be paired
with companion TIAs to provide complete solutions.
The Keystone family’s host side interfaces support 25G, 50G, and
100G per lane ethernet rates over C2M, MR and LR host channels. The
line side interfaces also support the same rates and are targeted
for 100G/λ DR, FR, and LR applications. All devices provide
extensive DSP functionality, including line-side transmitter
digital pre-distortion (DPD), transmit pre-emphasis (TX FIR),
receiver feed forward equalization (FFE) and decision feedback
equalization (DFE).
These DSPs offer exceptional performance and signal integrity in
a compact (12mm x 13mm) footprint suitable for next generation
optical module form-factors such as QSFP-DD800 and OSFP800 and are
also offered as Known Good Die (KGD) for higher density
applications, such as OSFP-XD.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXL) is a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated
circuits for the connectivity and access, wired and wireless
infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket applications.
MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more
information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.
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