Photronic Devices Generates Fiber Optic Amplifier Solutions With the Triscend A7 CSoC.

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WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) --Nov. 7, 2001

Photronic Devices, a provider of fiber optic solutions, today announced that it has adopted the Triscend A7 Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC) family for its next generation of Fiber Optic Amplifiers, the LCON Series.

The LCON Series is a family of CSoC-based laser controllers specifically optimized for all aspects of laser control. It acquires all necessary analog signals, including optical power, reflected power, temperature, laser diode and current, processes and reacts to the data, all in less than 10 microseconds. This results in up to 100 KHz responses for in a typical AGC loop. This device is compact in size and can be customized to fit almost any laser control application.

"The A7 offers the best option in CSoCs when considering performance, price and board area in today's marketplace," said Anthony Cataldo president of Photronic Devices. "On top of that, we drastically reduced our development time from months to days."

"It's a privilege to see Triscend CSoCs enable Photronics Device's cutting-edge LCON fiber optic amplifiers," said Chris Balough, director of marketing at Triscend. "The trend is clear--customers with intense time-to-market needs are adopting CSoC technology, with Triscend's E5 and A7 the clear winners in this category."

The Triscend A7 ARM7TDMI-based Configurable System-on-Chip device family integrates the world's most popular 32-bit RISC processor core with embedded programmable logic, a memory sub-system, a high performance on-chip bus and a wealth of embedded systems resources into a single chip. With A7 CSoC devices, designers can easily add standard peripherals or unique logic to instantly create a custom, off-the-shelf, ARM core-based system-on-chip solution. More details on the A7 CSoC family, and a device block diagram, can be found at http://www.triscend.com/products/indexA7.html.

About Photronic Devices

Photronic Devices is the leader in high speed electronic mixed signal processing for the fiber optic marketplace. Photronic Devices has a clear focus on the high speed electronic aspect of optical communications. We have extensive experience and products that focus on the integration of optical technology and electronics. Our products bridge the gap between the two technologies allowing optical companies to focus on their core optical competence. More information is available at www.photronicdevices.com or by calling 508/427-0070

About Triscend

Triscend Corporation is the leading provider of Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC) devices - a single-chip combination of a dedicated industry-standard microprocessor, embedded programmable logic, a dedicated system bus, and memory. Triscend CSoC devices, along with the FastChip Software Development System, fill the gap between fully custom system-on-chips and application specific standard products, providing the next level of integration, time-to-market and programmability. Founded in 1997, Triscend is privately held and venture capital funded and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information on Triscend is available at www.triscend.com or by calling 650/968-8668.

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