ELPHiC Announces Availability of High Speed EML Samples at 224Gb/s Per Lane for Datacenters.

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ElectroPhotonic-IC, Inc. (ELPHiC), an emerging technology innovator of new generation Indium-Phosphide chips, announced today samples availability of their high speed Electro-absorption modulator laser for datacenters applications for 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s modules. This follows the sampling of its 10G 1271 laser and its integrated PIN-TIA receiver for PON applications that has showed very high reliability.

ELPHiC has developed a ground-breaking opto-electronic integration technology, leading to a new generation of Indium Phosphide chips enabling very high-speed modulators integrated with lasers and electronics. The new process also leads to higher performance, lower power consumption, and increased reliability for these EMLs.

According to Jim Hjartarson, CEO of ELPHiC, and a seasoned telecommunications industry veteran, “By integrating key optical and electronic elements on the same InP semiconductor substrate with the analog amplification circuitry, we create an architectural shift in building optics chipsets that significantly improve performance and power, lower cost, and reduce module form factor. Our patented PIN architecture also allows for sensitivity levels comparable to those of APDs.”

Christian Ilmi, VP Worldwide Sales, added: “This revolution for 800G products will be similar to what we saw for the 400G products 4 years ago: moving from an eight-laser product to a four-laser product per module, leading to the subsequent cost reduction. Furthermore, it will enable the module manufacturers to fit eight lasers in a standard 1.6Tb/s module, which is not feasible today with the current laser technology."

Joe Costello, Chairman of the board of ELPHiC and Silicon Valley veteran said, “Finally the promise of monolithic integration of optical devices and electronics are coming to market. With the benefits of ELPHiC’s technology, the performance of optical links in PON, datacenters and other emerging innovative markets will take a giant leap forward”.

To order samples of ELPHiC’s receiver and laser, please email [e-mail]. For more information about ELPHiC and its product offering, visit www.elphic.com.

About ELPHiC
ElectroPhotonic-IC Inc. (ELPHiC) is an emerging technology innovator founded in Ottawa, Canada with the mission to provide ground-breaking opto-electronic integration technology, leading to a new generation of high-performance Indium Phosphide-based chips. Using a fabless model with its fab in the USA, the company is developing technologies targeted at transmitters and receivers based on monolithic electronic – photonic integration on Indium Phosphide platform.