C&M Chooses Reflex Photonics as Partner for Specialized Optical Cabling Solutions.Custom Cable Manufacturer to Integrate High-Speed Optical Engines to Further Advance Active Optical Cable Product Line MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Reflex Photonics, an advanced developer of extreme high-speed optical connectivity solutions for semiconductor packaging and data transfer applications, announced that it will partner with C&M Corporation, a vertically integrated manufacturer of custom cable, coil cords and cable assemblies, to further develop customized optical cabling solutions for high end robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions , audio visual (A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and ), government supercomputing, datacom, medical, industrial and military applications. Terms of the agreement state that C&M will integrate its custom active optical cables (AOC AOC, n an acronym for the Aromatherapy Organizations Council. ) with Reflex Photonics' state-of-the-art LightABLE[TM] Optical Engines: compact, pre-aligned encapsulated encapsulated Localized Oncology adjective Confined to a specific area, surrounded by a thin layer of fibrous tissue; encapsulation generally refers to a tumor confined to a specific area, surrounded by a capsule. See Islet encapsulation. modules initially providing four independent transmit and receive channels, with each channel initially capable of 5 Gbps of operation for an aggregate Infiniband DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory supporting bandwidth of 20 Gbps over 300 meters of optical fiber. "After an extensive search to find the right technology partner, Reflex Photonics and its LightABLE optical engines proved to be a perfect fit for our specialized cabling solutions, as they can withstand the harshest external operating conditions including temperature, humidity and 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. interference," said Joseph Iamartino, vice president of business development at C&M. "Active optical assemblies incorporate the best features of copper and fiber interconnect solutions and have been sought by robotic and industrial automation specialists for years. We look forward to meeting their technology requests with a family of rugged, ultra-reliable hybrid cabling products. Reflex's optical engines offer the exact level of reliability needed for such solutions, and we are very excited to see them integrated with our existing products and look forward to developing even more advanced solutions with them in the future." Because of their high functionality and feature integration, including a two-wire serial interface, the LightABLE optical engines offer the most practical solution for DDR/SDR InfiniBand[TM], 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. CX4/XAUI extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. , 4 x OC-48 SONET, multi-lane PCI-Express, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel and proprietary backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. interconnections. Future products are expected to support QDR QDR Quadrennial Defense Review (US DoD) QDR Quad Data Rate (Memory Technology) QDR Quality Deficiency Report QDR Quality, Durability and Reliability (Toyota Motor Company) Infiniband. "We are very pleased and honored to work with such a unique and inventive company like C&M. Their innovative and customized cabling solutions, which are applicable to a wide variety of customers, will be further powered by our parallel optical engines," said Gary Moskovitz, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Reflex Photonics. "This is an outstanding opportunity for our solutions to benefit different vertical markets, such as the high flex industrial, medical and military industries." Reflex Photonics chief technology officer Dave Rolston and Joseph Iamartino of C&M will give a joint presentation on this technology at the NY Tech Summit on June 20 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York Verona is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,425 at the 2000 census. The source of the town name is unknown. The Town of Verona is in the western part of the county and is west of the City of Rome. . For more information on Reflex Photonics' LightABLE optical engines or other product offerings, please visit: http://www.reflexphotonics.com/products.htm. About Reflex Photonics Founded in 2002, Reflex Photonics is an advanced developer of extreme high-speed optical connectivity solutions for semiconductor packaging and data transfer applications. Through the integration of its unique and proprietary LightABLE[TM] core technology, Reflex Photonics focuses on both inter printed circuit board applications, with its InterBOARD[R] product line of parallel modules and active optical cables, as well as intra pc board and "fiber to the chip package" applications, using its Light On Board[R] optically-enabled semiconductor packaging solutions. The company addresses the growing demand for high-speed interconnects in enterprise-class storage/server environments and telecom-class switches/routers, enabling equipment developers to design smaller, lower cost and lower powered systems that result in higher fidelity and faster connectivity. For more information please visit www.reflexphotonics.com. InterBOARD[R], LightABLE[TM], Light on Board[R], Reflex Photonics and the Reflex Photonics logo are trademarks of Reflex Photonics Inc. About C&M C&M Corporation is a vertically integrated manufacturer of custom cable, coil cords and cable assemblies. A worldwide, RoHS compliant manufacturer of advanced power and signal transmission cable solutions within the industrial, medical, military/public safety, datacom/telecom, and multimedia industries. For more information please visit www.cmcorporation.com. |
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