Inphi: Alcor 400G DR4 Silicon Photonics Platform

March 23, 2021
The new Alcor platform includes Inphi’s field-proven PAM4 DSP technology, linear TIA, and driver to provide even higher levels of integration and lower power for high-performance hyperscale data center, cloud computing, and emerging AI applications.
Based on Inphi’s Porrima™ PAM4 DSP platform, the new Alcor platform includes Inphi’s field-proven PAM4 DSP technology, linear TIA, and driver to provide even higher levels of integration and lower power for high-performance hyperscale data center, cloud computing, and emerging AI applications, the company asserts. The DSP targets high-volume 100G Ethernet optical modules.

Judge’s comment: “This DSP with advanced telemetry functions enables 100G DR modules based on 56-GBaud PAM4 with less than 3.5-W power dissipation and reduces overall BOM cost through integrated laser drivers."

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Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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