Spectra7's GC1122 GaugeChangerTM Chips now
Sampling
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., April 6,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSXV: SEV) (OTCQB: SPVNF)
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the
"Company"), a leading provider of high-performance analog
semiconductor products for broadband connectivity markets, today
announced that it will partnering with Volex plc ("Volex") to
demonstrate Spectra7's new 112G PAM4 GaugeChangerTM chip
intended for next generation 800Gbps data center interconnects at
this year's annual DesignCon Conference and Exhibition being held
in Santa Clara, CA from
April 6-7, 2022. The demonstration
will highlight the performance of Spectra7's new GC1122 chip
compensating for 112Gbps PAM4 signal loss over 4m of Volex 28AWG
high-speed twin-ax cable.
"Customers continue to demand copper as they move to
next-generation 25.6 and 51.2 Tbps platforms and 800G switching
solutions," said Alan Weckel,
Founder and Technology Analyst with 650 Group. "We see the 800G and
above Ethernet switch market growing at over 150% CAGR over the
next 5 years to over $10 billion, and
Spectra7 and cable partners such as Volex are sure to benefit from
this CAPEX spending growth."
"We are excited to have Volex as a partner for this impressive
demonstration of what is achievable with our GaugeChanger™
technology and their cable technology," said Spectra7 CEO
Raouf Halim. "We look forward to
bringing 800G cables to market with them later this year."
The GC1122 is the latest addition to the GaugeChanger™ product
line and extends the data rate from 56 to 112Gbps per lane. Since
the GC1122 is analog and highly linear, dynamics such as line rate
adjustment, multi-level signaling, intermittent line silence,
transmit pre-emphasis or amplitude adjustment and receiver
adaptivity are fully preserved. GC1122 chips are now sampling to
leading cable partners and end customers.
GaugeChanger™ is an innovative technology that allows copper to
extend much longer lengths without the cost and power penalty of
optics or DSP based retimed copper solutions. It works equally well
at 25 Gbps NRZ, 50 Gbps PAM-4 and 100 Gbps PAM-4 enabling new
connector standards of 100, 200, 400 and 800 Gbps.
DesignCon is the premier high-speed interconnect and system
design conference attended by engineers from around the world.
Spectra7 will be exhibiting in booth #1158.
ABOUT VOLEX
Volex plc (AIM: VLX) is a global leader in integrated
manufacturing for performance-critical applications and a supplier
of power products. We serve a diverse range of markets and
customers, with particular expertise in cable assemblies,
higher-level assemblies, data center power and connectivity,
electric vehicles, and consumer electricals. We are headquartered
in the UK and operate from 19 manufacturing locations with a global
workforce of over 7,000 employees across 22 countries. Our products
are sold through our own locally based sales teams and through
authorized distributor partners to Original Equipment Manufacturers
('OEMs') and Electronic Manufacturing Services ('EMS') companies
worldwide. All of the products and services that we offer are
integral to the increasingly complex digital world in which we
live, providing power and connectivity from the most common
household items to the most complex medical equipment. For more
information, please visit www.volex.com.
ABOUT SPECTRA7 MICROSYSTEMS INC.
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. is a high-performance analog
semiconductor company delivering unprecedented bandwidth, speed and
resolution to enable disruptive industrial design for leading
electronics manufacturers in data centers, virtual reality,
augmented reality, mixed reality and other connectivity markets.
Spectra7 is based in San Jose,
California with a design center in Cork, Ireland and technical support location
in Dongguan, China. For more
information, please visit www.spectra7.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Matt Kreps/Jim Fanucchi
Darrow
Associates
214-597-8200
ir@spectra7.com
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
Bonnie Tomei
Chief Financial
Officer
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ir@spectra7.com
Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.
John Mitchell
Public Relations
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