Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Market: The Future of Data Center Connectivity

Market Overview

The global co-packaged optics (CPO) market is projected to grow from 1.2billionin2024to1.2billionin2024to12.8 billion by 2032, at a 34.5% CAGR, driven by AI/ML workloads and hyperscale data center demands. CPO technology, which integrates optics directly with silicon chips, reduces power consumption by 40-50% compared to traditional pluggable optics.

Key Market Drivers

✔ AI Infrastructure Boom: 800G/1.6T CPO solutions for GPU clusters
✔ Power Efficiency Mandates: 30% lower energy use per bit
✔ Hyperscale Demands: 5x bandwidth density improvement
✔ Latency Reduction: Sub-100ns optical interconnects
✔ Cost Savings: 25% lower total cost of ownership


Technology Segmentation

By Integration Type (2026 Forecast)

Architecture Market Share Key Players
2.5D/3D CPO 55% Intel, TSMC, NVIDIA
Near-Package Optics 35% Broadcom, Cisco
Pluggable CPO 10% Emerging Startups

By Data Rate

  • 400G-800G (2024-2026)

  • 1.6T (2026-2028)

  • 3.2T+ (Post-2028)

By Application

  • AI/ML Clusters (45%)

  • Cloud Data Centers (35%)

  • HPC (15%)

  • Others (5%)


Innovation Roadmap

2024-2026 Developments

  1. Silicon Photonics Integration: 8-inch wafer-scale production

  2. Thermal Management: Microfluidic cooling solutions

  3. CPO Switch ASICs: 51.2Tbps switch fabrics

  4. Standardization: OIF-CPO and COBO specifications

  5. Test & Packaging: Automated optical alignment


Regional Adoption Leaders

Region Market Share Key Driver
North America (50%) Hyperscale data center buildouts
Asia-Pacific (35%) AI chip manufacturing hub
Europe (12%) Green data center initiatives
Middle East (3%) Smart city deployments

Competitive Landscape

Technology Leaders

  1. Intel – Integrated photonics + EMIB packaging

  2. Broadcom – 25.6T CPO switch chips

  3. NVIDIA – Optical GPU interconnects

  4. Ayar Labs – Optical I/O chiplets

  5. Ranovus – Quantum dot laser CPO

Strategic Focus Areas

✔ Co-Design Partnerships (Chip + optics)
✔ Advanced Packaging (Hybrid bonding)
✔ Supply Chain Localization


Market Opportunities

For Equipment Vendors

  • CPO Test Systems: $2B opportunity by 2027

  • Thermal Solutions: 60% of CPO cost challenge

  • Chiplet Ecosystems: Open standards development

For Data Centers

  • Power Savings: 5MW per 100,000 CPO ports

  • Rack Density: 4x more GPUs per rack


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Future Outlook (2030+)

  • Optical Compute Fabrics: Light-based processing

  • Chiplet Marketplaces: IP-reusable photonic dies

  • Quantum CPO: Entangled photon interconnects

“CPO isn’t just an evolution—it’s a revolution in how we think about computing architectures.”
– Spherical Insights Photonics Team

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May 7, 2025