ClariPhy Communications Announces Corporate Launch; Communications IC Company's First Products Target 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber.IRVINE, Calif. -- ClariPhy Communications, Inc., an Irvine-based startup, is developing mixed-signal ICs that set new performance benchmarks for multi-gigabit per second (Gbit/s) communications applications. The company's initial products target the emerging 10GBASE-LRM (LRM LRM Language Reference Manual LRM Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic (Airport Code) LRM Long Range Missile LRM Line Replaceable Module LRM Local Resource Manager LRM Line-Reflect-Match LRM Land Resources Management ) Ethernet standard that is nearing IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ratification. ClariPhy's engineering team includes some of the world's leading experts in communications, digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) and mixed-signal IC design. "ClariPhy has built a world-class engineering team, assembled from among the best communications IC companies in the industry," said Dr. Paul Voois, 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. of ClariPhy. "We have developed the first DSP-based PHY See physical layer and physical. for 10-Gbit/s over fiber using a standard CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process. It will exceed 300m reach over legacy multimode fiber, thereby enabling a seamless and cost-effective upgrade of existing Ethernet infrastructure to 10-Gbit/s speeds. For new installations, our technology will enable the best combination of power dissipation, reach and latency of any PHY over any cabling medium." The combination of rapidly escalating data volumes and cost sensitivity in today's enterprises has created demand for network upgrade solutions that do not require infrastructure replacements. In order to meet that demand, ClariPhy is focusing on the LRM standard for 10-Gbit/s serial transmission over legacy multimode fiber. ClariPhy's technology includes maximum likelihood sequence detection (MLSD MLSD Maximum Likelihood Sequence Detection MLSD Moses Lake School District (Moses Lake, Washington) MLSD Materiel and Logistics Systems Division (US Army Directorate for Combat Development) ), a powerful algorithm for compensating modal dispersion that enables reaches exceeding 300m. And unlike the alternative optical solution 10GBASE-LX4, which requires complex parallel optics, LRM uses serial optics and significantly lowers overall system cost. "Vertical riser connections in the enterprise require 300m reach over legacy multimode fiber and have historically been addressed by 10GBASE-LX4," stated Jag Bolaria, Senior Analyst with The Linley Group. "ClariPhy's implementation of EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. with innovative digital signal processing techniques in CMOS addresses these performance requirements, and, at a lower price point." An important feature in the company's technology roadmap is support for both existing optical module form factors, as well as emerging form factors such as SFP SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable (optical transceiver module) SFP Société Française de Physique (French Physics Society; Paris) Sfp Svenska Folkpartiet (Finnish: Swedish People~s Party) +. SFP+ is the next-generation serial form factor for 10-Gbit/s, offering several advantages including smaller size enabling higher port densities, reduced component count and lower power dissipation. "Sumitomo Electric is committed to being a leader in the 10-Gbit/s optical communication components market and the SFP+ serial form factor that ClariPhy supports is a development that we have been following closely for some time now," noted Eddie Tsumura, Vice President of Marketing and Engineering of ExceLight Communications, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric. "And we believe that our optical modules, integrated with ClariPhy's technologies, can deliver significant customer value in terms of cost and performance advantages." ClariPhy targets switch, server adapter card and optical module OEMs. The company is currently in discussions with leading vendors for evaluation and development programs. ClariPhy is also active in several standards bodies including IEEE 802.3aq (developing 10GBASE-LRM), T11.2 Fibre Channel Optical Working Group and the SFF Committee (developing SFP+). About ClariPhy ClariPhy Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that was founded in 2002 and is based in Irvine, California. The company is developing high-speed ICs targeting 10-Gbit/s networks in campus backbone and enterprise data center environments. ClariPhy's ICs will enable vendors to offer products to IT management that will significantly improve performance and lower cost. ClariPhy has secured $13M in Series A financing led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), with Onset Ventures and Allegis Capital also participating. Additional information on the company can be found at www.clariphy.com. |
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