AMCC and Agilent Deliver Quad OC-12 Reference Design Board.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: A photo is 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, 2001 Reference design demonstrates the interoperability of AMCC's quad OC-12 SerDes device and Agilent's small form factor fiber-optic transceivers Applied Micro Circuits Corporation Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) is a fabless semiconductor company designing network and embedded Power Architecture (including a Power Architecture license), optical transport and storage solutions. (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), the leader in high-bandwidth silicon connectivity for the world's optical networks, today announced the offering of an OC-12 reference design board demonstrating the interoperability of AMCC's S3038 quad Serialization/Deserialization (SerDes) transceiver with the HFBR-5908E/HFCT-5908E small form factor (SFF (Small Form Factor) Refers to a device that is smaller than others in its field. For example, a miniature display on a cellphone is an SFF device because displays can be extremely large on monitors and TVs by comparison. See form factor. ) fiber-optic transceivers from Agilent Technologies Inc. The reference design board was developed to facilitate the design implementation of AMCC's and Agilent's highly configurable solutions. The reference design also demonstrates the connection to the optics module via SMA connectors, and characterizes equipment for 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 and waveform evaluations. The board requires an external 3.3V power supply for operation and provides access to the parallel output lines from the S3038 device. "This reference design lets networking equipment designers take the guess work and obstacles out of the design cycle," said David Knights, general manager of Agilent's Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber Business Unit. "This will shorten the equipment's overall time-to-market and allow for acceleration of the continuing evolution of the Internet." "The proven compatibility between AMCC and Agilent's hardware has enabled both companies to generate a power savings of almost half that of existing solutions," said Ken Prentiss, AMCC's director of marketing for telecom products. "Ultimately, our customers benefit from our continued relationship with Agilent in developing a foundation of best-of-breed solutions." The HFBR-5908E and the HFCT-5908E small form factor transceivers are OC-12, SONET/SDH compliant, and are high performance, cost effective modules for serial optical communication applications. These transceivers feature an industry standard 2 X 5 package with a MT-RJ connector and provide network designers with high density short and intermediate reach solutions with excellent EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. performance. AMCC's S3038 SONET/SDH quad transceiver chip is a fully integrated SerDes SONET OC-12 interface device packaged in a 208-pin TBGA TBGA Tape Ball Grid Array (ASAT, Inc.) TBGA Tiny Bga TBGA Tape Bga . The device performs all necessary serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial functions in conformance with SONET/SDH transmission standards. While the S3038 quad transmitter incorporates an on-chip PLL PLL - phase-locked loop to synthesize the high-speed clock from a low-speed reference, the quad receiver PLL synchronizes its on-chip Voltage Controlled Oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air (VCO (1) (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) An oscillator that can be tuned over a wide range of frequencies by applying a voltage (tuning voltage) to it. Used in many applications such as radio tuners, VCOs are less costly than crystal oscillators, but not as stable. ) directly to incoming data to recover the clock, thereby increasing the chip's performance. Availability The OC-12 quad reference design board is currently available from AMCC. AMCC's S3038 and Agilent's HFBR-5908E/HFCT-5908E are currently in volume production. 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 See physical layer and physical. , 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 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 new products, the relationship with Agilent Technologies, and anticipated sales resulting from the relationship, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the relationship would not result in expected sales, that the products would not be successfully developed or achieve market acceptance, as well as the risks associated with general economic conditions and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000, the Company's recent 10-Q filing, 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. 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