CAMARILLO, CA, Aug 30, 2022 – Semtech Corp., a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced the launch of the new CopperEdge product portfolio for use in next generation 400G (4x100G) and 800G (8x100G) data center interconnects using copper cable and backplane interconnects. The CopperEdge GN8112 is a quad channel 112Gbps PAM4 linear equalizer and is the first product sampling in the portfolio.
As next generation data center interconnects transition to 112Gbps PAM4 per lane to meet higher bandwidth and throughput demands, passive copper cables can only enable reaches of up to 1.5 meters. This severely limits the use cases of passive copper cables in data centers at 112Gbps and has created a strong demand for active copper cables (ACCs) that extend the copper cable reaches to allow for the high-volume switch-to-server connections. The CopperEdge GN8112 is a 112Gbps PAM4 quad channel linear equalizer designed to enable low cost, manufacturable ACCs that can deliver reaches of up to five meters over a copper twinaxial (Twinax) cable assembly. This reach extension enables ACCs to service the large volume 400G and 800G data center interconnects while offering ultra-low power (<0.75 Watt per 400G) and ultra-low latency (<10ps).
“Building upon Semtech’s outstanding high-speed signal integrity expertise, the new CopperEdge product portfolio continues to offer valuable solutions that our customers need to meet current and future market demands, starting with the sampling release of the CopperEdge GN8112 quad linear equalizer,” said Julius Yam, market manager data center products for Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products Group. “The GN8112 can extend copper cable reaches up to five meters at 112Gbps PAM4 data rates with ultra-low power and latency, as needed in Cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. In addition, the GN8112 can also be used in backplane and onboard applications to extend the trace lengths of interconnects for reliable high-speed communication between two end points.”
The CopperEdge GN8112 is now available for sampling. Semtech also offers ACC Reference Design Kits (RDKs) for the GN8112 to enable rapid adoption of Semtech’s solution.
Semtech’s comprehensive data center portfolio includes:
- New – CopperEdge GN8112: PAM4 4x112G Linear Equalizer
- Tri-Edge GN2558: PAM4 4x56G CDR + VCSEL Driver
- Tri-Edge GN2559: PAM4 4x56G CDR + TIA
- Tri-Edge GN2538: PAM4 2x56G CDR + VCSEL Driver
- Tri-Edge GN2539: PAM4 2x56G CDR + TIA
- Tri-Edge GN2555: PAM4 4x56G CDR + DML Driver
- Tri-Edge GN2559S: PAM4 4x56G CDR + Low Power TIA
- FiberEdge GN1800: Second Generation Single Channel 56GBd PAM4 Linear TIA
- FiberEdge GN1810: Second Generation Quad Channel 56GBd PAM4 Linear TIA for PIN
- FiberEdge GN1812: Second Generation Quad Channel 56GBd PAM4 Linear TIA for PIN
- FiberEdge GN1814: 500μm pitch Quad 56GBd PAM4 Linear TIA
- FiberEdge GN1816: Quad Channel 56GBd PAM4 Linear TIA, 250μm pitch, Wirebond
- FiberEdge GN1848: Quad Channel 56GBd PAM4 Linear VCSEL Driver Die, Wirebond
Learn more about Semtech’s CopperEdge portfolio here.
About Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products
Semtech’s optical networking product platforms provide high-performance signal integrity for optical module solutions used by leading companies in the data center/enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure and passive optical network/Fiber to the markets.
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About Semtech
Semtech Corp. is a leading global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The Company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction.
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