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Marvell Extends ZR/ZR+ Leadership with Industry-first 1.6T ZR/ZR+ Pluggable and 2nm Coherent DSPs for Secure AI Scale-across Interconnects
Multi-generational ZR/ZR+ Technology with Integrated MACsec and High-volume Manufacturing Capacity to Meet Surging AI Data Center Demand SANTA CLARA,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMulti-generational ZR/ZR+ Technology with Integrated MACsec and High-volume Manufacturing Capacity to Meet Surging AI Data Center Demand\n\n\n SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMarvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of its multi-generational ZR/ZR+ and coherent DSP technology portfolio, introducing the industry’s first 1.6T ZR/ZR+ data center interconnect (DCI) pluggable and 2nm coherent DSPs featuring media access control security (MACsec) to securely scale AI data center connectivity.\n\n\nThe Marvell® COLORZ® 1600 is the industry’s first 1.6T ZR/ZR+ pluggable, powered by Marvell Electra, the industry’s first 2nm 1.6T ZR/ZR+ coherent DSP. Marvell also introduced Libra, the industry’s first 2nm 800G ZR/ZR+ coherent DSP, which enables a lower-power, second-generation COLORZ 800 pluggable. The new products, now with MACsec, expand the company’s extensive coherent DSP and COLORZ pluggable portfolios, delivering efficient, high-performance and secure optical transmission for hyperscale AI and cloud data center networks worldwide.\n\n\nAs distributed AI workloads accelerate traffic between data centers, ZR/ZR+ connectivity has become essential for scaling networks that require high bandwidth, low power and built-in security. Coherent pluggable demand is expected to surge through 2030, yet this specialized technology requires deep expertise and the ability to rapidly scale manufacturing. Marvell is well-positioned to meet this demand, leveraging its increased pluggable manufacturing capacity to enable the high-volume yields required to equip global AI hyperscale and cloud data center infrastructure.\n\n\n“Marvell, in close collaboration with hyperscale customers, introduced the first ZR pluggable nearly a decade ago and has continued to set the pace for every generation of coherent technology,” said Russ Esmacher, senior vice president and general manager, Data Center Interconnect at Marvell. “However, technology leadership is only one part of the equation. Meeting the global needs of AI-driven data centers requires proven, large-scale manufacturing strength, from resource planning to test capacity. We are expanding our pluggable manufacturing capacity to help customers rapidly deploy the latest disruptive technologies to scale their netw...