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Conference Overview
The Optical Networking and Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) is the largest international event for latest advances in telecom and data center optics. The conference includes technical sessions, short courses, workshops, and panel discussions that focus on the newest research and developments as well as the latest applications.
Exhibition Hours
- Tuesday, April 1, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday ,April 2, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Synopsys Demos - Booth #2818
Synopsys Electronic and Photonic IC Design Solutions
HPC/AI and Data Center Interconnects
- Co-packaged Optics and Optical I/O using Synopsys EPDA Tools (Featuring: OptoCompiler, PrimeSim, OptSim)
- TDECQ analysis with Synopsys OptSim of a PAM4 optical interconnect using transceivers.
Electronic-Photonic Co-Design
- Advances in Electronic-Photonic Co-Design. (Featuring: OptoCompiler, PrimeSim, OptSim)
Custom Photonic Device Design
- Showing a seamless development environment for design, verification, and compact model generation of python-based photonic programmable devices. (Featuring: OptoCompiler, PyCell Studio, Photonic Device Compiler, Sentaurus TCAD)
- Demonstrating MetaOptic Designer for fully automated inverse design for Metaoptics. (Featuring: MetaOptic Designer)
Synopsys IP Solutions
Synopsys IP Enabling Data Center Energy Efficient Solutions
- See Synopsys and Terasignal showcasing the World's First Retimer-less PCIe 6.0 Over Optics with Link Training
- See our UCIe IP performance on advanced CoWoS-S packaging.
Partner Demos
AMF Booth: 5209
April 02, 2025. Wednesday, 3pm
Discover AMF's MPW capabilities and comprehensive PDKs for Silicon Photonics. The joint session also demonstrates a reference design flow in Synopsys OptoCompiler using AMF technology.
OIF Booth: 5745
- Featuring Synopsys 112G Ethernet PHY performance for linear direct connectivity in a near-package optical link topology with Nubis, connecting to an OIF member LPO module and a Juniper switch
- Featuring Synopsys 224G Ethernet PHY IP with VSR channels, including AEC links and ISI Channels
- Featuring Synopsys 224G Ethernet PHY with LR channels, including Active copper cable and Passive copper cable performance
Ethernet Alliance Booth: 5173
- Featuring a variety of Synopsys 800G Ethernet PHY, PCS & MAC Subsystem successful interoperability demonstrations with ecosystem partners showing Ethernet traffic with AN/LT and Ethernet traffic over optical interconnects to switches, routers and networking equipment
Industry Panels
Ethernet Alliance panel discussion: Will the Complexity and Higher Link Speeds of Hyperscale Data Centers Hinder Interoperability?
Wednesday, 02 April, 10:15 – 11:15
Theater II
Speaker: Priyank Shukla, Director of Synopsys Ethernet IP Product Management
How do Co-Packaged Optics Become Manufacturable?
Sunday, 30 March, 16:00 – 18:30
Rooms 203-204 (Level 2)
Speakers: Giorgio Cazzaniga, JABIL, Italy; Tom Gray, NVIDIA, United States; Robert Lee, Corning, United States; Hiroyuki Mieno, AGC, Japan; Akihiro Noriki, AIST, Japan; Bardia Pezeshki, AVICENA, United States; Nicholas Psaila, INTEL, United Kingdom; Anand Ramaswamy, Broadcom, United States; Sander Roosendaal, SYNOPSYS, Netherlands; Pooya Tadayon, Ayar Labs, United States; Matt Traverso, Marvell, United States
To Schedule a Meeting
If you are planning to attend OFC and would like to schedule an on-site meeting or product demo with Synopsys, send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 626-795-9101.
