PCIe 7.0 and 8.0 Breakthrough: The Move Toward Optical Retimers

PCIe has been the go-to standard chip-to-chip electrical connections for two decades. In the AI era, it will take on an expanded role in optical. Annie Liao, Product Management Director for Server Connectivity at Marvell, outlines the future of PCIe, from today’s 32 and 64 Gbps speeds over wire to 128 and 256 Gbps and longer distances inside optical modules and co-packaged optics on NextGenInfra.io.