Enabling the next phase of Moore’s Law through optical connectivity
Ayar Labs solves the I/O bandwidth and power bottlenecks by moving data using light.
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100°Celsius SuperNova™ at ECOC 2021
Demo of the SuperNova™ Light Source Operating from 15-100°C
Ayar Labs Named a 2021 Gartner ‘Cool Vendor’ in Silicon Photonics
Industry’s First Terabit Optical Link
Technical Paper
An Error-free 1 Tbps WDM Optical I/O Chiplet and Multi-wavelength Multi-port Laser
In this paper we demonstrate a 128 Gbps/port (8-λ×16 Gbps/λ) natively error-free transmission across eight optical ports using a 8-port, 8-λ/port WDM remote laser source and a pair of monolithically integrated CMOS optical I/O chiplets with 4.96-5.56 pJ/bit optical Tx+Rx chiplet energy efficiency.
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The CW-WDM MSA Consortium Releases New Specification for Multi-Wavelength Optical Laser Sources
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Revolutionizing Chip-to-Chip Communication Across Industry Verticals
Ayar Labs is disrupting the traditional performance, cost, and efficiency curves of the semiconductor and computing industries by delivering up to a 1000x improvement in interconnect bandwidth density at one-tenth the power. We use standard CMOS processing to develop high-speed, high-density, low-power optical interconnect “chiplets” and lasers to replace traditional electrical I/O.
Cloud
→ Disaggregated Architectures
→ Glue-less interconnects
→ Memory semantic fabrics
AI/HPC
→ Chip-Chip low latency
→ Bandwidth
→ HBM Capacity
Connectivity
→ Disaggregated base stations
→ RF-Optical I/O
→ Digital Beam Forming
Intelligent Edge
→ RF Sensing
→ Phased Array Radar
→ AI at the edge
Optical I/O for Aerospace & Defense
Solution Brief: Unleashing Opportunities in the Aerospace Industry with Optical I/O
The promise of in-package optical I/O for aerospace addresses the demands of maintaining technological leadership in the changing global environment. In this solution brief, we discuss the capabilities of optical I/O for aerospace and its role in the development of new sensing and computer architectures that disaggregate the functional units within a system.
Learn how optical signaling interfaces can contribute to resolving bandwidth, latency, and power challenges across a range of applications.
Six Reasons the Aerospace Sector Needs Optical I/O Solutions
Companies developing the next generation of aerospace and defense solutions are pursuing a myriad of innovative ideas and technologies. From improving surface-to-air and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to enabling autonomous vehicle and unmanned aircraft operations…
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Recent Announcements
Ayar Labs Expands Global Presence and Adds Industry Veterans to Executive Team
Named a Cool Vendor in Silicon Photonics by Gartner SANTA CLARA, CA and LONDON, UK, June 29, 2021 – In order to address the UK and European market demand for in-package Optical I/O, Ayar Labs has established an international subsidiary with Ayar Labs UK Ltd. Optical...
In the Media
The Future of Optical I/O is more Parallel Links
Chris Cole has a lofty vantage point regarding how optical interfaces will likely evolve. As well as being an adviser to the firm II-VI, Cole is Chair of the Continuous Wave-Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CW-WDM) multi-source agreement (MSA). The CW-WDM...
Latest Resources
Demo of the SuperNova™ Light Source Operating from 15-100°C
Ayar Labs demonstrates the industry’s first continuous wave, CW-WDM MSA compliant, 8 wavelength, 8 port optical source operating from 15 to 100°C on a 400 GHz wavelength grid. Learn more about the SuperNova light source for optical I/O, AI, optical computing and...
Disaggregating System Architectures for Future HPC and AI Workloads
An explosion in demand for more compute capacity for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads is about to usher in a new era of disaggregated system architectures - with an emphasis on increased flexibility, efficiency, speed, and...
Panel Discussion: Enabling HPC/AI Disaggregated System Architectures with Optical I/O
Disaggregated architectures decoupling memory from processors and accelerators allow for more flexible and cost-effective node designs that can meet the demands of next-generation HPC and AI workloads. For disaggregation to be possible, an I/O interconnect technology...
Demonstration of the Industry’s First Terabit Optical Link for Chip-to-Chip Connectivity
Ayar Labs demonstrates the industry’s first Terabit per second Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical link with its TeraPHY™ optical I/O chiplet and SuperNova™ multi-wavelength optical source for a chip-to-chip connection. The demonstration shows a fully...