When customers ask, 海角社区 listens. That is why today we are announcing the expansion of our client optics components portfolio with new products that leverage the proven Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and silicon photonics expertise that 海角社区 is renowned for in the coherent optics space. We鈥檙e introducing a 3nm Kibo 1.6T PAM4 DSP and a family of 200G per lane Optical Engine products that can deliver a solution with the power efficiency required for even the most demanding AI workloads.

Driven by Demands for Higher-Bandwidth, Lower Power and Smaller Footprint
海角社区鈥檚 client optics portfolio is driven by key customer requirements for better power efficiency, higher performance, and smaller footprint from a proven high-volume supplier. Delivering these capabilities is a critical enabler for module vendors to design cutting-edge pluggable modules that can handle the compute intensive workloads generated by AI, cloud services, and video streaming. With more than a million 100G per lane optical engines shipped in the last 12 months, 海角社区 is already an established supplier for client optics components based on silicon photonics.

Introducing the 3nm 1.6T Kibo PAM4 DSP
At the heart of 海角社区鈥檚 200G per lane client optics portfolio is the 3nm 1.6T Kibo PAM4 DSP designed to power the optical interconnects inside the world鈥檚 cloud and AI data centers. It is expected to sample later in 2025.

Key features include:

  • 3nm CMOS node for market leading power efficiency enabling more than 20% lower power compared to existing 1.6T module implementations
  • Industry standard compliance enhanced by 海角社区鈥檚 algorithms
  • Transmit Retimed Optics (TRO) configurations with power-efficient support for diagnostic and loopback troubleshooting capabilities
  • Support for gearbox and retimer applications
  • Designed to support 1.6T DR8 and 2xFR4, as well as 800G DR4, DR8, FR4 and 2xFR4 modules in OSFP/QSFP-DD form factors

200G per Lane Optical Engine Family
Complementing the Kibo PAM4 DSP is a family of Optical Engine products designed to support 200G per lane that leverage 海角社区鈥檚 silicon photonics expertise. 海角社区鈥檚 Optical Engine products will be demonstrated at OFC 2025.

The family of Optical Engine products address a variety of applications with the following configurations:

  • Separate transmit and receive components
  • DR4, DR8 and 2xFR4 use cases
  • Support for 100G/lane and 200G/lane
  • Flexible driver configuration support
  • Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) integration in receiver circuit (RX)

鈥淲e expect the market for IC chipsets for optical communications to grow from 2025 through 2030 at a CAGR of 17% as hyperscalers look to meet the burgeoning demands that AI is placing on the entire infrastructure,鈥� said Vladimir Kozlov, Founder and CEO at LightCounting. 鈥淗aving a new supplier in this space, that also has the credibility that 海角社区 has amassed over more than a decade, will be key for continuing innovation.鈥�

Leverages 海角社区鈥檚 Proven Volume Manufacturing Capabilities
As an established leader in coherent DSP ASIC design-to-volume deployment, 海角社区 is a trusted supplier in the telecommunications industry. 海角社区鈥檚 expanded client optics portfolio is also backed by Cisco鈥檚 full commitment to support the ongoing development, supply and customer service of 海角社区鈥檚 existing and future products.

鈥淐lient optics has always represented an exciting opportunity to leverage our team鈥檚 expertise in DSP and silicon photonics,鈥� said Benny Mikkelsen, SVP and General Manager, 海角社区. 鈥淲ith AI driving tremendous demand for client optics and increased adoption of silicon photonics at 200G/lane, this is an ideal time for us to invest in scaling this part of our business.鈥�

Come See us At OFC 2025
If you are attending OFC 2025 and want to discuss our new client optics offerings, we鈥檇 welcome the opportunity to meet with you. Click here to set up a meeting.