SerDes stands for serializer/deserializer. This transmission method is used to convert data from a wide or parallel interface to a narrow or serial interface and then back to parallel on the other side. This reduces the number of interconnects needed.
Ayar Labs, a leader in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity, today announced it has raised an additional $25 million in Series C1 funding, bringing its total Series C raise to $155 million. The oversubscribed up round was led by new investor Capital TEN. VentureTech Alliance also entered the Series C expansion that included participation by previous investors Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, NVIDIA, and Tyche Partners.
Ayar Labs, a leader in the use of silicon photonics for chip-to-chip optical connectivity, today announced public demonstration of the industry’s first 4 terabit-per-second (Tbps) bidirectional Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical solution at the upcoming Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) in San Diego on March 5-9, 2023.
Project KANAGAWA granted to Ayar Labs with goal of transitioning optical Input/Output (I/O) into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) while driving affordability and scalability for production…
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Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) — an electronic circuit that uses optical components, such as waveguides, modulators, and lasers, all on a single chip.
Pluggable optics — transceiver modules that connect network components to convert high-speed electrical signals into optical signals and vice versa.
Electro-optical transceiver — converts electronic data into an optical signal and vice versa.