The Japan-based fabless semiconductor company (TSE: 6769) has announced a DSP-free optical chipset for short-reach PCI Express 6 and 7 interconnects, built around its proprietary ZERO EYE SKEW® technology. The approach eliminates optical digital signal processors (DSPs) from links used in 2 TB/s PCIe 7 linear pluggable optics (LPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO)—a move THine says can reduce power consumption by 73% and cut latency by 90%. Read More
