Sivers and Jabil collaborate on 1.6T optical transceiver for AI data centers

Sivers Semiconductors AB has entered into a collaboration with Jabil, one of the world's largest EMS providers, to develop an energy-efficient 1.6T pluggable optical transceiver module targeted at AI data centers. The planned solution is based on a so-called LRO (Linear Receive Optical) architecture and will utilize Sivers DFB (Distributed Feedback) lasers. The goal is to offer highly energy-efficient optical interconnect speeds, in line with increasing AI infrastructure demands. According to market analyst firm LightCounting, optical transceivers with speeds of 800G and higher are expected to account for about 80 percent of the pluggable module market, which is forecast to reach 225 million units globally by 2030. Sivers states that its high-performance laser technology will help reduce power consumption in next-generation data center solutions. Jabil, which is developing and manufacturing the new module, simultaneously sees a growing need for higher bandwidth without a corresponding increase in energy requirements. The collaboration thus addresses a central challenge within AI data centers: combining increased performance with improved energy efficiency in optical network solutions