TE Connectivity
Executive perspectives from TE Connectivity across NextGenInfra's event and research showcases.
3 video interviews · 2024–2025
TE Connectivity Advances Channel Modeling for 448G
- TE Connectivity is advancing channel models and analysis for 448G next-gen interconnects.
- It is working with ecosystem partners to evaluate channel performance.
- The challenge is meeting rising data rates within existing equipment size limitations.
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Nathan Tracy, System Architect at TE Connectivity, led discussions at OIF's 448G networking workshop for AI applications, focusing on channel models and analysis for next-generation interconnects. TE Connectivity is working with ecosystem partners to evaluate channel performance within equipment size limitations while meeting increasing data transmission requirements.
The Race to 400 Gig Ethernet
- AI bandwidth demands push Ethernet to 400 Gig with shrinking channel budgets.
- Higher sensitivity to impairments is addressed via advanced modulation and improved connector designs.
- TE Connectivity relies on industry collaboration to solve 400G engineering challenges.
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Ashika Pandankeril Shaji, Manager System Architect at TE Connectivity, discusses the rapid evolution of Ethernet technology to 400 Gig speeds driven by AI network bandwidth demands and the significant technical challenges this transition presents, including shrinking channel budgets and increased sensitivity to impairments. She highlights how TE Connectivity addresses these challenges through advanced modulation techniques and improved connector designs, while emphasizing the value of industry collaboration at the TIP conference to solve complex engineering problems shaping the future of Ethernet and AI networks.
Scaling Protocols and Connections for AI
- TE Connectivity's Ashika Pandankeril Shaji sees growing need for high-bandwidth, low-latency multi-protocol products.
- She emphasizes density and scalability from backplanes to internal cabling for technologies like CXL.
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Ashika Pandankeril Shaji, Staff System Architect at TE Connectivity, explores the growing need for high-bandwidth, low-latency products that support various protocols in AI applications. She emphasizes the importance of density and scalability in connectivity solutions, from backplanes to internal cabling, to meet the demands of emerging technologies like CXL.