NeoPhotonics Takes Industry Lead in Critical Component for Metro and Long-Haul Optical Networks.Company Ships 100,000th VOA from LightConnect Subsidiary CANNES, France -- NeoPhotonics, a leading global supplier of fiber optic component and module solutions for long-haul, metro and FTTX (Fiber To The X) Refers to all the "fiber-to-the-wherever" technologies. See FTTC and FTTP. See also FTX. networks, today announced that the company has become the market leader in MEMS-based VOA (variable optical attenuator) components, as illustrated by the recent shipment of the 100,000th VOA from LightConnect, its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. located in Newark, California. NeoPhotonics made the announcement here at ECOC ECOC European Conference on Optical Communications ECOC Error Correcting Output Codes ECOC Experimental Combat Operations Center ECOC Enhanced Combat Operation Center ECOC Emotional Cycle of Change 2006 (European Conference on Optical Communications), where the company also introduced a new next-generation low loss "2-degree" Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer ("ROADM ROADM Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer ROADM Reconfigurable Add Drop Multiplexing ," see separate release) and where the company is showcasing the industry's most complete portfolio of 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. and PLC based optical solutions, including the new ROADM product, in booth # 165. Also on display is the company's extensive line of transceiver products in SFF, SFP, XFP, X2 and XENPAK form factors. The 100,000th VOA unit - an FVOA5000, one of the several types of VOAs offered by NeoPhotonics for a variety of applications - was shipped to a large optical system manufacturer in Europe. This major milestone also illustrates the company's ability to meet surging market demand for these products, attributable to carrier requirements for a network infrastructure capable of supporting the rapid growth in broadband services. The company announced shipment of its 40,000th VOA just over one year ago. "NeoPhotonics has established itself as the market leader for MEMS based VOAs and the LightConnect VOA has been shipping to major system vendors in North America, Europe, Japan and China for the past several years," said Tim Jenks, 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 NeoPhotonics. "This is further validation of our MEMS technology as a very reliable platform for VOA -- and we plan to leverage this technology further to satisfy the evolving requirements of metro and long-haul optical networks." The FVOA5000 is one of the smallest MEMS VOAs with a footprint of 5.4mm x 18 mm - making it ideal for compact applications - and is available in bright or dark configurations. All VOAs offered from NeoPhotonics feature extreme resistance to in-situ shock and vibration and exhibit 2000 Volts ESD protection. All VOA products offered by NeoPhotonics have successfully completed the strict reliability requirements of the Telcordia GR-1209 and GR-1221 standards, reports of which are available to customers. About NeoPhotonics NeoPhotonics Corporation is a leading developer and vertically integrated manufacturer of advanced integrated optical modules and subsystems designed to improve the performance and lower the costs associated with backbone and access optical networks. They are at the forefront of the long sought-after integration of active semiconductor, passive PLC and MEMS multi-dimensional switching functions into a single product. This integration is enabled by state-of-the-art integration, nanomaterials and nanoscale design and fabrication technologies. Backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and institutional investors, NeoPhotonics maintains headquarters 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. and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified engineering and manufacturing facilities in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China. www.neophotonics.com |
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