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Marvell Expands Leadership in 800G PAM4 DSPs with 5nm Electro-Optics Platform for Cloud Data Centers
Spica Gen2 Delivers 25% Power Savings and Advances Transition to Next-Generation 800GbE Optical Modules SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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[{"type":"text","content":"Spica Gen2 Delivers 25% Power Savings and Advances Transition to Next-Generation 800GbE Optical Modules\nSANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced that it is sampling its Spica™ Gen2 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform, designed to boost bandwidth and performance in cloud data centers. The highly integrated Spica Gen2 platform is built on advanced 5nm process technology with companion transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and driver to deliver power savings and advance the transition to 800Gbps networking inside the data center.\nThe new Marvell solution extends the company's leadership in 800G PAM4 DSPs, building on its Spica DSP announced in 2020 in 7nm as part of the industry's first 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform. Since that time, the Spica platform has been ramping in artificial intelligence (AI) applications as the demand for higher bandwidth networking infrastructure continues to increase. Powered by 5nm CMOS technology and Marvell's proven PAM4 DSP IP, the Spica Gen2 800G platform offers more than 25% system-level power efficiency savings compared to the previous generation while reducing latency and system implementation complexity.\nPAM4 DSPs inside the pluggable transceiver modules play a critical role in linking optical networks by fine-tuning signals to maintain data integrity over communications links up to 10km distance. Spica Gen2 expands the company's Spica product family, the industry's first field-proven 100G/lane optical PAM4 DSP in high-volume production. Spica Gen2 allows the data center operators to future-proof their optical networking infrastructure to meet next-generation industry standards as the cloud data center moves to 800G, while maintaining backward compatibility with already deployed systems. The new PAM4 DSP platform enables less than 12-Watt 800G QSFP-DD800/OSFP optical transceiver modules. These exceptional power savings provide cloud operators the ability to reduce cost, complexity, and carbon footprint while increasing bandwidth and performance.\n\"There is an ever-increasing need for higher bandwidth, lower latencies, and reduced complexities in managing data center infrastructure,\" said Xi Wang, vice president of product marketing, Optical Connectivity at Marvell. \...