In 2023 Credo is participating in numerous events hosted by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), including the most recent TSMC Technology Symposiums in San Jose, Austin, Israel, and Shanghai. Attending these Tech Symposiums gives our team new insight into developing in new process technologies, including the latest in 2nm and 3nm processes. Working closely with an undisputed leader like TSMC as an OIP ecosystem partner is what allows Credo to continue to deliver groundbreaking advancements in high-performance connectivity with the most competitive energy efficiency.
“As a part of the TSMC ecosystem, Credo will enable other companies developing complex SoCs to take advantage of our unique high-performance, low-power architectures to develop solutions for next-generation switching, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and high-performance computing applications,” explains Joe Sheredy, Vice President of Systems Engineering at Credo. “These types of collaborative efforts empower innovation throughout the supply chain and shorten design time, time-to-volume, time-to-market, and ultimately, time-to-revenue.”
For the past eight years, Credo has been attending the Technology Symposium events where the TSMC ecosystem transforms ideas into world-changing solutions. This year, Credo is taking part in five Technology Symposiums, to showcase the following technologies:
Nighthawk 112G LR SerDes IP– This DSP based SerDes IP provides ASIC connectivity up to 112G per lane for LR+ channels to enable next generation data center switches, AI, and ML applications to move forward faster.
Nutcracker 3.2 Tbps Retimer Chiplet – Enables high-speed connectivity with 112Gbps lane rates. It’s optimized for low power and system reach performance in next-generation multi-chip-modules (MCM) for advanced switching, compute, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and CPO applications.
All Credo offerings showcased at TSMC events are based upon our unique SerDes architecture that offers customers low-cost, energy efficient solutions. Manufactured in mature process nodes, the SerDes solutions are available in chiplet form for integration with SoCs, overcoming the process limitations typically associated with advanced ASICs. This allows our customers to benefit from field hardened SerDes IP and chiplets to get their own next-generation solutions to market sooner.
Later this year, Credo will also participate in TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum, a series of unique technical conferences that brings together TSMC’s design ecosystem partners and customers to share practical solutions that address current design challenges. OIP promotes the speedy implementation of innovation amongst the semiconductor design community and its ecosystem partners using TSMC's IP, design implementation and design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities, process technology and backend services.
Through our active participation in TSMC's Technology Symposium and OIP Ecosystem Forum, Credo continues to deliver groundbreaking advancements that push the boundaries of connectivity solutions. These events not only provide a platform to showcase our technologies but also allow us to influence industry standards, while addressing customers’ pursuit of energy efficiency in the data infrastructure industry. To learn more about Credo's IP and chiplet products, visit us at the next TSMC event or find out more here
Credo Products
Credo's mission is to deliver high-speed solutions for the data infrastructure market, with the outstanding performance and industry-leading power efficiency required for today's data centers. With power consumption being a significant concern in data center deployments, the core interconnect technology needs to be best-in-class and energy efficient. Credo’s strong portfolio focuses on cost-effective, low-power solutions that provide our customers with cost saving advantages that also address energy efficiency.
E-waste and Sustainability
Credo is working with GreenMe Solutions, a local Bay Area e-waste recycling company with deep roots in the semiconductor industry, to help employees recycle their own personal e-waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Credo has a collection container in our Silicon Valley HQ making it simple for employees to recycle personal e-waste. E-waste from company assets will also be recycled with GreenMe.
When it comes to sustainability, waste in general is a top priority and we want to ensure the supplies we provide in our cafeteria and breakrooms are compostable and come from sustainable resources. We also work with our food vendors' to make food service as environmentally sustainable as possible to help reduce our overall environmental footprint.
Community Engagement
We’re stepping up our community engagement efforts and engaging with organizations that have a sustainability focus. On April 26th, Credo will be hosting a volunteer event with RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching) at our San Jose, Ca office to build engaging STEAM project kits for the local schools and communities. RAFT has developed a sustainable model by repurposing recycled materials, that might have otherwise ended up in a landfill, into projects that are tied to Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Credo is proud to work with an amazing organization that not only cares about our local bay area communities but also the environment.
Earth Week is an important event that helps raise awareness about environmental issues and encourages individuals and organizations to take action to protect our planet. Whether cleaning up trash or starting to recycle at home, every effort counts, and it's one step closer to protecting our planet for future generations. So, let's all do our part and make Earth Week a success!
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Meet the Next Generation Needs of Service Providers, 5G Telecom and Fixed Access Operators
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Credo (NASDAQ:CRDO) and EFFECT Photonics today announced plans to collaborate on the development of coherent Digital Signal Processor (DSP) merchant ICs, featuring industry-leading power dissipation and performance. The DSPs are expected to deliver the capacity and reach needed to meet the explosive demands for connectivity and bandwidth and enable cost-effective network upgrades over existing physical fiber infrastructure. These merchant silicon offerings have the added benefit of giving customers the flexibility to choose from a variety of transceiver suppliers.
The two companies will work together to develop new coherent DSP products featuring EFFECT Photonics’ coherent DSP technology and Forward Error Correction (FEC), combined with Credo’s high-speed SerDes, I/Os, Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs), and Digital to Analog Converters (DACs). Credo will manufacture and manage the sales and supply channels of the co-developed merchant ICs, and provide complete design services and customer support.
The first products will target 100G ZR and 100G ZR+ applications. The products will work within the popular QSFP28 optical module’s ultralow 5W power envelope and extend network reach well beyond 80km to support advanced application requirements. These products will target new buildouts and the imminent 10G upgrade cycle to 100G for service providers, 5G telecom and fixed-access operators.
Alan Weckel, Founder and Technology Analyst at 650 Group stated, “Merchant solutions will help drive down the cost, and with the installed base of 10G ports in excess of 13M ports, there is a significant installed base that needs to upgrade to 100G to support new applications and traffic patterns, plus potential new market opportunities that coherent DSPs can open up in service provider, cloud, and enterprise edge networks.”
“Coherent technologies are gaining importance as they improve spectral efficiency and increase data throughput. Historically, coherent solutions have been mostly deployed for very long distances due to their high power and high cost,” said Scott Feller, Vice President of Marketing at Credo. “Our first collaboration with EFFECT Photonics will allow us to deliver capabilities that fit into the power envelopes of the most commonly used transceivers at a competitive price, providing our large volume customers with a refined solution that will seamlessly integrate into their existing access and edge infrastructure to address the dramatic bandwidth growth at the network edge.”
“Our field-proven coherent technology and Credo’s high-performance, power-efficient connectivity solutions and semiconductor manufacturing expertise provide a potent combination that we believe could truly revolutionize the network edge and access interconnect market,” said Harald Graber, Chief Commercial Officer at EFFECT Photonics. “The clear market need for this technology presents a truly exciting opportunity for both of our companies.”
The joint solutions will offer numerous benefits, including high performance, small size, excellent energy efficiency and cost-efficient production.
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About Credo
Our mission is to deliver high-speed solutions to break bandwidth barriers on every wired connection in the data infrastructure market. Credo is an innovator in providing secure, high-speed connectivity solutions that deliver improved power and cost efficiency as data rates and corresponding bandwidth requirements increase exponentially throughout the data infrastructure market. Our innovations ease system bandwidth bottlenecks while simultaneously improving on power, security and reliability. Our connectivity solutions are optimized for optical and electrical Ethernet applications, including the emerging 100G (or Gigabits per second), 200G, 400G and 800G port markets. Our products are based on our proprietary Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) technologies. Our product families include integrated circuits (ICs), Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and SerDes Chiplets. Our intellectual property (IP) solutions consist primarily of SerDes IP licensing.
For more information, please visit: https://www.credosemi.com. Follow Credo on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About EFFECT Photonics
Where Light Meets Digital - EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities. Using our field-proven digital signal processing and forward error correction technology and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factors with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services.
For more information, please visit: https://www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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