BCM87800A1KEFBG Ethernet IC 7 nm CMOS 800GbE PAM-4 PHY Transceiver for Hyperscale Data Centers

BCM87800A1KEFBG is the industry's highest-performance and lowest-power single-chip 800GbE PAM-4 PHY transceiver capable of driving eight lanes of 106-Gb/s PAM-4 at 53 Gbaud, while supporting DR8 and 2xFR4 optical links.

BCM87800A1KEFBG leverages 7-nm PAM-4 PHY transceiver technology platform already proven with the BCM8740X PHY, and it provides a path to accelerating 800G QSFP-DD/OSFP optical module availability.

• BCM87800 7-nm CMOS 800GbE (8:8) PAM-4 PHY Product Brief
• Industry-leading DSP performance and power efficiency enabling DR8/2xFR4 optical modules to meet IEEE standards and MSA specifications
• Proven PAM-4 architecture supporting multiple optics front-ends including EML, DML, and silicon photonics
• Optimized design and proven interoperability with Broadcom switch and ASSPs using 100G PAM-4 SerDes architecture
• DSP platform supporting DR/FR optical modules for legacy switch applications
• Ultra-low power consumption using 7-nm process technology and small footprint packages with features for flexible board routing

• Hyperscale data center deployments inside 800G QSFP-DD/OSFP optical modules
• 800G DR8
• 2 × 400G DR4/FR4
• Co-packaged optical solutions