AppliedMicro Samples CMOS Gearbox ICs for 100Gbps Optical Interconnects
February 15 2012 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro (Nasdaq:
AMCC) today announced it is sampling S28010 Gearbox integrated
circuit devices for 100 Gigabit Ethernet and OTU4 optical
interfaces. The S28010 enables the industry’s most cost-effective,
power-efficient 100GBASE-xR4 and OTU4 optical modules with a
single-chip CMOS device with superior performance to 28.1 Gbps.
AppliedMicro will demonstrate the S28010 Gearbox at OFC/NFOEC 2012
from March 6-8 in Los Angeles.
Optical module vendors are designing next generation CFP modules
compliant with 100GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-ER4 and OTU4.4 standards to
expand optical connection speeds from 10Gbps to 100Gbps for
high-end switching and routing equipment in the data center and in
client interfaces to service providers. Until now, industry
adoption efforts have been slowed by high-cost, power-hungry SiGe
or FPGA integrated circuits that are limited and unable to provide
transport-quality performance and reliability. AppliedMicro’s 28010
Gearbox tackles the challenge by enabling SiGe-like performance in
a reliable, low-power CMOS process and enables system designs with
the flexibility to transport Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Optical
Transport Network traffic.
“Data center and access network developers have been eager for
100GBASE-R4 Gearbox devices that lower power and cost while
improving reliability and availability,” said George Jones, Vice
President of AppliedMicro’s Transport Business Unit. “The S28010 is
designed to allow module vendors to supply CFP-based solutions that
support Ethernet, Fibre-channel and Optical Transport Networks
using a single chip, exceeding jitter requirements in the process.
The 28Gbps interface contains enhanced equalization for line-card
compatibility with CFP2 and potentially CFP4 modules when they
become available. The S28010 also integrates ODB precoding and
decoding to support metro applications.”
AppliedMicro’s Gearbox translates the 10-lane, 10Gbps CAUI
electrical interface to 4-lanes operating from 25.7 up to 28.1
Gbps. It is compliant with IEEE802.3ba, the CFP MSA and OIF-28G-SR
standards. The fully-integrated single-chip solution reduces module
bill of materials and with power consumption below 4 watts, it is
less than 50 percent of comparable 2-chip BiCMOS solutions. The
result is reduced system heat and lower operational costs without
compromising performance.
“As a tier-one provider of 100 Gbps optical solutions, Oclaro
delivers high performance modules by leveraging design expertise
and a deep understanding of the high bit rate propagation
challenges,” said Adam Price, Senior Vice President Product
Development at Oclaro, Inc. “AppliedMicro’s Gearbox based on direct
detection technology offers an essential component in the adoption
of CFP modules not only by providing full line rate performance but
also with a roadmap to lower-cost, and greater power
efficiency.”
Evaluation boards and samples of AppliedMicro’s S28010 Gearbox
are available now. Production quantities are expected in the second
half of this year.
AppliedMicro Overview
AppliedMicro is a global leader in energy-conscious computing
solutions for telco, enterprise, data center, consumer and SMB
applications. With a 30-year heritage as an innovator in high-speed
connectivity and high performance embedded processing, AppliedMicro
employs patented transport and embedded processor SoCs to provide
high performance energy efficient products. AppliedMicro's
corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale,
California. Sales and engineering offices are located
throughout the world. For further information regarding
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