COBO adds co-packaged optics to its agenda
The Consortium of On-Board Optics (COBO) is progressing with its work to create specifications for co-packaged optics.
The decision to address co-packaged optics by an organisation established to promote on-board optics reflects the significant industry interest co-packaged optics has gained in the last year.
So says Brad Booth, director, leading edge architecture pathfinding team in Azure hardware systems and infrastructure at Microsoft.
The COBO work also complements that of the OIF which has set up its own co-packaged optics framework.
“We have a different collection of members [to the OIF],” says Booth. “Our members are very strong on optical connectivity and materials whereas the OIF is known for its electrical interface work and module activities like 400ZR.”