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Despite rapid increases in the transceiver speeds of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), the transition to optical has begun.
FPGA vendors Xilinx and Altera have increased their on-chip transceiver speeds four-fold since 2005, from 6.5Gbps to 28Gbps. But signal integrity issues and the rapid decline in reach associated with higher speed means optics is becoming a relevant option.
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