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Leading wafer foundry expert, TowerJazz has been selected by Inphi Corporation, a high-speed data movement interconnects solution provider, for the production of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs) for data center interconnects based on TowerJazz’s open foundry Silicon Photonics platform. Inphi’s vast high-speed optics platform expertise and market presence, combined with TowerJazz’s foundry capabilities in advanced RF Silicon and Photonics platforms, form the basis for additional co-development and technology roadmap alignment.

Inphi’s innovative Silicon Photonics PAM4 technology is the industry’s first low power, cost-effective 100G DWDM platform solution in QSFP28 form factor for between data center interconnects. Inphi continues to be the leading supplier of advanced platform solutions for data center operators to address their needs for ever-growing data movement needs.

TowerJazz’s PH18 Silicon Photonics platform offers a rich set of optical components including ultra-high bandwidth modulators, and photodetectors, serving the demand in the data center and infrastructure optical communication markets. This platform complements TowerJazz’s SiGe BiCMOS processes, providing enhanced solutions to its already strong customer base serving optical communication needs in the growing data transport markets.

Inphi has partnered with TowerJazz due to their unique ability to develop new cutting edge technology and offer it in a high-volume, high-quality environment. With their proven design expertise and first to market success in the areas of high electrical and optical speed data interconnects, Inphi is looking forward to the continued partnership with TowerJazz in developing the next generation of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuit components.

TowerJazz’s open foundry Silicon Photonic platform complements Inphi’s SiGe technology and will bring additional value to its customers as they develop new, breakthrough products for Data Center and 5G Infrastructure markets.

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