The switch supports data rates up to 200G (100 Gbaud PAM4) and eliminates the need for optical-electrical-optical conversion and optical transceivers, enabling lower power usage and improved throughput in high-bandwidth AI workloads. Jennifer Bernal, Kumarpal Mandoth Clocks and Timing Solutions ABSTRACT Hyperscale data centers and telecommunication market sectors are currently driving the need for high speed serial links using 112G and 224G Pulse Amplitude Modulation with 4-Levels Serializer and Deserializer (PAM4 SerDes). The Marvell® PAM4 optical DSP portfolio, including Spica™ and Nova™ DSPs, addresses the critical the need for high-bandwidth optical interconnects to power AI infrastructure. Marvell leads the pluggable module ecosystem with low-power, high-performance silicon for AI, cloud, enterprise and 5G. A key new modulation scheme, PAM4, was introduced around 2017 and enabled the big jump from 100G to 400G. When it comes to enabling 400G and higher Ethernet speeds, a four-level pulse amplitude modulation or PAM4 multilevel signaling is needed as opposed to the non-return-to-zero (NRZ) modulation. E-O Link Analyses of PAM4, PAM6, and PAM8 at 448Gbps/λ E-O Link Analyses of PAM4, PAM6, and PAM8 at 448Gbps/λ Massimo Sorbara, Ted Letavic, Jack Pekarik, Yusheng Bian, Vaibhav Ruparelia OIF 448Gbps Signaling for AI Workshop April 15-16, 2025 2 OIF 448Gbps Signaling for AI Workshop April 15-16, 2025.
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