{"id":832433,"date":"2025-04-01T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/marvell-extends-connectivity-leadership-with-aec-ecosystem-demonstrations-at-ofc-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:46:39","slug":"marvell-extends-connectivity-leadership-with-aec-ecosystem-demonstrations-at-ofc-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/marvell-extends-connectivity-leadership-with-aec-ecosystem-demonstrations-at-ofc-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvell Extends Connectivity Leadership with AEC Ecosystem Demonstrations at OFC 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Delivering<\/i>\u00a0In-rack Copper Interconnect Solutions that Meet the Growing Bandwidth Requirements of Accelerated Infrastructure<\/i><\/p>\n

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\n SANTA CLARA, Calif.<\/span>
\n <\/span>, April 1, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Marvell Technology, Inc.<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced that in collaboration with Active Electrical Cable (AEC) partners 3M, Amphenol, Broadex, Luxshare-Tech, and TE Connectivity, they will showcase demonstrations of both 800G and 1.6T Alaska<\/span>\u00ae<\/sup> A 1.6T PAM4 DSPs<\/a> for AECs at OFC 2025. The Alaska A 1.6T PAM4 DSP is the industry’s first AEC DSP designed for emerging 200G\/lane-based accelerated infrastructure architectures, while the Alaska A 800G PAM4 DSP for 100G\/lane delivers connectivity for up to seven meters.<\/p>\n

To meet the exploding demand for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and cloud computing services, data center operators are transforming the computing and connectivity technologies underlying their data infrastructure to dramatically increase performance, efficiency and return on investment of their global operations. AECs\u2014which are copper cables supplemented by DSP technology originally developed for optical modules for longer distances and greater bandwidth\u2014are ideal for in-rack scale-up fabrics as bandwidths increase. The market for AEC silicon is expected to grow at 61% per year to reach $1.3 billion<\/span> by 2029, according to the 650 Group.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

The Alaska A 1.6T AEC DSP leverages Marvell industry-leading PAM4 technology using a 200G\/lane SerDes to support 1.6T switches and servers, expected to serve the market over the next several years. The industry-leading equalization engine built into the Alaska A 1.6T DSP enables 32AWG<\/span> cable reaches greater than three meters, addressing the reach requirements for inside-the-rack copper connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Alaska A 800G AEC with PAM4 DSP technology is built using a 100G\/lane SerDes to provide 7-meter copper connectivity for rack-scale AI server architecture, where the switch racks are moved from end of row to middle of row in the connection of crossing two racks between the switch rack and server racks. Without AEC DSPs, passive copper cables at 800G could only reach two meters.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

“The need for more powerful servers, bigger infrastructure and more bandwidth is driving a revolution in connectivity,” said Alan Weckel<\/span>, 650 co-founder. “With its expertise in copper and optical technologies, Marvell is driving this transformation by boosting the capabilities of technologies like AEC DSPs and cultivating an ecosystem to give customers greater choice.”<\/p>\n

“Enhanced copper connectivity is a critical link for optimizing infrastructure for performance and efficiency,” said Xi Wang<\/span>, vice president and general manager, Connectivity Business Unit at Marvell. “The OFC demonstrations reinforce the strong AEC ecosystem support to ensure hyperscalers have a robust, high-performance, and scalable supply chain for AI infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

\n 1.6T AEC Partner Booth Demonstrations<\/b>\n <\/p>\n