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Aries PCIe® Smart Optical TIAs

High-Density Optical Integration for Multi-Rack PCIe 7 Scale-Up

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Resilient Optics Purpose-Built for AI Scale-Up

  • Extend reach to 50+ m across multiple racks for disaggregated architecture
  • High-density integration of optical engines for high-radix switch and xPU applications
  • High-linearity signal conditioning with differential inputs and high channel isolation
  • Built-in Optical Link Intelligence integrated with COSMOS fleet management platform for dynamic tuning of end-to-end link

Nothing Out of Reach

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Aries Smart Optical TIA Highlights

Extended Reach for Multi-Rack Scale-Up

Extended Reach With Low Latency

Low-Power, High-Performance 128 GT/s PAM4 Links

High-Density PCIe 7 Optical TIA

Channel Pitch optimized for Integration Into Optical Engines for LPO and NPO

Purpose-Built Optical Link Intelligence

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Dynamic Tuning of End-to-End Link for Resiliency at Scale

Why Choose the Aries Smart Optical TIA?

Scale Beyond the Rack With Low Latency and Low Power

Purpose Built for Scale-Up

  • Extended Reach

    50+ meter reach ideal for multi-rack pod architectures

  • High Density

    Direct integration into optical engines in high density x32 NPO and x16 LPO

  • Linear Optical Technology

    Minimizes latency and power consumption while maximizing GPU utilization for AI performance

Designed for Robustness

  • Resilient Performance

    High linearity with rich monitoring functions ensures a robust link after deployment

  • Optical Link Intelligence

    Optimize link performance across changing operating conditions with real-time monitoring, diagnostics and dynamic tuning

  • Rigorous Interoperability Testing

    System testing with major hosts and multiple endpoints in our Cloud-Scale Interop Lab minimizes deployment risk and accelerates time to market

Accelerate Deployment

  • End-to-End Link Management

    Dynamic tuning of the end-to-end link enables hyperscalers to deploy with confidence

  • Deep Diagnostics

    Software-driven link health monitoring to alert BMC of any possible link performance issues

  • Supply Chain Optionality

    Ecosystem of LPO and NPO partners with validated interoperability strengthens customers’ supply chains and accelerates qualification in their systems

Use Cases

Near-Packaged Optics (NPO)

Deliver low-latency, low-power, high-bandwidth-density near-packaged optical engines required to address the extended reach connectivity needs for multi-rack-scale…

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Ordering Information

Part NumberMax Line RateForm FactorMax Data RateFunction
PA7041L128 Gbps PAM44-Channel Uni-Directional0.51TSmart Optical TIA