AMCC Announces Silicon Germanium 10.7Gbps Quad VCSEL Driver and Quad Transimpedance with Integrated Post Amplifier for Very Short Reach OC-768 Applications.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: A photo and diagram are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 AMCC's Latest 10.7Gbps Chipset and Second-Generation 3.6Gbps Chipset Introductions Provide Enhanced Device Intelligence and Functionality to Customers in Addition to Exceptional Savings in Cost, Power and Size Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (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) ) (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), today announced the S7032 and S7035 chipset, a Silicon Germanium (SiGe), Quad 10.7Gbps Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) Pronounced "vixel." A type of laser diode that emits light from its surface rather than its edge. A VCSEL's circular beam is easy to couple with a fiber, and due to its surface-emission architecture, can be tested ) driver and Quad 10.7Gbps transimpedance amplifier (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ), offering 43Gbps of total bandwidth, with integrated post amplifier for OC-768 Very Short Reach (VSR VSR Very Short Reach (Ciena/Cisco design for high speed, 10Gbps data) VSR Variable Speed Reversible VSR Very Short Reach (optical interconnection; Sprint) VSR Volume Search Radar ), Quad OC-192, Quad 10GBE See Gigabit Ethernet. , and optical backplane applications. AMCC also introduced the second-generation Quad 3.6Gbps S7023 VCSEL driver and S7026 Quad 3.6Gbps TIA with post amplifier chipset, offering over 14Gbps of total bandwidth at very low power. The S7032/S7035 and S7023/S7026 chipsets are designed for use in VSR and backplane optical modules. These modules enable low cost connectivity between networking equipment for links up to 300 meters in central offices/data centers as well as backplane connectivity internal to the equipment. The devices were developed to address lower power dissipation, lower cost, and small form-factor requirements of highly-dense backplanes while maintaining exceptional link performance for parallel fiber and WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. modules. Featuring an ACJTAG interface, the devices can verify module connectivity allowing for better system level testability and lower integration costs for OEMs. "These latest 3.6Gbps and 10.7Gbps introductions enable the deployment of larger, next-generation switch fabrics and provide higher optical backplane speeds for greater bandwidth density between data cards," said Paul Duran, AMCC's product marketing manager. "Utilizing SiGe, AMCC's S7032/S7035 and S7023/S7026 devices offer a compelling combination of high performance and low power while simultaneously providing customers with significant reductions in backplane board space and cost." Building on AMCC's commitment to being a complete solution provider, the S7032 and S7035 are designed to seamlessly interface with all of AMCC's OC-768 solution offerings. The S7023 and S7026 chipset can be used with AMCC's switch fabric solutions to provide flexible optical backplane connectivity in applications ranging from 155Mbps (OC-3) to 3.6Gbps (proprietary backplanes) data rates. Furthermore, the S7023 and S7026 are XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae) XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface (3.125Gbps, eXtended Attachment Unit Interface See AUI. (networking) Attachment Unit Interface - (AUI) The part of the IEEE Ethernet standard located between the MAC, and the MAU. The AUI is a transceiver cable that provides a path between a node's Ethernet interface and the MAU. for 10-Gigabit Ethernet Standard from IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) compliant, thereby, enabling optical backplanes for next generation IP routers. The S7032 and S7023's levels of integration reduce the number of external components needed, thus saving board space and power for high-density small form-factor designs. Both driver devices feature four parallel channels that utilize AMCC's unique VCSEL-Trac(TM) technology, producing individual shape-controlled drive current waveforms, thus, enhancing high-speed performance and flexibility to drive VCSELs with varying optical characteristics. The modulation current, bias current, boost current, eye crossing, and power down features of the S7032 and S7023 are individually programmable through a microcontroller serial interface. This microcontroller provides production automation allowing for easy and re-workable module configuration. By increasing module yield, due to VCSEL performance variability, customers receive additional reductions in cost. Both the S7035 and S7026 TIAs feature individual Loss of Signal (LOS) detection circuitry with Squelch squelch v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es v.tr. 1. To crush by or as if by trampling; squash. 2. , which prevents a false lock on the clock and data recovery unit, providing customers with more performance reliability. The TIAs operate from a single +3.3V supply and provide a 20 to 1800 (mu)A (S7035) or 8 to 1000 (mu)A (S7026) peak-to-peak input current range with minimal duty-cycle distortion for improved input signal detection. The devices also offer programmable differential CML 1. CML - A query language. ["Towards a Knowledge Description Language", A. Borgida et al, in On Knowledge Base Management Systems, J. Mylopoulos et al eds, Springer 1986]. 2. CML - Concurrent ML. outputs for optimization of power dissipation when driving long and short board traces. Pricing and Availability Packaged in a flip-chip die with standard C4 solder bumps, the S7032/S7035 10.7Gbps devices and the S7023/S7026 3.6Gbps devices are currently sampling with volume production scheduled for July. Pricing available upon request. About AMCC AMCC designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon solutions empowering intelligent optical 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 and wafer fabrication facilities 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 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, 2001, 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. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031902/bb2 http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031902/bb2a |
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