World-Leading Ethernet Cable Supplier Zhaolong Now Offers Spectra7 Based Active Copper Cable Assemblies
August 20 2018 - 7:00AM
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High-Speed Ethernet Products Now Sampling to
China-Based Data Center Giants
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. (TSX:SEV) (“Spectra7” or the
“Company”), a leading provider of high-performance analog
semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today
announced that Zhaolong Interconnect Technology Co. is now offering
data center cable assemblies featuring Spectra7’s embedded
GaugeChangerTM chips. Zhaolong is currently producing NRZ 25G SFP28
and 100G QSFP28, as well as PAM4 50G SFP56 and 200G QSFP56 versions
with 400G QSFP-DD cables expected to be available later this
quarter.
“China’s data center market is developing extremely fast, and at
hyper-scale all data center customers are more sensitive to the
power and cost of high-speed interconnects than before,” said
Zhaolong Vice General Manager Tony Yao. “We are getting strong
interest from them in Spectra7’s technology and our significantly
smaller-gauge high-speed cables known as Microlink™
technology.”
There are three main challenges for 400G networking
interconnects from the perspective of China’s largest hyperscalers,
known as BAT (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent). First and most
challenging is the rapid increase in power dissipation of optical
interconnects at these higher speeds. Second is the difficult
challenge of the increased density. Finally, there is the serious
issue of dramatically higher costs of optics at 400G.
Spectra7’s Active Copper Cable (ACC) technology addresses all
three of these challenges by embedding small analog IC’s in copper
cables to enable them to be thinner and longer, thus replacing
Active Optical Cables (AOCs) for lengths up to 7m for 400G
interconnects.
“We believe that early adopters and first movers in the China
market will accelerate the acceptance of our data center products,”
said Spectra7 CEO Raouf Halim. “We are thrilled to be working with
a quality, high-volume manufacturer like Zhaolong and expect to see
significant business with them."
About GaugeChangerTM
GaugeChangerTM is an innovative and disruptive technology that
allows copper to extend much longer lengths without the cost and
power penalty of optics. It works equally well at 25Gbps NRZ and
50Gbps PAM4 enabling new connector standards of 100/200/400
Gbps.
About Zhaolong Interconnect Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Zhaolong Interconnect Technology Co., Ltd. was
established in 1993 and has more than 25 years of experience in
R&D and manufacturing of the cable and interconnects
industry. It is a national high-tech enterprise in the cable
industry. It is a national standard drafting unit and a research
and production base of the Shanghai Electric Cable Research
Institute. It is a full-fledged member of China Communications
Standards Association, National Information Technology
Standardization Association and China Robotics Association.
Zhaolong has built a world-leading information and control cable
and interconnects manufacturing base, covering an area of about
140,000 square meters. With an annual output of more than 3
million kilometers and 5 million units of various types of cable
and interconnects. For more information, please visit
www.zhaolong.com.cn.
About Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. is a high-performance analog
semiconductor company delivering unprecedented bandwidth, speed and
resolution to enable disruptive industrial design for leading
electronics manufacturers in virtual reality, augmented reality,
mixed reality, data centers and other connectivity markets.
Spectra7 is based in San Jose, California with design centers in
Markham, Ontario, Cork, Ireland, and Little Rock, Arkansas. For
more information, please visit www.spectra7.com.
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