Semtech’s DirectEdge™ Portfolio Enables Low-Power 400G/800G AI Data Centers

Complete suite of high-performance 100G/channel Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs) and laser drivers optimized for energy-efficient Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO)

SAN FRANCISCO & CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service solutions, announced the expansion of its optical communications portfolio with DirectEdge 100G per channel single-mode and multi-mode LPO solutions. This breakthrough analog Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) technology addresses the most pressing challenge facing Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure scaling: power efficiency.

Semtech’s DirectEdge™ Portfolio Enables Low-Power 400G/800G AI Data Center

Data center interconnects supporting AI workloads face unprecedented bandwidth requirements while operating under strict power envelopes. According to IDC’s Worldwide Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Tracker, annual spending on AI infrastructure will exceed $200 billion USD globally by 2028. In the first half of 2024 alone, investments in compute and storage infrastructure for AI deployments reached $47.4 billion, representing a staggering 97% year-over-year growth rate.

“For hyperscalers running AI workloads, power has become a critical business constraint,” said Weiliang Deng, director of signal integrity product marketing at Semtech. “Our DirectEdge portfolio benefits hyperscalers by bringing our industry-leading PMDs to successfully deploy LPO, while also addressing the power imperative by eliminating power-hungry DSPs. Every milliwatt saved in optical interconnects can be redirected to computational resources and we believe our LPO solutions are over 50% more power efficient than comparable DSP-based solutions. For a hyperscale data center with hundreds of thousands of optical modules, this translates to significant energy savings that can be applied to more GPU clusters for AI training and inference.”

Established 100G/channel LPO Portfolio

Semtech's DirectEdge 100G per channel LPO portfolio offers complete coverage for both single and multimode fiber implementations in 400G and 800G optical modules.

• 56GBd PAM4 TIAs (Transimpedance Amplifiers):
  • GN1856/GN1856P: 250um pitch TIA with polarity invert option
  • GN1857/GN1857P: 750um pitch TIA with polarity invert option
  • GN1854/GN1854P: 500um pitch TIA with polarity invert option
• 56GBd PAM4 Laser Drivers:
  • GN1871: 3Vppd Linear MZM driver GN1858
  • GN1858P: Linear VCSEL driver with polarity invert option

Learn more about Semtech’s high-performance optical, analog and mixed-signal IC signal integrity solutions at www.semtech.com/optical.

Meet Semtech's Optical Experts at OFC 2025

Visit Semtech at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) in San Francisco, April 1-3, 2025, Corporate Village #1028. Our technical experts will provide personalized consultations on how our comprehensive portfolio can address your specific optical networking challenges. Experience live demonstrations of our latest technologies for data center interconnects, next generation 800G/1.6T optical connectivity and high-performance analog solutions designed to meet your optical communications needs.

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC) is a leading provider of high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service solutions dedicated to delivering high-quality technology that enables a smarter, more connected, and sustainable planet. Our global teams are committed to empowering solution architects and application developers to develop breakthrough products for the infrastructure, industrial and consumer markets. To learn more about Semtech technology, visit us at Semtech.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X.

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Source: Semtech Corporation