Marvell to Demonstrate Industry's First 400G/lane PAM4 Electrical-to-Optical Link Technology at OFC 2025
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) has achieved a groundbreaking milestone with the industry's first 400G/lane technology demonstration, featuring a complete electrical to optical link operating at 224 Gbaud. The company will showcase this innovation at OFC 2025 in San Francisco from March 30-April 3, 2025.
The technology represents a significant advancement, offering a 4x increase over current 100G/lane infrastructure and 2x increase over 200G/lane systems being deployed this year. Marvell is collaborating with industry leaders including Lumentum, TeraHop, and Coherent to develop products based on this technology.
This breakthrough will enable cloud data centers to substantially increase bandwidth capacity, maximize output, enhance efficiency, and reduce AI training time. The technology is particularly significant as pluggable transceiver modules are expected to remain the dominant solution for optical connectivity in data centers through 2030.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) ha raggiunto un traguardo innovativo con la prima dimostrazione al mondo della tecnologia 400G/lane, che presenta un collegamento elettrico a ottico completo funzionante a 224 Gbaud. L'azienda presenterà questa innovazione all'OFC 2025 a San Francisco dal 30 marzo al 3 aprile 2025.
Questa tecnologia rappresenta un avanzamento significativo, offrendo un aumento di 4 volte rispetto all'attuale infrastruttura 100G/lane e un aumento di 2 volte rispetto ai sistemi 200G/lane che verranno implementati quest'anno. Marvell sta collaborando con leader del settore tra cui Lumentum, TeraHop e Coherent per sviluppare prodotti basati su questa tecnologia.
Questa innovazione consentirà ai data center cloud di aumentare sostanzialmente la capacità di banda, massimizzare l'output, migliorare l'efficienza e ridurre i tempi di addestramento dell'IA. La tecnologia è particolarmente significativa poiché si prevede che i moduli trasceiver pluggable rimarranno la soluzione dominante per la connettività ottica nei data center fino al 2030.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) ha logrado un hito revolucionario con la primera demostración de la tecnología 400G/lane de la industria, que presenta un enlace eléctrico a óptico completo que opera a 224 Gbaud. La empresa mostrará esta innovación en el OFC 2025 en San Francisco del 30 de marzo al 3 de abril de 2025.
La tecnología representa un avance significativo, ofreciendo un incremento de 4 veces en comparación con la infraestructura actual de 100G/lane y un incremento de 2 veces sobre los sistemas de 200G/lane que se implementarán este año. Marvell está colaborando con líderes de la industria como Lumentum, TeraHop y Coherent para desarrollar productos basados en esta tecnología.
Este avance permitirá a los centros de datos en la nube aumentar sustancialmente la capacidad de ancho de banda, maximizar la producción, mejorar la eficiencia y reducir el tiempo de entrenamiento de IA. La tecnología es particularmente significativa ya que se espera que los módulos transceptores enchufables sigan siendo la solución dominante para la conectividad óptica en los centros de datos hasta 2030.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL)는 업계 최초의 400G/lane 기술 시연을 통해 획기적인 이정표를 세웠으며, 224 Gbaud로 작동하는 완전한 전기-광 링크를 특징으로 합니다. 이 회사는 2025년 3월 30일부터 4월 3일까지 샌프란시스코에서 열리는 OFC 2025에서 이 혁신을 선보일 예정입니다.
이 기술은 현재의 100G/lane 인프라에 비해 4배 증가를 제공하며, 올해 배포될 200G/lane 시스템에 비해 2배 증가를 제공합니다. Marvell은 Lumentum, TeraHop 및 Coherent와 같은 업계 리더들과 협력하여 이 기술을 기반으로 한 제품을 개발하고 있습니다.
이 혁신은 클라우드 데이터 센터가 대역폭 용량을 크게 늘리고, 출력을 극대화하며, 효율성을 향상시키고, AI 훈련 시간을 단축할 수 있도록 합니다. 이 기술은 플러그형 트랜시버 모듈이 2030년까지 데이터 센터의 광 연결을 위한 지배적인 솔루션으로 남을 것으로 예상되기 때문에 특히 중요합니다.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) a atteint un jalon révolutionnaire avec la première démonstration de la technologie 400G/lane de l'industrie, présentant un lien électrique à optique complet fonctionnant à 224 Gbaud. L'entreprise présentera cette innovation lors de l'OFC 2025 à San Francisco du 30 mars au 3 avril 2025.
Cette technologie représente une avancée significative, offrant une augmentation de 4 fois par rapport à l'infrastructure actuelle de 100G/lane et une augmentation de 2 fois par rapport aux systèmes 200G/lane qui seront déployés cette année. Marvell collabore avec des leaders de l'industrie tels que Lumentum, TeraHop et Coherent pour développer des produits basés sur cette technologie.
Cette avancée permettra aux centres de données cloud d'augmenter considérablement la capacité de bande passante, de maximiser la production, d'améliorer l'efficacité et de réduire le temps de formation de l'IA. La technologie est particulièrement significative car il est prévu que les modules de transceivers enfichables restent la solution dominante pour la connectivité optique dans les centres de données jusqu'en 2030.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) hat einen bahnbrechenden Meilenstein mit der ersten Demonstration der 400G/lane-Technologie der Branche erreicht, die eine vollständige elektrische zu optischen Verbindung mit 224 Gbaud bietet. Das Unternehmen wird diese Innovation auf der OFC 2025 in San Francisco vom 30. März bis 3. April 2025 präsentieren.
Diese Technologie stellt einen bedeutenden Fortschritt dar und bietet eine 4-fache Erhöhung im Vergleich zur aktuellen 100G/lane-Infrastruktur sowie eine 2-fache Erhöhung im Vergleich zu den in diesem Jahr eingeführten 200G/lane-Systemen. Marvell arbeitet mit Branchenführern wie Lumentum, TeraHop und Coherent zusammen, um Produkte auf Basis dieser Technologie zu entwickeln.
Dieser Durchbruch wird es Cloud-Datenzentren ermöglichen, die Bandbreitenkapazität erheblich zu erhöhen, den Output zu maximieren, die Effizienz zu steigern und die Trainingszeit für KI zu reduzieren. Die Technologie ist besonders bedeutend, da erwartet wird, dass steckbare Transceiver-Module bis 2030 die dominierende Lösung für die optische Konnektivität in Datenzentren bleiben.
- First-to-market with breakthrough 400G/lane technology demonstration
- Strategic partnerships with major industry players (Lumentum, TeraHop, Coherent)
- Technology provides 4x improvement over current infrastructure
- Positions Marvell as technology leader in high-speed connectivity solutions
- Technology still in demonstration phase, not yet commercialized
- Requires ecosystem development before market adoption
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Marvell's demonstration of the industry's first 400G/lane PAM4 electrical-to-optical link technology represents a significant technological breakthrough in high-speed connectivity. This achievement is remarkable as it was "once considered impossible" but has now been proven in real silicon.
What makes this development particularly noteworthy is the 4x performance increase over the mainstream 100G/lane infrastructure currently deployed in cloud and AI data centers, and a 2x improvement over the 200G/lane technology being deployed this year. For data infrastructure, these generational improvements in bandwidth capacity are critical enablers for AI computing and next-generation cloud architectures.
Marvell's ecosystem approach - partnering with Lumentum, TeraHop, and Coherent - demonstrates their strategic understanding that advanced semiconductor innovation requires collaboration across the technology stack. This positions Marvell favorably in the competitive landscape of high-speed connectivity solutions.
The demonstration continues Marvell's track record as a first-mover in PAM4 connectivity technology, having previously pioneered both 100G/lane and 200G/lane implementations. This established pattern of leadership in pushing the boundaries of high-speed data transmission technology strengthens their competitive positioning in the semiconductor market focused on AI and cloud infrastructure.
With pluggable transceiver modules expected to remain dominant for optical connectivity through 2030 (according to Coherent's EVP), Marvell's technology breakthrough has long-term industry relevance that could translate to sustainable competitive advantage in this critical market segment.
400G/lane technology will enable cloud data centers to significantly increase bandwidth capacity across their infrastructure, maximize output, enhance the efficiency of future data centers and shorten the time required for AI training and other complex tasks. 400G/lane technology represents a 4x increase over the mainstream 100G/lane infrastructure in cloud and AI data centers today and a 2x increase over the 200G/lane infrastructure being deployed in the industry this year.
"Pluggable transceiver modules will remain the dominant solution for optical connectivity in data centers and other infrastructure through 2030," said Dr. Lee Xu, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Datacom Business Unit at Coherent. "Our collaboration with
"This demonstration clearly illustrates how Lumentum and
"Networking takes an ecosystem. Through efforts like this, we can lay a foundation for the AI economy and continue to expand the opportunity for optics in infrastructure," said Osa Mok, Chief Marketing Officer, Terahop PTE Ltd.
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