AMCC's OC-48 CMOS Transceivers Deliver Increased Device Performance and Integration for SONET/SDH Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) ) AMCC Extends its Successful OC-48 Product Portfolio Leveraging 0.13-micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. Process Technology, to Provide Customers With Significant Power and Real Estate Savings for Optimum System Design and Performance Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) (NASDAQ:AMCC) today announced that it has built upon the company's proven OC-48 and CMOS expertise with the introduction of the S3155 transceiver and the S4848 quad Clock and Data Recovery (CDR (1) See CD-R and extension. (2) (Call Detail Reporting) See call accounting. (3) (Common Data Rate) A standard sampling rate for digital video for 480i and 576i systems. The rate is 13.5 MHz. See ITU-R BT. ) device. The devices enable OEMs to deliver more integrated capabilities that span a variety of applications, while simultaneously driving down overall system power, cost and size. The S3155 and S4848 interface seamlessly with a variety of AMCC best-in-class framer solutions, as well as custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), and provide customers with a superb solution that reaches new levels of performance and functionality, and significant savings in power and real-estate. Both devices support OC-48 and OC-48 with Forward Error Correction A communications technique that can correct bad data on the receiving end. Before transmission, the data are processed through an algorithm that adds extra bits for error correction. If the transmitted message is received in error, the correction bits are used to repair it. (FEC See forward error correction. FEC - Forward Error Correction ) rates. The S3155 SONET/SDH/ATM 16-bit OC-48 transceiver with CDR provides customers with very low power and extremely high functionality in a single device that is designed for several applications including differential, single-ended LVPECL LVPECL Low Voltage Positive Emitter Coupled Logic and LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) A transmission method for sending digital information. LVDS sends data over data high and data low lines rather than data and ground. . Its versatile I/O interface supports either a 2.5 or 3.3 V power supply. AMCC's S4848 quad OC-48 SONET/SDH CDR delivers unprecedented real-estate savings and performance capabilities for SONET/SDH-based equipment. "AMCC's S3155 and S4848 devices offer exceptional performance at very low cost and power," said Neal Neslusan, director of product marketing for AMCC. "The S3155 is truly a 'one product, many applications' device affording our customers tremendous flexibility and application breadth." The S3155 supports all the 16 bit parallel input/output structures of legacy devices, competitor devices, ASICs and AMCC solutions. The S3155 can perform in any differential LVPECL mode without the need for external passive components. Packaged in a 196-pin PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array , the compact S3155 integrates input termination resistor networks, while an on-chip Pseudo Random Bit Sequence (PRBS PRBS Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence PRBS Pseudo Random Bit Sequence PRBS Pseudorandom Bit Stream (Hekimian) PRBS Probability Random Bit Sequence PRBS Pseudo Random Bit Stream ) generator and checker allows customers to test part of their system during the design cycle, eliminating the need for test equipment. Customer can realize overall reductions in power and size by up to a factor of three with the S3155. Packaged in a small form factor 121-pin PBGA, the S4848 delivers an efficiently-packaged device, which integrates maximum performance capabilities, low jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle generation and a very attractive power level of 195mW per channel. With this single device, AMCC supports AC and DC coupling based on internal biasing and termination resistance. Furthermore, all unused channels in the S4848 can be switched off and powered down providing maximum flexibility for customers and enabling them to optimize system design and performance. Availability The S3155 and S4848 are currently sampling to development partners, with general availability scheduled for Q3 2003. For additional technical information, visit www.amcc.com/BestInClass/S3155 or www.amcc.com/BestInClass/S4848. For a photo of the S3155 and S4848, visit www.amcc.com/BestInClass/S3155S4848Photo. About AMCC AMCC designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon solutions empowering intelligent wide area networks. AMCC utilizes a combination of digital, mixed-signal and high-frequency analog design expertise coupled with system-level knowledge and multiple silicon process technologies to offer integrated circuit products that enable the transport of voice and data over fiber optic networks. The company's system solution portfolio includes switch fabric, traffic management, network processor, framer/mapper, PHY See physical layer and physical. and PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) The type of dispersion that occurs in singlemode fiber due to a lack of perfect symmetry in the fiber and from external pressures on the cable. Light travels over singlemode fiber in two polarization states. devices that address the high-performance needs of the evolving intelligent optical network. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, visit our Web site at http://www.amcc.com. Forward Looking Statements The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the products discussed in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products would not be successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended March 31, 2002, and in other filings of the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Product photos, datasheets and application notes are available upon request. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. |
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