Semtech Announces Production of Best-in-Class Reduced Pitch FiberEdge® Linear Transimpedance Amplifier for 400G and 800G Data Center Applications

Production of next generation feature-rich amplifier offers industry leading low power and low cost for very high-density single mode fiber applications

CAMARILLO, Calif., March 7, 2023 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems and Cloud connectivity service provider, today announced production availability of the FiberEdge® GN1814, part of its portfolio of PAM4 Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs).

“The production availability of the FiberEdge GN1814 enables qualification testing of the latest optical transceiver technology in data centers by our customers and system vendors who demand exceptional quality and performance,” said Nicola Bramante, senior product line manager for Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products Group. “The reduced pitch of the new FiberEdge GN1814, combined with all the latest features from Semtech’s FiberEdge PAM4 TIAs and rigorous quality methodologies, enables the rapid deployment of next generation 100G/lane OSFP and QSFP-DD optical transceivers.”

This is the newest product in Semtech’s optical networking portfolio that provides high-performance signal integrity for optical module solutions used by leading companies in the data center/enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure and passive optical network markets.

The FiberEdge GN1814 is a 56GBd feature-rich quad 500mm-pitch low power, low cost, low noise and high gain TIA, available as wire-bondable bare die, designed for 400GBASE-DR4, FR4, LR4 and 800GBASE-DR8 PAM4 optical transceivers, Chip on Board (COB) optical assemblies and silicon photonics (SiPh).

For more information, visit www.semtech.com/optical.

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