Elantec Semiconductor Introduces New High-speed Laser Driver in Ultra-thin Package; New Driver Available in Ultra-thin LPP Package Enables Up To 20X CD-R/W Speeds.Business Editors/High-tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2000 Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELNT), a leader in high-performance analog ICs, today introduced a new high-speed laser driver in an ultra-thin package ideal for applications with height constraints such as those that exist for the emerging slim-line drive designs. The EL6281C is the third product of the next generation EL628XC family of laser drivers which will enable even higher read/write speed designs for products in the high growth CD-R/W optical disk drive market. The EL6281C is a high-speed laser diode driver that provides the four current channels needed for the read, bias, erase, and write laser drive power levels. Built-in independent control of two frequency and two amplitude settings helps to reduce laser noise. The EL6281C also integrates 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 and 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 for use with an external power monitor diode. This high level of integration saves cost by reducing component count and design time by reducing signal routing and space, thus enabling 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 ) design. Steve Sacarisen, Director of Strategic Marketing, Optical Products Group, said, "The EL6281C in the new ultra-thin LPP LPP Legitimate Peripheral Participation (community of practice) LPP Liberian People's Party (Liberia) LPP Leak Point Pressure LPP Land Partnership Plan LPP Lean Premixed Prevaporized package, with frequency and amplitude control, faster rise and fall times, and backwards compatibility with previous generation laser drivers, helps our customers to rapidly move up the 'X' speed curve without costly redesigning." Mr. Sacarisen added, "We believe the EL6281C can deliver read/write speeds beyond 20X, more than double the fastest speed available today!" Pricing for the EL6281C is $2.50 in quantities of 10,000 units. Samples of the EL6281CU, in the 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 24 package, and the EL6281CL, in the LPP24 ultra-slim package, are available immediately with production lead times of ten to 12 weeks. Elantec designs, manufactures, and markets high performance analog integrated circuits primarily for the video, optical storage, power management, and communications 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, cost effectiveness, and design-in time 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 1999 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. and most recent form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein. |
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