Reflex Photonics Inc. The Light on Board Company Document #: LA-970-063-00 Rev 3.1 June 2009 Slide 1
Reflex Photonics Inc. Who are we? Reflex designs and builds integrated parallel electrical-to-optical / optical-to-electrical devices. What do we do? Providers of low cost, parallel channel optical data interconnectivity solutions. Applications in inter-chassis, inter-circuit board and interchip connectivity. Aggregate speeds from 10 Gigabits per second to multi-terabits per second. What are we not? An IC or VCSEL / PD manufacturer. A strictly MSA-transceiver manufacturer. Slide 2
Highlights Founded in 2002 Spin out from McGill University with key employees of leading interconnect company HQ and R&D in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sales and Marketing in Sunnyvale, CA, USA. Sales representation in China, Israel, Japan and Southern California. Soon to be in South Korea and Europe. Strong IP portfolio - pioneered LightABLE patented smart packaging technology All solutions targeted for high volume manufacturing Slide 3
LightABLE : 2 Product Families For Targeted Applications Multi source Agreement (MSA) Modules SNAP 12 Transmitters; Receivers CFP Transceivers, 100G and Dual 40G LightABLE optical engine Light on Board and Optically Enabled IC Packaging LightABLE optical engines Figure 01: OEBGA Prototype IC Package Application Specific Light on Board and OE BGA Packaged Solutions Slide 4
SNAP-12 Modules 12 channel Transmitter and Receiver Modules MSA compliant 40 Gbps in production 75 Gbps at pre-production 50% Lower Profile Board-edge mount version Unique pigtailed Mid-Board mount version (with MPO connector) Evaluation kit available Board Edge module Mid-Board module Slide 5
CFP 100G Ethernet Transceiver CFP MSA compliant Compliant to IEEE 802.3ba draft specification for 100GBASE-SR10 links 10.3 Gbps per channel available now. 11.2 Gbps per channel coming soon. 10 independent full-duplex channels CXP inter-operable Power class 1 ( ~6W typ., <8W max) Capable of over 100 m transmission on high bandwidth 50µm multi-mode cables Slide 6
CFP Dual 40G Ethernet Transceiver Compliant to IEEE 802.3ba draft specification for 40GBASE-SR4 links CFP MSA compliant; can be plugged into same slot as 40GBASE-LR4, 100GBASE-SR10, or 100GBASE-LR4 CFP modules 40G QSFP inter-operable Power class 1 ( <6W typ., <8W max) The Reflex Dual 40G Ethernet transceiver, combined with the Reflex 100G Ethernet CFP transceiver, opens up new interconnect possibilities in the data center. Slide 7
LightABLE Patented Core Technology Slide 8
LightABLE TM Optical Sub-Assembly (OSA) The problem: Getting light into and out of parallel optical fibers The solution: The LightABLE OSA Beveled Ferrule Silicon V-groove Optical Fiber Substrate VCSEL Array Transparent Resin Fibers aligned and held by V-groove 45 polish forms mirrors which are aligned over VCSEL array Encapsulant holds everything in place Benefits: Passive alignment Low-profile assembly Low number of components Slide 9
LightABLE TM Optical Sub-Assembly (OSA) Competition uses Micro-lenses Optical fiber Microlens Casing Laser Reflex uses Angle-Launch Optical fiber Encapsulation Flexible PCB 45 mirror Connector Line Card Laser Standard PCB Connector Line Card Expensive precision subcomponents Vertical assembly (not modular) Expensive PCB Higher EMI emission Critical ACTIVE alignment as final assembly step LightABLE OSA Planar (thin modules) Modular components Encapsulated Low-cost sub-components and construction Reduced EMI effects Low cost, un-powered, PASSIVE alignment Slide 10
LightABLE Products Three formats 12 channel transmitter 12 channel receiver 4 channel, duplex transceiver Channel speeds from 2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps Applications: Stand-alone, Light on Board, Transceiver Modules, Active optical cables Surface mount LightABLE Light on Board LightABLE inside a QSFP module Slide 11
Connecting to the LightABLE Reflex LightABLE optical engines attach to standard MTterminated ribbon fiber. MT connector is held in place with a patented metal clip. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Slide 12
Light on Board Optically Enabled ASIC Integration of Reflex LightABLE optical engines onto daughtercards with industry standard ICs. Benefits: Power reduction. Cheaper PCB materials. No impact to PCB assembly. Lower latency and EMI. Optics are still replaceable. A low-cost replacement of pluggable optical modules or large multi-strand copper cables. Slide 13
Paradigm Shift A new way to bring data to the IC. Reflex has the optimal solutions for today: LightABLE Light on Board cutaway Tomorrow: Optically enabled BGA packages (OE-BGA) Slide 14
Example: HPC PCI-express card with Light on Board The introduction of parallel optical I/O gives an FPGA IC packages multiple (4, 8, 12, 24, 48) optical channels all operating at up to 10 Gbps rates. 2 LightABLEs 100 m @ 120 Gbps, bi-directional data Connectivity to other optically enabled FPGAs (virtual multicore FPGA system) as well as connectivity to other high performance cards and chassis. Presented at SuperComputing (SC08), 2008, Austin Texas Slide 15
Summary Solution: Ultra high-bandwidth, high-density data connectivity via parallel fiber interconnects Delivered Value: Lowered system costs Improved signal fidelity with lowest latency Reduced PCB area Reduced power End User Value: New applications and topographies Reduced operating costs therefore improved ROI Improved performance. Slide 16
Thank You Slide 17
Module Packaging: LightABLE Optical Engines Reliability: The LightABLE Optical Engine has been repeatedly used and tested under stressed thermal environments and shows no degradation in performance >24,000 hours at 85. Passed Telecordia qualification standards. Example of our SNAP-12 module with its LightABLE Optical Engine. Standard Glob-Top Encapsulation Slide 18