Inphi Announces Production Availability of 16nm Polaris PAM4 Platform for Hyperscale Cloud Deployments
March 13 2018 - 8:00AM
– OFC 2018 – Inphi Corporation (NYSE:IPHI), a leader in high-speed
data movement interconnects, today announced the production
availability of the Polaris™ 16nm CMOS PAM4 platform. The Polaris
platform is the industry’s first 16nm 28GBaud PAM4 DSP that
includes integrated driver options for EML and VCSEL lasers to
cover a broad range of optical interconnects from 50G to 400G. The
platform also supports a family of discrete EML and VCSEL drivers
and linear TIAs. The company will be showcasing the platform at
multiple customer and partner booths at OFC 2018 in San Diego on
March 13-15, 2018.
“Our Polaris PAM4 platform is seeing a lot of
customer design win momentum supporting an inflection point of
hyperscale cloud networks that need 200G and 400G capability
today,” said Siddharth Sheth, SVP, Networking Interconnect, Inphi.
“We are very excited to have delivered the industry’s first
production ready PAM4 DSP platform within 12 months of announcing
the product and are prepared to ramp the platform along with the
applications ranging from HPC, AI to 12.8T switch
connectivity.”
“The industry is on the cusp of an all-new
ecosystem with PAM4 modulation and 56 Gb/s interfaces,” said Dale
Murray, Principal Analyst for LightCounting Market Research. “We
need energy-efficient DSP PHY ICs, drivers and TIAs such as the
Inphi Polaris family to enable 50GbE, 200GbE, 400GbE and even
next-gen 100GbE optics.”
Polaris 16nm PAM4 DSP PHY Product
Family: Inphi’s 16nm PAM4 DSP PHY ICs provide a full
bi-directional interface with host ASICs that have 28GBaud PAM4
and/or NRZ electrical interfaces while bridging to 28GBaud PAM4
optics. The product family can support both Retiming and Gearbox
functionality with options supporting standard driver or integrated
driver functionality. Target products specifically designed for the
following optics modules include:
- Polaris-400G – 8x56Gbps PAM4 <-> 16x28Gbps NRZ gearbox
for CFP8
- Polaris-400G (NG) – 8x56Gbps <-> 8x56Gbps PAM4 retiming
for OSFP / QSFP-DD
- Polaris-200G – 4x56Gbps <-> 4x56Gbps PAM4 retiming for
QSFP56
- Polaris-100G – 2x56Gbps <-> 2x56Gbps PAM4 retiming for
QSFP28
- Polaris-50G – 1x56Gbps <-> 1x56Gbps PAM4 retiming for
SFP56 / SFP-DD
Polaris Linear Drivers: The Inphi
IN2831SZ (single channel) and the IN2834SZ (quad channel) are
28GBaud low power EML linear drivers for PAM4 optical modules. The
IN2834SZ features excellent linearity, high bandwidth, adjustable
gain to optimize the PAM4 system performances and two high
frequency bias T integrated inside the package, one for driver to
reduce the power consumption, the other one for EML bias voltage. A
single channel die version, IN2830SZ is also available.
The Inphi IN2814DV is a 28GBaud low power quad
VCSEL linear driver for PAM4 optical modules or Active Optical
Cables (AOCs). The IN2814DV package is optimized for routing with a
channel pitch aligned to the VCSEL optics driving over Multi-Mode
Fiber (MMF).
Polaris Linear TIA’s:The Inphi
IN2864LP is a 28GBaud low power quad linear TIA for PAM4 optical
modules optimized for shorter (<2km) client intefaces. The
compatible IN2864TA TIA is optimized for longer reach (10km)
interfaces. Both TIA’s feature a wide dynamic range to meet the
different performance and link requirements for optical
applications and excellent signal integrity necessary for PAM4
modulation schemes.
The Inphi IN2865TA is a 28GBaud low power quad
VCSEL linear TIA for PAM4 optical modules or AOCs. The IN2865TA is
optimized for direct routing with a channel pitch aligned to the
MMF optics.
AvailabilityInphi is now shipping
its 16nm Polaris PAM4 Platform solutions in volume to qualified
customers.
About InphiInphi Corporation is a
leader in high-speed data movement interconnects. We move big
data - fast, throughout the globe, between data centers, and inside
data centers. Inphi's expertise in signal integrity
results in reliable data delivery, at high speeds, over a variety
of distances. As data volumes ramp exponentially due to video
streaming, social media, cloud-based services, and wireless
infrastructure, the need for speed has never been greater. That's
where we come in. Customers rely on Inphi's solutions to develop
and build out the Service Provider and Cloud infrastructures, and
data centers of tomorrow. To learn more about Inphi,
visit www.inphi.com.
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