In March 2023, IPEC, LightCounting, and experts from the industry discussed the key technical challenges and future application scenarios of Linear Direct Drive. So, half a year into its development, what research progress has been made? Can Linear Direct Drive be commercially available?

IPEC and LightCounting held a global webinar titled “Linear Direct Drive Enables 100T+ Optical Interconnection for Data Centers in the Computing Era” on September 20, 2023. We have invited experts from vendors such as Dell, Arista, MACOM, Marvell, HiSilicon, RANOVUS, Source Photonics, and AOI to share their views and discuss the application scenarios and requirements of Linear Direct Drive, progress and results of related simulation tests, and issues and challenges faced at the current stage.