Molex buys Luxtera's active optical cable unit
Californian chip maker Luxtera has sold its Active Optical Cable (AOC) business unit to Molex. The company will transfer all aspects of its existing and future AOC business, including current QSFP+ 40Gb/s Ethernet and InfiniBand products.
The acquisition includes an exclusive agreement for Luxtera to develop and supply advanced chip sets for future Molex products based on the former's silicon photonics technology. This includes next generation 14Gb/s and four channel 25Gb/s products for the 100Gb/s Ethernet and InfiniBand markets.
Molex vice president Doug Busch said the agreement will strengthen the company's portfolio and boost its share of the global fibre optic assemblies market. "The acquisition further contributes to our tradition of innovation for our customers," noted Busch. "We are very excited to be partnering with Luxtera on future AOC development because the combination of our interconnect expertise with Luxtera's long reach, low power and low bit error rate optical solutions will enable us to offer the highest level of photonics integration and performance available."
