Actually, it is probably a lot closer to a 90/10 relationship in which there is unbelievable amount of attention given to high-end optical development spurred…
Category: Components
Knocking of Silicon Photonics Now Mainstream
Who would be against the idea of applying Moore’s Law at some time in the future to optical chips in that it would revolutionize the…
Optical PAM-4 Restricted to 500 Meters?
Our company is always inclined to look towards historical precedent for guidance, and electronics have continually been leveraged throughout the years to bail out optics,…
Avago/Emulex/Broadcom: Storage Target; Impact on Finisar
With the acquisitions of Emulex and Broadcom, Avago Technologies is clearly shifting more of its focus from the less appealing optical components space to the…
InnoLight IPO: Google’s Vertical Integration Without a Mess
We have been pondering the question of what happens when emerging optical component vendors, being financed by mega-data center operators to achieve the lowest cost…
IBM Dimming Silicon Photonics Hype Level
Although the hoopla over silicon photonics (SP) has not been as pronounced at IBM as at Intel, including consistent involvement by technologists at the highest…
Mellanox’s Messaging Resonance Not Key to Success
Mellanox Technologies is a typical Israeli-based firm in the datacom/telecom space in that it excels at technology development, but not necessarily from a marketing/sales perspective.…
Avago’s Spinoff of Optics in Short Term?
While for now, Avago Technologies will be preoccupied with the immense and time-consuming effort of its integration process with Broadcom, not too long afterwards, it…
Inphi a Threat to InnoLight or Kaiam?
Once again, we have a natural affinity for the proposition of taking advantage of electronics, such as higher order modulation, to better enable optics by…
Avago Optical Assets Sold, Pointed Out by FoxConn PR
A recent press release written in Chinese apparently demonstrates that Hon Hai Precision Industry’s Foxconn Interconnect Technology has purchased some of Avago Technologies’ optical product…
