Astera Labs Predicts NPO Deployment in 2027, CPO to Follow in 2028
bookwormengr · x · 2026-08-05
The author notes that the path to CPO (Co-Packaged Optics) is clear: the industry will first be paved by NPO (Near-Package Optics) before transitioning to CPO.
Quoting Astera Labs, the timeline suggests 2027 will be the year NPO gets deployed. As database and bandwidth demands continue to scale, CPO deployment will follow in 2028 and beyond.
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