BERLIN, Germany, June 13, 2016, VI Systems, a German fabless developer and manufacturer of components for optical communication,has been selected by the advisory board of FAST (fast actuators sensors & transceivers) to join the development project which targets 100 Gbit/s single channel transceiver. The FAST initiative is funded by the Germany Ministry of Education and Research.

VI Systems receives a grant under the German FAST scheme which aims to accelerate the real-time capability of complex networks with sensor and actuator systems to achieve milliseconds system latency.

The company will provide ultra-high speed VCSEL (vertical surface emitting laser) and will support the photodetector and  the electronics development as well the packaging design.

The fastbits project aims to develop a CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) based electro-optical transceiver on a single-chip with the capability to transmit 112 Gbit/s per single VCSEL.  By using a novel approach the target is to reduce the latency to a minimum while allowing the maximum transmission distance over multimode fiber, compact size and a small energy consumption.

The FAST consortium includes major industry partners such as ABB, Ericsson, NPX Semiconductors, Siemens as well as small and medium enterprises and academic institutes. For more information visit http://de.fast-zwanzig20.de