InnoLight 400G/800G optical transceivers aimed at AI interconnect
China’s InnoLight Technology (Suzhou) Ltd.is developing 400G/800G optical transceivers based on the PH18M silicon photonics manufacturing process of foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Migdael Haemek, Israel).
The partnership is aiming to deliver chips for AI, data center interconnect and 6G telecommunications.
Production is underway Tower said.
InnoLight has launched multiple 400G and 800G products based on the PH18M silicon photonics platform. The 400G parts are in mass production while 800G parts are scheduled to be in volume production in 4Q23. InnoLight also developed 400G COSA (coherent optical sub-assembly), which will be used in its 400G digital coherent transceivers.
Tower’s PH18M manufacturing process offers ultra-high bandwidth modulators, photodetectors, low-loss waveguides, and light coupling solutions.
Marco Racanelli, general manager of the analog business unit at Tower Semiconductor, said: “Their [InnoLight’s] significant market presence brings high volumes to our silicon photonics platform turning it into a mainstream solution further establishing our differentiated SiPho platforms as the ‘go to’ solutions for state-of-the-art optical transceivers in datacenters, AI clusters, as well as for emerging applications such as sensors, automotive LiDAR, and optical computing.”
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