Infinera Leverages Tower Semiconductor SiGe Technology in its Industry-leading 800Gbs Optical Engine
27 May 2020 - 8:00PM
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Providing the highest performance Data
Center and 5G Infrastructure Optical ICs
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel,
May 27, 2020 –Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE:
TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry
solutions, today announced Infinera’s selection of Tower’s high
performance Terabit SiGe BiCMOS platform for use in Infinera’s
industry-leading 800G sixth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine
(ICE6). ICE6 provides 800 gigabits per second single wavelength
with unparalleled performance providing significant cost, power,
and fiber capacity advantages to network operators, enabling them
to cost-effectively address the relentless bandwidth demand on
their networks.
“Infinera always leverages best-in-class
technologies to achieve industry-leading system performance.
This includes Infinera’s industry-leading indium phosphide (InPh)
photonic integrated circuits and Tower’s advanced silicon-germanium
(SiGe) for high bandwidth driver and receiver circuitry,” said Dr.
Ray Milano, Senior Vice President, Optical Module Development at
Infinera.
Infinera’s ICE6 optical engine is the latest
innovation from Infinera’s Optical Innovation Center and designed
in a compact digital coherent optical (DCO) package that can be
easily integrated into a variety of networking platforms.
Supporting two 800G wavelengths and boasting ground-breaking
optical feature, the 1.6Tbs optical engine demonstrated
significantly superior performance than competing solutions
providing incremental value to network operators.
Tower Semiconductor’s advanced Terabit SiGe
BiCMOS platform (SBC18) is optimized for high-speed networking
applications providing transistors with speeds exceeding 300GHz and
is a workhorse for industry leaders designing high-performance
telecom and datacom optical networks with speeds of 100Gbps,
400Gbps and now 800Gbps. This SiGe platform is also tailored to
deliver the highest performance for high-frequency wireless
communications such as automotive radar, satellite communications
and 5G for both sub-6GHz and mm-wave bands.
“We are very proud to partner with Infinera in
the development of their industry-leading 800G optical engine. Our
collaboration with Infinera’s team has allowed both companies to
achieve an important milestone in the optical transmission market
segment,” said Dr. Marco Racanelli, Sr. Vice President and General
Manager of Analog IC Business Unit, Tower Semiconductor. “Tower
continues to bring to market cutting-edge technologies and
corresponding high-volume manufacturing capabilities to serve the
rapidly growing data transport market and enable industry-leading
companies such as Infinera to deliver differentiated, high-value
solutions.”
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About Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE:
TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry
solutions, provides technology and manufacturing platforms for
integrated circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer,
industrial, automotive, mobile, infrastructure, medical and
aerospace and defense. Tower Semiconductor focuses on creating
positive and sustainable impact on the world through long term
partnerships and its advanced and innovative analog technology
offering, comprised of a broad range of customizable process
platforms such as SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS
image sensor, non-imaging sensors, integrated power management (BCD
and 700V), and MEMS. Tower Semiconductor also provides world-class
design enablement for a quick and accurate design cycle as well as
Transfer Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to
IDMs and fabless companies. To provide multi-fab sourcing and
extended capacity for its customers, Tower Semiconductor operates
two manufacturing facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), two in
the U.S. (200mm) and three facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one
300mm) through TPSCo. For more information, please visit
www.towersemi.com.
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results may vary from those projected or implied by such
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uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking
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6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz’s most recent
filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC,
respectively. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly
disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in
this release.
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