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Date Announced: 11 Jun 2015
German firm selected by the European Commission to receive funding under the European Horizon 2020 research program.
BERLIN, Germany, June 11, 2015 - VI Systems received a grant under the commission’s Horizon 2020 SME Instrument scheme which aims to accelerate the uptake of nanotechnologies, advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by small and medium size enterprises.
The company has developed a technology that uses ultrahigh-speed optical semiconductor chips in combination with integrated circuits for the next generation of interconnects in datacenters, supercomputers and consumer products, such as next generation displays and mobile devices.
The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and photo detector technology is ideally suited for energy efficient interconnects at distances up to few hundred meters. Advanced VCSELs developed by the company with bit data rates well beyond 40Gb/s enable error free data transmission over 100m of standard multimode fiber. Future markets such as Ethernet transceiver at 400 Gbit/s and customized products such as active optical cables and mid-board assemblies are targeted.
Assisted by the EU, VI Systems received the SME Instrument phase 2 funding to further develop its innovation and pre-production activities, such as demonstration, testing, piloting, scaling up, and miniaturization of their advanced VCSEL-based optical interconnect technology.
Source: VI Systems
E-mail: George.Schaefer@v-i-systems.com
Web Site: www.v-i-systems.com
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