Calient Networks Completes Acquisition of Kionix; Leadership of Photonics Systems Development and MEMS Fabrication Now Integrated.Business Editors & Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 Calient Networks, a leader in intelligent, all-photonic switching systems and software, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Kionix, Inc., a leader in MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. (micro-electromechanical systems) fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. processes. On October 10, 2000, Calient announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kionix, a private company based in Ithaca, New York
For other places or objects named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). . "The acquisition was undertaken to assure full access to highest-quality MEMS production as demand for these leading-edge components in the optical network industry continues to rise," stated Charles Corbalis, 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. , president and co-founder of Calient Networks. Greg Galvin, president and founder of Kionix, has been named president and CEO of Calient Optical Components, as the new operating subsidiary will now be known. Calient Optical Components will leverage its deep expertise in single crystal silicon MEMS design and production processes in conjunction with Calient's world-class Photonics Design Center in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. . The combined operations of Calient now include over 250 personnel at three development and production facilities in California and 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 . Kionix non-optical MEMS product lines have been spun off into a separate company to be known as Cayuga Sensors, Inc. About Calient Networks Calient Networks is a new developer of intelligent, all-photonic switching systems and software that help service providers scale their networks for explosive bandwidth demands and deliver a new generation of wavelength services. Calient's architecture and DiamondWave(TM) switching system will provide a seamless, `opto-electronic-to-photonic' migration path that is non-disruptive to legacy operations, and near-term opportunity for carriers to offer revenue-generating optical services from their photonic infrastructure. Founded in March 1999, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . For additional information about Calient, visit www.calient.net. Calient Networks, the Calient Networks logo, and DiamondWave are trademarks of Calient Networks, Inc. |
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