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Skorpios Technologies Joins the Alliance of Data Center, Switching and
Optical Transceiver Companies Supporting Standards for 100GBase CLR4
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Skorpios
Technologies, Inc., a fabless integrated silicon photonics
system-on-a-chip company, today announced that it joined an alliance
of companies supporting the 100G CLR4 CWDM specifications for data
center applications.
The 100G CLR4 Alliance was organized by a group of industry leaders,
major data center providers, networking companies and optical vendors
who are in support of a transceiver based upon 100G CWDM (Coarse
Division Multiplexing) LR4 (4 wavelengths) in the 1310nm window and
20nm spacing, hence "CLR4." Alliance partners believe that this
approach will enable the rapid development and adoption of this market
segment. Conversely, the lack of low-cost, 100G transceivers may
become an impediment to the adoption of advanced CPUs, FLASH, SSDs and
switching silicon to build the next generation systems for cloud, HPC
and enterprise data centers. This Alliance may evolve into an MSA over
time.
At the Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC 2014) last month,
Skorpios announced and demonstrated products based on its proprietary
Skorpios Template Assisted Bonding (STAB) process. In particular,
Skorpios showcased its industry leading 100G 10km, CLR4 transceiver in
a QSFP 28 package together with its leading edge silicon
photonics-based micro-ITLA. With these products, Skorpios is
delivering on the promise of silicon photonics with the
highest-density form factor, lowest-power dissipation and lowest-cost
products available in the market.
"Joining this alliance of industry leaders enables quicker adoption of
Skorpios' leading 100G QSFP28 product line," said Alfredo Viglienzoni,
senior vice president of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for
Skorpios. "Our novel technology platform allows us to deliver a single
product that covers applications from a few hundreds of meters to 10
kilometers. At this point, the technology innovation, which has been
the foundation of this company, evolves into product innovation as
Skorpios ramps-up production. Our goal has always been to make
Skorpios a company known for its innovative technology and highly
differentiated products."
About Skorpios Technologies Skorpios is a fabless semiconductor
company delivering highly integrated communications products based
upon our proprietary, wafer-scale, silicon photonics process. This
novel process leverages the existing silicon manufacturing ecosystem
to enable high-bandwidth interconnectivity at mature CMOS
manufacturing costs. Skorpios' unique platform can be used to address
a wide range of applications: high-speed video, data and
voice communications for networking and cloud computing, storage,
wireless and cable TV. For further information please visit:
www.skorpiosinc.com
SOURCE Skorpios Technologies
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/CONTACT: Alfredo Viglienzoni, Phone: +1 323 823 9760, alfredo_viglienzoni@skorpiosinc.com
/Web Site: http://www.skorpiosinc.com
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