DCON26_SLIDES_Track12_NavigatingtheNewFrontierAGuidetoTestingSiliconPhotonicsHigh-SpeedLinks_179_222.pdf

1、Welcome to ConferenceFebruary 2426,2026Santa Clara Convention CenterExpoFebruary 2526,2026 1Navigating the New Frontier:A Guide to Testing Silicon Photonics High-Speed LinksMarianne Nourzad,LightmatterYongchao Liu,Lightmatter2ImageSPEAKERSMarianne NourzadSenior Characterization Engineer,Lighmatterma

2、riannelightmatter.coDr.Marianne Nourzad is a senior characterization engineer at Lightmatter:her current work focuses on high-speed electro-optical link characterization and testing.Prior to joining Lightmatter,Marianne was an analog platform architect at Intels Data Center and Artificial Intelligen

3、ce group,developing methodologies for electrical testing of next generation high-speed I/O technologies and standards.3 The transition from electrical to optical interconnects represents a necessary evolution in data center architecture:o Growing demand for bandwidth in data center interconnects(AI,

4、HPC)o Fundamental physical barriers for traditional electrical HSIO at 224Gbps&beyond:Power&Bandwidth wall Reach limitations SiPho HSIO links offer a distinct advantage over traditional copper and short-reach optical solutions:o Combining the benefits of optical transceivers and high-speed electroni

5、c o Leveraging existing solutionsHSIO Transition to Silicon Photonics Why?4 HSIO:Copper&Current Solutions in Optics Silicon Photonics Building Blocks The Electro-Optical Link Testing Silicon Photonics HSIO SiPho:Advantages&Challenges Conclusions&ObservationsPresentation Overview5 Current High-Speed

6、Standards Limitations of Copper-Based Solutions Current Solutions in OpticsHSIO:Copper&Current Solutions in Optics6Current High-Speed Standards7Current High-Speed Standards8Electrical(Optical Aware Retimer ECN for PCIe 6.3 and 7.0)Addresses optical interconnects electrical interface(chip-to-module)D