AMCC Enhances OC-48 FEC Transceiver Solution; Unparalleled Jitter Performance and Extended Rate Capabilities Ideal for DWDM Applications.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000 AMCC's Popular S3067 Transceiver Now Offers a 50% Reduction in Jitter Generation, Further Extending AMCC's Leadership in the Rapidly Expanding OC-48 Market 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), a leader in high-bandwidth silicon connectivity solutions for the world's optical networks, today announced the availability of the latest generation S3067 SONET/SDH/ATM transceiver with enhanced jitter performance and extended rate capabilities. Featuring dramatically enhanced jitter generation of only 3.5mUI, the S3067 further improves the superior design margin of the industry's first integrated OC-48 transceiver solution 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 ) functionality. The S3067, which has already proven to be ideal for next-generation DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing applications, is capable of operating at Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , Fast Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , D1 Video, SONET/SDH OC-48, OC-24, OC-12 or OC-3 frequencies. "The outstanding jitter generation specifications of the S3067 have been dramatically reduced to half that of other transceiver solutions on the market," said Glenn Pohly, AMCC's senior product marketing manager for telecom products. "The S3067 supports more protocols than any other transceiver on the market today, making it ideally suited for the emerging multi-service MAN infrastructure." The S3067 performs all necessary serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial functions in conformance with SONET/SDH transmission and FEC standards. On-chip clock synthesis is performed by a high-frequency PLL PLL - phase-locked loop allowing the use of a slower external transmit clock reference. The chip can be used with a 155.52 to 178 MHz reference clock, in support of existing system clocking schemes, and includes a low jitter LVPECL LVPECL Low Voltage Positive Emitter Coupled Logic interface, diagnostic loopback mode and lock detect circuit. Pricing and Availability The S3067 is packaged in a 156-pin TBGA TBGA Tape Ball Grid Array (ASAT, Inc.) TBGA Tiny Bga TBGA Tape Bga and is currently in volume production. AMCC solution set pricing can be obtained from the company by calling 800/755-AMCC (800/755-2622). About AMCC AMCC designs, develops, manufactures and markets high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon solutions for the world's optical networks. AMCC utilizes a combination of high-frequency analog, mixed-signal and digital 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 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. , PHY, framer/mapper, network processor, traffic management and switch fabric 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. AMCC Forward-Looking Statement: 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 are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties set forth in the "Factors That May Affect Future Results" detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000, 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 the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. 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. 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