November 26, 2024 /SemiMedia/ — Tower Semiconductor has announced the mass production of its latest silicon photonics (SiPho) platform, supporting the commercial rollout of 1.6Tbps SiPho products by multiple customers. Compared to existing 800Gbps solutions, the new platform doubles data transfer speeds with innovative technology, achieving 200Gbps per channel and a total throughput of 1.6Tbps. Several customers have already designed breakthrough products on this platform and commenced volume production.

The platform offers critical features for high-speed data transmission, including high-bandwidth optical modulators and low-loss edge coupling for efficient laser-to-fiber connections. These advancements are essential for achieving 200Gbps per channel and beyond.

Jack Xu, Vice President of Transceiver Business at Coherent, said: “Our newly launched 1.6Tbps SiPho optical transceiver, alongside the 8x100G SiPho transceiver, is made possible with support from Tower. Their expertise in silicon photonics mass production has helped us accelerate time-to-market and deliver value to our customers.”

Marco Racanelli, President of Tower Semiconductor, added: “This achievement highlights our commitment to innovation in high-performance data communications. We remain dedicated to providing advanced solutions that enable our customers to drive market growth.”