AMCC Delivers Very Low Power Consumption and Exceptional Jitter Performance with Introduction of .13-micron CMOS OC-48 Transceiver.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos 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 11, 2002 The S3485, AMCC's Fourth Generation OC-48 Transceiver, Utilizes .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. Technology to Provide Outstanding Power, Jitter, and Footprint Specifications to Customers 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:AMCC) today announced the S3485, a 4-bit 622 Mbps 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. OC-48 and OC-48 with FEC See forward error correction. FEC - Forward Error Correction transceiver with integrated 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. ). The S3485 builds upon the advanced features of AMCC's industry-leading S3455 transceiver, which has been shipping in volume since Q1, 2001. Utilizing .13-micron CMOS technology and AMCC's innovative design capabilities, the transceiver is packaged in a compact 12 x 12 mm, 121-pin PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array and offers low jitter generation performance of less than 5mUI. In addition, the device features a significantly reduced power consumption as low as 285mW in most applications. The S3485 is compatible with the previous-generation S3455, enabling customers to easily migrate and benefit from the low power consumption. "Our customers want to benefit from the advanced capabilities enabled by utilizing .13 im CMOS technology at the OC-48 level," said Ken Prentiss, AMCC's director of marketing for telecom products. "The introduction of the S3485 transceiver allows us to deliver the outstanding power, jitter and footprint specifications gained by utilizing this technology, demonstrating AMCC's continued strength as a leading provider of high-volume, high-performance silicon solutions for the OC-48 transceiver marketplace." Ideally suited for WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. equipment, SONET/SDH-based transmission systems and Fiber optic test equipment applications, the S3485 supports OC-48 rates (2.488 Gbps) and OC-48 with FEC rates (2.67 Gbps). The device complements AMCC's industry leading OC-48 framers including the DANUBE OC-48 SONET/SDH framer and pointer processor; OHIO Ohio, state, United States Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N). OC-48 SONET/SDH framer and ATM/packet-over-SONET processor; and GANGES QUAD OC-48 SONET/SDH framer and POS/ATM mapper. The S3485 also incorporates an internal FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out (first in, first out) to decouple transmit clocks and an on-chip high frequency phase-locked loop (PLL PLL - phase-locked loop ) for clock generation. The PLL on-chip clock synthesis function enables the utilization of a slower external transmit clock reference. The reference clock features a frequency range of 155.52 MHz to 166.63 MHz, in support of existing clock schemes. The S3485's receiver and transmitter functions use separate reference clocks, which enable simultaneous and switchable performance for FEC and non-FEC modes. The device performs all necessary serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversions and will interface to LVDS and CMOS logic in compliance with Telecordia and ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union specifications. Pricing and Availability Packaged in a plastic 196 or 121 PBGA, the S3485 is priced at less than $60 in 100K quantities. The S3485 is currently sampling to development partners with general availability scheduled for Q2. 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, please 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 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. 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