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Marvell Launches Industry's First 1.6 Tbps PAM4 Electro-Optics Platform for Cloud AI/ML and Data Center Networks
Breakthrough 200 Gbps per lambda DSP doubles the bandwidth of optical modules Enables cloud-optimized 51.2 Tbps networking architectures in 1RU chassisExtends
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[{"type":"text","content":"Breakthrough 200 Gbps per lambda DSP doubles the bandwidth of optical modules Enables cloud-optimized 51.2 Tbps networking architectures in 1RU chassisExtends multi-source pluggable optics ecosystem for 1.6 Tbps mainstream adoptionSANTA CLARA, Calif., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced its Marvell® Nova™ 1.6 Tbps PAM4 electro-optics platform, the industry's first of its kind, is sampling to customers. Delivering a breakthrough in optical connectivity, Nova enables the highest speed of data movement in cloud artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) and data center networks. At the core of emerging, generative AI applications are AI clusters, thousands of supercomputers interconnected by ultra-high bandwidth and low latency optical connections. Powered by a groundbreaking 200 Gbps/lambda optical DSP, Nova doubles the optical bandwidth of current solutions to enable 1.6 Tbps pluggable modules for scaling AI clusters. Nova extends the multi-source pluggable optics ecosystem and provides the advanced technology needed to alleviate data center network bottlenecks as the industry transitions to 51.2 Tbps networking architectures.\nCloud data center operators must continually expand capacity to meet their customers' insatiable demand for bandwidth, now growing at more than 50% per year driven by the rapid deployment of applications such as AI. At the same time, they must overcome stringent cost, reliability and power challenges to remain economically viable. Nova PAM4-based optical modules double the networking bandwidth while reducing power and cost per bit by 30%. By doubling the bandwidth per lambda, the Nova-based modules reduce the number of lasers and related optical components by 50% and are expected to be twice as reliable as current alternatives.\n\"Marvell's Nova platform is a significant milestone in optical connectivity innovation, offering the bandwidth, power reduction, and system efficiency that will enable us to deliver next-generation pluggable transceiver performance,\" said Osa Mok, chief marketing officer, InnoLight Technology. \"Nova's proven PAM4 DSP technology, TIAs and drivers bring a reliable solution that will help us speed time to market and advance the 1.6 Tbps optical ecosystem as AI workl...