Spica Gen2 Delivers 25% Power Savings and
Advances Transition to Next-Generation 800GbE Optical
Modules
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a
leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today
announced that it is sampling its Spicaâ„¢ Gen2 800Gbps PAM4
electro-optics platform, designed to boost bandwidth and
performance in cloud data centers. The highly integrated Spica Gen2
platform is built on advanced 5nm process technology with companion
transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and driver to deliver power
savings and advance the transition to 800Gbps networking inside the
data center.
The new Marvell solution extends the company's leadership in
800G PAM4 DSPs, building on its Spica DSP announced in 2020 in 7nm
as part of the industry's first 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics
platform. Since that time, the Spica platform has been ramping in
artificial intelligence (AI) applications as the demand for higher
bandwidth networking infrastructure continues to increase. Powered
by 5nm CMOS technology and Marvell's proven PAM4 DSP IP, the Spica
Gen2 800G platform offers more than 25% system-level power
efficiency savings compared to the previous generation while
reducing latency and system implementation complexity.
PAM4 DSPs inside the pluggable transceiver modules play a
critical role in linking optical networks by fine-tuning signals to
maintain data integrity over communications links up to 10km
distance. Spica Gen2 expands the company's Spica product family,
the industry's first field-proven 100G/lane optical PAM4 DSP in
high-volume production. Spica Gen2 allows the data center operators
to future-proof their optical networking infrastructure to meet
next-generation industry standards as the cloud data center moves
to 800G, while maintaining backward compatibility with already
deployed systems. The new PAM4 DSP platform enables less than
12-Watt 800G QSFP-DD800/OSFP optical transceiver modules. These
exceptional power savings provide cloud operators the ability to
reduce cost, complexity, and carbon footprint while increasing
bandwidth and performance.
"There is an ever-increasing need for higher bandwidth, lower
latencies, and reduced complexities in managing data center
infrastructure," said Xi Wang, vice
president of product marketing, Optical Connectivity at Marvell.
"With the introduction of the Spica Gen2 5nm optical PAM4 DSP,
Marvell is continuing to innovate and enhance the power efficiency
with the 800G electro-optics platform while increasing bandwidth in
the data center, which is crucial to achieving green and efficient
data center architectures. Spica Gen2 enables lower latencies,
higher levels of integration, and simplifies switch port management
for next-gen cloud data center optical interconnects."
"Demand for optical technology is expected to grow 14% per year
through 2027, primarily driven by the projected sales of 800G and
1.6T transceivers as cloud providers and carriers enhance their
infrastructures to meet customer expectations," said Vlad Kozlov, founder and CEO of Light Counting
Market Research. "Spica Gen2 is part of Marvell's effort to raise
the bar in terms of performance, power and TCO to allow clouds to
scale."
Key features of Spica Gen2
include:
- Support for 1x800G, 2x400G, 8x100G Ethernet traffic with
breakout
- 25% power savings enabling <12-Watt 800G
- CMIS compliant with advanced diagnostic features
- Integration of enhanced optical modulator driver
Spica Gen2 Linear TIAs:
The IN5660TA is a 56GBaud octal channel, linear TIA for PAM4
optical modules. The IN5665TA and IN5669TA are each 56GBaud quad
channel, linear TIA offerings. Features of the Spica Gen2 linear
TIAs include:
- Wide dynamic range to meet the different link requirements for
optical applications
- Best-in-class linearity, low noise for optimized platform
performance
- Low-power and in bare die form
Spica Gen2 Linear Driver:
The IN5614DV is a 56GBaud quad-channel, linear VCSEL driver for
PAM4 optical modules. Features include:
- VCSEL multimode fiber for AOC and transceiver
- Excellent linearity, high bandwidth, adjustable gain to
optimize the PAM4 system performance
- Low-power driver in bare die form
Availability
The Spica Gen2 PAM4 DSP, TIAs and driver are available now and
sampling to leading optical module manufacturers.
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