Chengdu InSiGa Semiconductor Technologies Co., Ltd. (“InSiGa”) and
POET Technologies Inc. (“POET”) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET),
today announced that they have developed and will showcase in a
live demonstration the combination of POET’s 200Gx4 transmit
optical engine using InSiGa’s 200G/lane EML driver ISG-D9616 for
800G and 1.6T modules at the 2024 China International
Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) from September 11-13 at POET booth
11B59.
AI and big data have led to significant increase
in bandwidth in recent times and this higher bandwidth requirement
can be supported by next generation 800G/1.6T optical modules.
200Gbs/lane requirement is now required to achieve the highest
bandwidth modules that can be used to support AI and emerging
datacenter applications. POET and InSiGa have developed a unique
solution for 200Gx4 applications based on POET’s revolutionary
Silicon based optical interposer technology using InSiGa’s patented
DC coupled 200G/lane EML driver. This approach provides the most
compact solution and allows for optimal performance as no external
components are required between the EML and the driver. This design
is built upon the successful implementation of similar optical
engines using 100G/lane EML driver ISG-D5616 used in 400G optical
engines designed by POET.
ISG-D9616 is a single channel DC coupled EML
driver that can be flip-chipped or wire bonded directly to the EML.
This differential input and single ended output driver does not
need any bias-T or capacitor between the driver and the EML. The
differential input to the driver also offers cross-talk immunity
especially for 112Gbaud/s applications. The driver is very compact
with a die size of 0.7x0.9mm. The driver needs no external 50ohm
termination for the EML making the design very simple and
eliminating RF degradation due to extra bond wire inductance
between the EML and the 50ohm termination. ISG-D9616 is sampling to
customers now.
Measured Eye @
106Gbaud/sER=4.5dB, TDECQ=2.4dB
POET’s 800G FR4 and DR4 transmit optical engines
(OE) consist of high-speed externally modulated lasers (EMLs),
integrated EML drivers (ISG-D9616) and optical multiplexer (for
FR4) assembled on POET’s optical interposer. The drivers and lasers
are flip chip attached at wafer scale and passively aligned to
waveguides and multiplexer. The OEs have been designed specifically
for use in 800G FR4 & 1.6T 2xFR4 and 800G DR4 & 1.6T DR8
OSFP and QSFP-DD pluggable transceivers.
“We were thrilled to work with InSiGa to be able
to bring this unique combination of engine and driver to market as
end-user demand for 800G optical modules is skyrocketing,”
commented Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chairman & CEO of POET. “Both
module companies and end-users want to see the path to next
generation performance at 1.6T and beyond, which will be observable
in the live demonstration at CIOE. The ease of implementation,
product roadmap and extraordinary performance of this combined
solution should garner wide attention at the show.”
“InSiGa has developed a number of platform-based
products and ISG-D9616 is one such product that is derived from
extensive R&D efforts spent on the 53Gbaud/s EML driver
ISG-D5616. This approach allows for customers to quickly replace
products for higher baud rate applications without making
substantial changes to their designs. One of the major challenges
working with EML based designs is cross talk and reflection related
issues due to impedance mismatch with the EML. ISG-D9616 takes care
of both these issues, thus allowing better performance and ease of
design. We are very excited to work with POET on their Si optical
interposer-based platform. The optical engines developed by POET
offer customers a very compact and high-performance solution that
is not easy to achieve with conventional EML based designs,” said,
Dr. Vikas Manan, InSiGa Technologies CEO and Chairman.
About InSiGa TechnologiesInSiGa
Semiconductor Technologies Co., Ltd. (“InSiGa”) was founded in
2016 with focus on the design and development of Optoelectronic
IC’s like Laser Drivers, TIA’s (Transimpedance Amplifiers) and
CDR’s (Clock data recovery). InSiGa focuses on the datacenter, PON,
Metro/Long haul Coherent and Telecom markets with IC speeds ranging
from 2.5Gbs to 1.6Tbs.. InSiGa’s products are widely deployed in
50Gbs, 200Gbs and 400Gbs modules already. InSiGa’s core philosophy
is to work closely with end customers to solve market challenges of
rapidly increasing bandwidth that also demand low power and compact
size. InSiGa is a fabless company, and works with fabs across the
world to deliver the most optimal and innovative solutions in terms
of cost and performance. More information about InSiGa is available
on our website at www.insiga.com
About POET TechnologiesPOET is
a design and development company offering high-speed optical
engines, light source products and custom optical modules to the
artificial intelligence systems market and to hyperscale data
centers. POET’s photonic integration solutions are based on the
POET Optical Interposer™, a novel, patented platform that allows
the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a
single chip using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing
techniques. POET's Optical Interposer-based products are lower
cost, consume less power than comparable products, are smaller in
size and are readily scalable to high production volumes. In
addition to providing high-speed (800G, 1.6T and above) optical
engines and optical modules for AI clusters and hyperscale data
centers, POET has designed and produced novel light source products
for chip-to-chip data communication within and between AI servers,
the next frontier for solving bandwidth and latency problems in AI
systems. POET’s Optical Interposer platform also solves
device integration challenges across a broad range of
communication, computing and sensing applications. POET is
headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in Allentown, PA,
Shenzhen, China, and Singapore. More information about POET
is available on our website at www.poet-technologies.com.
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