Up to 50% less heat output in the optical module. Less heat in data centers. Here’s how👇
With AI clusters racing toward 1.6T speeds, traditional copper interconnects and power-hungry DSPs are fueling a major data center thermal and power crisis. 🔌🔥
Semtech
$SMTC is addressing this directly through its acquisition of HieFo. By combining its world-class analog TIAs and laser drivers with HieFo’s high-efficiency Indium Phosphide (InP) lasers and gain chips, Semtech is delivering a highly integrated electronic-photonic chipset.
It provides cleaner, lower-noise signals that enable hyperscalers to bypass heavy DSPs in next-gen linear, NPO, and CPO architectures. This approach can slash optical module power consumption by up to 50%, dramatically cutting heat output.