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Synopsys at OFC 2026
Join us at OFC 2026 where we will showcase a comprehensive portfolio of high-speed connectivity and optical design solutions powering next-generation AI, cloud, and HPC systems. Synopsys’ technologies, spanning Ethernet, PCIe, UCIe, and 224G PHY, are engineered for aggressive performance scaling, robust signal integrity, and seamless multivendor interoperability across optical and electrical environments. Ansys Optics Multiphysics solutions complement this offering with advanced simulation software for robust design, optimization, and verification, enabling precise multiscale system design from nano to macro scale and accelerating the development of innovative optical products.
Live Demonstrations
Synopsys — Booth #615, South Hall
- 224G IP Over Optics
- A demonstration of our silicon proven 224G IP enabling linear optical technologies for next generation electrical to optical scaling.
- PCIe 7.0 Over Optics
- A demonstration of our silicon proven PCIe 7.0 IP enabling optical channels for both retimed and linear optical architectures.
- UCIe IP Demonstration
- A demonstration of our silicon-proven UCIe IP showing how Synopsys enables high bandwidth, low latency die to die connectivity within advance- multi-die systems.
- Multiphysics Analysis for CPO
- A demonstration showcasing advanced Multiphysics simulation for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) using Ansys Lumerical FDTD, Ansys Lumerical Multiphysics, Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, and Synopsys technologies.
- Accelerating Simulation with GPU
- A demonstration of GPU acceleration in electronic photonic design automation (EPDA) including rapid analysis and optimization for on-chip grating couplers and advanced electro-optic circuits.
Partner Booths
- Interoperability demonstrations featuring Synopsys 800G Ethernet IP and Ethernet Alliance partners, with details coming soon.
OIF Interoperability Showcase — Booth #2017, South Hall
- Interoperability demonstrations featuring Synopsys 224G PHY IP and OIF partners, with details coming soon.
Presentation
Date: March 18, 2026 | Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PT | Location: Theater II
Ethernet’s Accelerating Evolution - Enabling the Expansion of AI
- This panel will explore Ethernet’s evolution to address AI networks and provide insights into the latest progress of these industry efforts.
Short Courses
Date: March 15, 2026 | Time: 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT
- SC432 - Hands-on: Silicon Photonics Components
- Instructor: Lukas Chrostowski, University of British Columbia, Canada
- This short course teaches participants how to model silicon photonic components, design and have fabricated simple passive photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that are experimentally characterized.
- Temporary licenses to Ansys Lumerical Solutions and open-source tools will be provided during and after the workshop to complete the design cycle.
Date: March 15, 2026 | Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT
- SC443 - Optical Amplifiers: From Fundamental Principles to Technology Trends
- Instructor: Peter Andrekson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- This course aims to provide a comprehensive and consistent understanding of various optical amplification technologies from a physical point of view.
- Temporary licenses to Ansys Lumerical Solutions and open-source tools will be provided during and after the workshop to complete the design cycle.
