SCHEDULE: NOV 10-16, 2007

Optical Printed Circuit Board Technology and 200+200Gbps Transceiver

Session: Disruptive Technology Exhibits

Event Type: Disruptive Technology Exhibit

Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Author(s): Clint Schow, Fuad Doany, Jeffrey Kash, Marc Taubenblatt

Location: Exhibit Hall 1B

Abstract:
IBM Research has developed an Optical Printed Circuit Board technology consisting of chip-like optical transceivers (currently supporting 16+16 optical channels at 12.5Gbps each) and polymer waveguides on circuit cards. Our technology is disruptive in that it would replace today’s high cost optical modules based on glass fiber technology with mass manufacturable "optical printed circuit boards." for short backplane and card level links. Although polymer based waveguides have higher losses than glass fiber technology, the ability to use lithographic processes to mass produce this technology coupled with the use of chip like optical components will allow a low cost solution for this ultra-short interconnect application. We are working to develop a supplier ecosystem to mature this technology in the next 5 to 7 years. As microprocessors become more capable through multi-core architectures, the technology bottleneck for HPC is shifting to the interconnect fabric, requiring immense low power BW at low cost.

Chair/Author Details:

Clint Schow
IBM

Fuad Doany
IBM

Jeffrey Kash
IBM

Marc Taubenblatt
IBM

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