100G/200G Electro-Optical Interfaces: The Future for Low Power, Low Latency Data Centers

100G/200G Electro-Optical Interfaces: The Future for Low Power, Low Latency Data Centers
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-23-2023 at 6:00 am

112G Ethernet PHY IP EOE InterOp Demo JR5 0179

Electrical copper interconnects, once the backbone of data center networks, are facing growing challenges. Rapid expansion of AI and ML applications is driving a significant increase in cluster sizes within data centers, resulting in substantial demands for faster I/O capabilities. While the surge in I/O requirements is … Read More


Podcast EP174: Expanding Application Horizons with OpenLight’s Silicon Photonics Platform

Podcast EP174: Expanding Application Horizons with OpenLight’s Silicon Photonics Platform
by Daniel Nenni on 07-28-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Adam Carter, CEO of OpenLight. Adam has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including a variety of roles in Networking, Optical Communication Systems, Optical Components and Modules markets.

Adam describes OpenLight’s unique silicon photonics platform – what makes … Read More


Podcast EP133: OpenLight and Their Revolutionary Approach to Photonics

Podcast EP133: OpenLight and Their Revolutionary Approach to Photonics
by Daniel Nenni on 12-23-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Thomas Mader, Tom is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenLight, a newly formed independent company by investments from Synopsys and Juniper Networks. Dr. Mader’s experience spans 27 years across the photonics and consumer electronics industries. Prior to the formation of OpenLight, he led the same team within… Read More


Casting Light on OpenLight’s Open Silicon Photonics Platform

Casting Light on OpenLight’s Open Silicon Photonics Platform
by Kalar Rajendiran on 06-20-2022 at 6:00 am

The Growing Silicon Photonics Market

For many decades now, modern optical technology has been deployed in networking infrastructure, for long haul and medium haul links to support internet communications. The foundation of this technology is photonics, which is the science of generation, manipulation and detection of light for performing functions otherwise… Read More