Marvell Debuts Game-Changing LPO Chipset For Data Centers: Details

Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL shares are trading higher premarket on Wednesday. The company disclosed the general availability of a 200G-per-lane optimized transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and laser driver chipset.

This innovation enables 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO) and addresses next-generation short-reach, scale-up compute fabric connectivity needs.

Marvell’s 1.6 Tbps LPO chipset, a key addition to its interconnect portfolio, is tailored to optimize data center infrastructure utilization and performance while minimizing cost and power per bit.

The chipset enhances Marvell’s interconnect portfolio, which includes PAM4 optical DSPs, coherent DSPs, data center interconnects, Alaska A active electrical cable (AEC) DSPs, and Alaska P PCIe retimers, providing an optimized optical solution for short-reach compute fabric connections.

Xi Wang, vice president of product marketing for Optical Connectivity at Marvell, said, “Marvell 1.6 Tbps LPO TIA and laser driver chipset is designed to address the growing demand for short-reach, high-bandwidth interconnect solutions, where passive copper cables are hitting a wall.”

“As AI-driven data centers continue to scale, optimizing interconnect solutions across each layer of the network is becoming increasingly critical. The new LPO chipset complements and expands our industry-leading 1.6 Tbps connectivity portfolio, to address the growing spectrum of interconnects that cloud operators are seeking to optimize.”

“LPO has been a technology in search of the right solution. By optimizing chipsets for short, inside-the-rack connections, Marvell brings clarity and focus to LPO, delivering it in a more compelling and scalable manner,” said Alan Weckel, co-founder of 650 Group.

Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF SOXQ and Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF USSE.

Price Action: MRVL shares are up 1.60% at $108.39 premarket at the last check Wednesday.

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