Technology Evolution

Conjunct's technologies are designed to engender a paradigm shift in the way that optical interconnects are used today. The figure below examines a typical system put together today from the box builder’s point of view:

There are really only two ways to evolve in this market: cost or functionality. The technology to build custom transceivers can therefore applied either of these two ways:

If the transceivers are optimised for (a) Cost:

• A level of complexity is removed which enables a reduction in cost.

• The transceivers can be compacted to fit the space limitations that a customer has rather that being of a standard size.

If the transceivers are optimised for (b) Functionality:

• Smart transceivers are created (such as the DSOI) that are able to translate the data passing to and from the Processing Mainboard.

• There are no complex interfaces to design and test.

• NREs are reduced.

• Time to market is reduced.

• New protocols can be rapidly implemented without having to redesign the Processing Mainboard.

Conjunct intends to evolve the technologies in this market even further with the optical sub-assembly it is developing. The OSA is designed to allow wafer scale assembly of systems with optical I/O. Again there are two ways to tackle this market: cost or functionality:

If the OSA is optimised for (a) Cost:

• Relatively expensive TO can packaging is replaced which enables a reduction in cost.

• Wafer scale packaging offers integrated drivers, amplifiers and thermal control directly within the TO can replacement, significantly reducing size.

• The spacing between fibres decreases improving the number of connectors in a given space.

If the OSA is optimised for (b) Functionality:

• Fibre can be brought ever closer to processing systems reducing size significantly.

• Massive bandwidth on and off chip with no NREs required from the box builder.

• On and off chip delays are minimised allowing significant increases in I/O speeds.