Broadcom
Broadcom sells the PAM4 DSPs, VCSELs and EMLs that module makers build 800G and 1.6T optics around, and ships Tomahawk 6 Davisson, a 102.4 Tb/s switch with co-packaged optics. Its 3 nm Sian3 DSP targets sub-23 W 1.6T modules.
Facts
Source per value- Role Where the company sits in the optics supply chain: pluggable module maker, DSP and chip supplier, laser and component maker, network OEM that sells its own optics, contract manufacturer, optical I/O and co-packaged optics developer, or active electrical cable maker.
- DSP & chips 1
- Top speed Gb/s Highest module or chip application rate documented in the cited sources, in Gb/s (1600 = 1.6T). A historical catalog or announcement is not proof of today’s maximum or volume shipments.
- 1,600 1
- Speeds Data-center speed grades in the current portfolio, as the company lists them.
- 800G, 1.6T; 400G/lane Taurus DSP for 3.2T (OFC 2026) 4
- 1.6T status Evidence for the 1.6T module or chip: volume/revenue shipping, customer sampling, or public demo/announcement. Blank means no dated status established; inspect the source date.
- Not published
- Form factors Pluggable form factors offered (QSFP28, QSFP56, QSFP112, QSFP-DD, OSFP, OSFP-XD and so on), or the package type for chips and engines.
- DSP and laser chips; CPO switch (Tomahawk 6 Davisson, 102.4 Tb/s) 2
- LPO / LRO Offers linear pluggable optics (LPO) or linear receive optics (LRO), or the drivers, TIAs or DSPs built for them.
- Not published
- CPO / optical I/O Offers co-packaged optics, optical engines for CPO, or optical I/O chiplets.
- Yes 2
- Silicon photonics Identifies silicon photonics in a published product, design or demonstration. This flag does not establish volume shipments.
- Yes 1
- Coherent (ZR) Offers coherent pluggables or coherent DSPs (400ZR, ZR+, 800ZR) for data center interconnect.
- Not published
- Lasers Laser technologies the company makes or uses: VCSEL, EML, DML, CW lasers for silicon photonics, or tunable lasers.
- 200G VCSEL, 200G EML, 400G EML 3
- Reaches Reach classes offered, from SR (multimode, about 100 m) through DR, FR and LR (single-mode, 500 m to 10 km) to ZR (80 km and beyond).
- Not published
- Named customers Hyperscaler or major customers the company or its filings name publicly.
- Not published
- Revenue Reported annual revenue in the original currency and fiscal year. Figures may cover an entire group and periods differ; this is not an optics market-share ranking.
- Not published
- Optics revenue share Share or amount of revenue from optical transceivers, datacom or the relevant segment, where a filing or earnings release states it.
- Not published
- Listing Stock exchange and ticker, or Private.
- NASDAQ: AVGO 1
- Manufacturing Countries where the company states it manufactures.
- Not published
- Parent Owner company for subsidiaries and acquired businesses.
- Not published
Sources
- Broadcom: Sian3 200G/lane DSP PHY for 800G and 1.6T optics accessed 2026-11-11
- Broadcom: Tomahawk 6 Davisson, 102.4 Tbps co-packaged optics Ethernet switch accessed 2026-11-11
- Broadcom: optical connectivity for AI infrastructure at OFC 2025 (Sian2M, 200G VCSEL) accessed 2026-11-11
- Broadcom: solutions for scaling AI at OFC 2026 (Taurus 400G/lane DSP, 400G EML) accessed 2026-11-11
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