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Acacia expands client optics component portfolio

What happened

Acacia Communications (Cisco) has expanded its client optics portfolio with a new 3nm Kibo 1.6T PAM4 DSP and a family of 200G-per-lane optical engines, targeting power efficiency for AI workloads. This is a technology launch within an existing product line, not a supply chain event. Neutral: No immediate impact on supply, demand, or pricing of existing components; this is a competitive product update.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 20/100

Affected components and suppliers

Coherent DSPOptical Engine

Acacia Communications (Cisco)

Kibo 1.6T

new-productAI-infrastructure

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 3/26/2025 · View original source

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Acacia expands client optics component portfolio

What happened

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Affected components and suppliers

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