Elantec Expands Its Laser Driver Line With New Low Power IC for Higher Speed CD-R and CD-R/W Optical Disk Drives.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Higher Current Output of New EL6145C Enables Greater Than 32X CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and Up to 20X CD-R/W Speeds in Slim Line Drives Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELNT), a leader in high-performance analog ICs, today announced it is shipping a new high speed laser driver IC produced specifically to enable CD-R and CD-R/W optical disk drive manufacturers to meet the demand for faster CD read/write (R/W R/W Read/Write R/W Right-Of-Way R/W Rotary Wing (aviation) R/W Random Width R/W Reimbursable Work R/W Raw Weight ) speeds and more compact disk drive designs. The EL6145C is pin-compatible and functionally compatible with Elantec's industry-standard EL6245C. It has one 250mA output current write channel to enable driving the higher power Higher power is a term used in a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, to describe "a power greater than yourself." Although many participants equate their higher power with God, a belief in God or in formal religion is not mandatory; the higher power is intended as a 780 nanometer lasers required to achieve 32X-and-greater CD-R speeds, and has the lower power consumption required by the new slim-line drives found in small form factor PC desktops and PC notebooks. The EL6145C integrates the automatic power control (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ) amplifier and the high frequency modulator Modulator Any device or circuit by means of which a desired signal is impressed upon a higher-frequency periodic wave known as a carrier. The process is called modulation. The modulator may vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of the carrier. (HFM HFM Hauptfeuerwehrmann (Austria, serve-struggled of fire-brigade) HFM Hemifacial Microsomia HFM Health Facilities Management (journal) HFM Human Factors and Medicine HFM Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan ) 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 along with the three current channels needed for compliance with the Orange Specification Standard for CD-R and CD-R/W write strategy formats. Integrating the HFM oscillator helps to reduce laser read noise, thus eliminating the need for an external oscillator-enable signal. This kind of integration minimizes signal routing and component count, thereby lowering costs. The resultant savings in design time and board space facilitates the design of the more compact optical pick-up unit (OPU OPU Ovum Pick-Up OPU Office des Publications Universitaires OPU Optical Channel Payload Unit OPU Oil Pick Up (spinning) OPU Optical Pickup Head (DVD drives) OPU Outstation Processing Unit ) needed in slim-line CD-R/W drive designs. Stephen P. Sacarisen, Director of Strategic Marketing, Optical Products Group, said, "The CD-R/RW drive is rapidly becoming the industry standard in both the PC desktop and notebook segments. The higher output current of the EL6145C with enables greater than 32X-speed CD-R drives. The lower power consumption enables design of slim-line small form factor drives for both the PC desktop and PC notebooks. The EL6145C offers manufacturers of OPUs for CD-R/RW devices using Elantec's industry-standard EL6245C pin out a direct upgrade path. This results in longer product lifecycles and the most cost-effective solution for designing higher-speed CD drives." The price for the EL6145C in a 16-pin QSOP QSOP Quarter Size Outline Package QSOP Quarter Small Outline Package QSOP Quad Small Outline Package QSOP Quadripartite Standing Operating Procedures QSOP Quarterly Standing Order Plan QSOP Quality Standard Operating Procedure QSOP Quarter Sized Outline Package package is $2.50 each for quantities of 10,000-units or more. Samples are available now with production lead times of eight to ten weeks. To receive further information, please visit our web site at www.elantec.com, or contact Stephen Sacarisen at Elantec Corporate Headquarters in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and , at 408/945-1323 x 345. Elantec designs, manufactures and markets high performance analog integrated circuits primarily for the video, optical storage, communications and power management markets. The Company targets high growth commercial markets in which advances in digital integrated circuit technology are driving increasing demand for high speed, high performance and low power consumption analog circuits. Certain matters discussed in this press release pertaining to the market trends, product performance and cost effectiveness are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include product introductions by the Company's competitors, competitive pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yield, changes in the mix or markets in which products are sold, availability and cost of raw materials and other risks discussed in the Company's most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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