Alpine Optoelectronics Produces 400G PAM4 nCP4™ SiPho Optical Engine on Tower Semiconductor Technology
December 29 2020 - 6:00AM
Based on Tower Semiconductor’s
market-leading PH18 Silicon Photonics technology
platform
Designed for use in 400Gbps DR4
transceivers to support high-speed connectivity in data center
applications
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel,
and Fremont, California,
December 29, 2020 –Tower Semiconductor
(NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor
foundry solutions, and Alpine Optoelectronics, inc, a supplier of
high data rate Silicon Photonics optical engine chips, today
announced that Alpine Optoelectronics, Inc. began production of its
400G PAM4 nCP4™ optical engine on Tower Semiconductor’s PH18
Silicon Photonics technology platform. Alpine’s nCP4™ chip converts
4 lanes of 56Gbaud electrical input into 4 lanes of optical output
for use in 400Gbps DR4 transceivers to support high-speed
connectivity in data center applications.
“Alpine selected Tower Semiconductor as a
foundry partner 2 years ago, because we believe in Tower’s
capabilities of technology development and to seamlessly ramp
production,” said Dr. Tongqing Wang, CEO, Alpine Optoelectronics,
Inc. “We were able to develop a proprietary design to enable
wafer level testing and a flexible yet efficient edge coupler that
works with both lens coupling and fiber array attachment. We
are also pleased with the high OE bandwidth of our modulators,
thanks in part to Tower’s selection of PN junction doping.”
Based on LightCounting’s recent Integrated
Optical Devices Report, Silicon Photonics based optical
transceivers will enjoy an annual growth of 45% from 2019 to 2025,
and it is expected to reach a market size of 3.9B USD in
2025.Tower’s PH18 Silicon Photonics open foundry process offers a
rich set of optical components including ultra-high bandwidth
modulators, photodetectors, and low-loss waveguides that can be
combined to enable innovative and highly integrated photonic
products.
“We are excited to announce another production
success story for our open foundry Silicon Photonics platform and
our partnership with Alpine, an elite supplier to some of the
leaders in the optical industry,” said Dr. Marco Racanelli, Senior
Vice President and General Manager of Analog IC Business Unit.
Tower Semiconductor, “Our unique foundry process provides
customers like Alpine not only a sustainable level of maturity but
also the flexibility to innovate in a market that is still young
and expected to grow strongly in the coming years as 400Gb and
800Gb platforms are deployed.”
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About Alpine Optoelectronics
Alpine Optoelectronics, Inc. is a US-based innovator in photonic
products, headquartered in Fremont, California. The company was
founded in 2017 by industry veteran entrepreneurs with extensive
experience in optical transceiver design, development, and
manufacturing. The company’s core competencies center on Silicon
Photonics, PAM4, and Coherent technology bringing advanced
solutions for next generation optical networks. The company is
backed by private and strategic investors. For more information
visit Alpine Optoelectronics at www.alpineoptoelectronics.com or
contact sales@alpineoptoelectronics.com.
About Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE:
TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry
solutions, provides technology and manufacturing platforms for
integrated circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer,
industrial, automotive, mobile, infrastructure, medical and
aerospace and defense. Tower Semiconductor focuses on creating
positive and sustainable impact on the world through long term
partnerships and its advanced and innovative analog technology
offering, comprised of a broad range of customizable process
platforms such as SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS
image sensor, non-imaging sensors, integrated power management (BCD
and 700V), and MEMS. Tower Semiconductor also provides world-class
design enablement for a quick and accurate design cycle as well as
Transfer Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to
IDMs and fabless companies. To provide multi-fab sourcing and
extended capacity for its customers, Tower Semiconductor operates
two manufacturing facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), two in
the U.S. (200mm) and three facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one
300mm) through TPSCo. For more information, please visit
www.towersemi.com.
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this release.
###Alpine Company Contact:
henry.pleassmann@alpineoptoelectronics.com
Tower Semiconductor Company
Contact: Orit Shahar | +972-74-7377440 |
oritsha@towersemi.comTower Semiconductor Investor
Relations Contact:
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