Double data rate modules transmit at 60Gbit/s

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 29, 2007

Double data rate modules have 12 channels each with a data transfer rate of 5Mbit/s

Emcore has begun sampling its new Double Data Rate (DDR) 12-channel 60Gbit/s modules.

Emcore offers one of the broadest range of InfiniBand parallel optical modules supporting cost-effective parallel optical data communications.

Emcore's product portfolio supports high-end server applications including optical backplanes, board-to-board and shelf-to-shelf interconnects.

The MTX/RX9552 is a 12-channel 60Gbit/s DDR product, doubling the speed of the existing single data rate (SDR) SNAP12.

The DDR modules are currently sampling to customers at data rates of 5Gbit/s per channel with low power consumption and an improved digital management interface.

The Mini MTX/RX9542, is the second new product offering that offers DDR bandwidth with less than half the footprint.

Originally designed for broad temperature-range military applications, the Mini's small form factor allows commercial end users to dramatically increase card density and bandwidth.

Chris Wiggins, Parallel Product Line Manager, says, "To date, Emcore has shipped over 20,000 pairs of the 12-channel parallel optical modules to market".

He added, "This will be the company's fourth generation of 12-channel parallel optical products".

"Furthermore the DDR platform is especially exciting because it provides scalability up to 10Gbit/s per channel meeting the future needs of 100Gbit/s Ethernet applications".

All of the Emcore DDR 12-channel modules allow extended reach of 150m transmission over industry standard multimode optical fibres with MTP/MPO optical connectors.

In addition, the modules have a 100-pin Mega-Array electrical connector and as an added feature, each of the 12 TX and RX channels can be individually controlled and configured, allowing for greater performance and flexibility in customer applications.