Co-packaged optics is usually described as a proximity problem.
Move the optical engine closer to the switch ASIC or XPU. Shorten the electrical path. Reduce SerDes power. Increase bandwidth density.
That direction is real.
Optical functionality is moving progressively closer to compute.
But proximity does not eliminate … Read More


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