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Webinar: To Retime or Not to Retime? Getting Ready for PCIe and Ethernet over Linear Pluggable Optics
August 15 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
As AI models’ demand for computational power escalates at an unprecedented rate, the demand for high-speed, efficient, and low-power solutions has never been greater. This Synopsys webinar will explore the latest technologies and industry trends driving the need to bring optical interconnects deeper into the networking and computing fabrics.
Attendees will gain insights into advanced co-simulation techniques to enhance design accuracy and performance, strategies for minimizing power consumption without compromising on performance. We will explore retimed and linear-drive interfaces, exploring LPO, NPO and CPO use cases, including silicon-proofpoints with 224G Ethernet and PCIe 7.0/6.x over optics.
Join us for an in-depth discussion to learn how these optical interfaces will unlock even larger, more powerful AI clusters for hyperscale data centers.
Speakers
Listed below are the industry leaders scheduled to speak.
The’ Linh Nguyen
Executive Director
Synopsys
The’ Linh Nguyen is an Executive Director at Synopsys Solutions Group, responsible for optically capable SerDes and UCIe IP development. The’ Linh has 25+ years of experience in development of AMS and PMD IC’s for communications systems using various optical technologies such as SiPho and InP MZM, EAM, DFB and VCSEL lasers. He received his Master’s degree in electrical engineering from Queen’s University in Canada. Prior to Synopsys, The’ Linh was an Associate VP at Marvell and VP of Engineering at Finisar. He has also served on technical committees for OFC and BCICTS.
Priyank Shukla
Principal Product Manager
Synopsys
Priyank Shukla is a Principal Product Manager for the Synopsys High Speed Serdes IP portfolio. He has broad experience in analog, mixed-signal design with strong focus on high performance compute, mobile and automotive SoCs. He is a contributing member to 802.3dj task force and a IEEE802.3 voter. Priyank has a US patent on low power RTC design. He received an Electrical Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.
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