Credo Launches Open Compute Project Workstream to Standardize AI Data Center Optical Interconnects

Credo Technology Group and partners formed the Short-Reach Micro-Emitter Optics (SRMO) Workstream under the Open Compute Project to create a new class of high-speed data center interconnects. The specification focuses on wide, parallel micro-emitter technology to support scaling AI clusters across tens of thousands of accelerators. The group, which includes ams OSRAM, SENKO, and an unnamed leading hyperscaler, is targeting OCP approval for the specification in 2027. The standard will define module and connector footprints, signaling, and link budgets to establish an interoperable ecosystem for optical connectivity. "As AI workloads scale from thousands to tens of thousands of accelerators, the industry needs a standardized approach to wide, parallel optical connectivity — not a patchwork of components that do not fit together or interoperate." — L.K. Bhupathi