AMCC and Zarlink Semiconductor to Develop Complete 120 Gigabit Short-Reach Optical Solutions.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 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 )-Based Solutions to Quadruple Capacity and Bandwidth Density of Optical Interconnects 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) and Zarlink Semiconductor(TM) (formerly Mitel Semiconductor) today announced they are developing multi-channel, interoperable 10 Gigabit per second (Gbps) per channel products that will offer customers complete short-reach optical connectivity solutions for high-capacity, next-generation networking systems. Zarlink will introduce 12-channel, VCSEL-based parallel fiber modules operating at 10 Gbps per channel, for an aggregate bandwidth of 120 Gbps. AMCC will bring to market interoperable physical layer, switch fabric, network processing and framer products. The interoperability of AMCC's components and Zarlink's 10 Gbps per channel modules will enable optical systems vendors to quadruple equipment capacity, while reducing development cycles and time to market. Zarlink expects the market for very short-reach parallel fiber solutions used in and between high-capacity network equipment to grow beyond US $1 billion within three years. The companies' new 10 Gbps parallel fiber products meet customer requirements for lower cost and higher speeds by offering four times the bandwidth density of today's 2.5 Gbps short-reach optical systems. "This is the next step in our program to develop a family of very short-reach, high-capacity parallel fiber modules that deliver the industry's best price-performance ratio," said Claes Johansson Claes Edvin Johansson (November 4, 1884 – March 9, 1949) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he won the gold medal in the in the Greco-Roman middleweight class. , director of Zarlink's Optical Communications unit. "Developing modules that transport data at 120 Gbps is made possible by continuing advances in our 10 Gbps VCSEL and patented packaging and manufacturing technologies." Collaborative work on the new 10 Gbps products follows a successful joint program to develop short-reach optical solutions operating at 2.5 Gbps per channel. Zarlink's current generation of 4-, 8- and 12-channel modules utilize AMCC's S7022 Quad VCSEL driver and S7025 Quad 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. ), with integrated limiting amplifier and Loss of Signal (LOS) detection circuitry. "We will continue to build on our successful relationship with Zarlink for complete terabit connectivity solutions that complement our PHY See physical layer and physical. , framer/mapper, network processor, and switch fabric products for seamless distributed networking systems," said Paul Duran, AMCC's product marketing manager. "This compelling technology is an essential ingredient in the development of terabit networking systems that require the lowest cost and power dissipation per gigabit as well the highest bandwidth density per square inch." Target applications for the new products include proprietary interconnects in high-capacity scalable multi-chassis routers, switches and optical cross-connects; and standardized interconnects between this type of equipment in central offices. For example, the combination of Zarlink's 10 Gbps per channel parallel fiber modules with AMCC's PHY/framer products will enable a complete and cost-effective 40 Gbps transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. solution for 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 ) OC-768, compliant with proposed Optical Internetworking Forum The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation optical internetworking products. The OIF produces Electrical, Tunable Laser, Very Short Reach Hardware Interfaces. (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) ) standards. About Zarlink Semiconductor Zarlink employs its formidable analog, digital and mixed-signal capabilities to offer the most compelling products for wired, wireless and optical connectivity markets and ultra low-power medical applications. Zarlink is trading as Mitel Corp. on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "MLT (MultiLink Trunking) See port aggregation. " until the new legal name of the company -- Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. -- is approved by shareholders. For more information, visit www.zarlink.com. 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 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 new products derived from the relationship are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that such products would not be successfully or timely designed, developed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, as well as the other risks and uncertainties set forth in the "Factors That May Affect Future Results" detailed 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 the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Zarlink Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, among others, the risks discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are encouraged to consider the risks detailed in those filings. Product photos, datasheets and application notes are available upon request. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. Zarlink Semiconductor and the Zarlink logo are trademarks of Mitel Corp. |
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