TriQuint Semiconductor Introduces New DC-20GHz Broadband Amplifier for Fiber Optics Applications.Business/High-Tech Editors HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 Part of a Series of High-Performance 10 Giga-Bit Per Second Optical Networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. Standard Products TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the introduction of the TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor 1328 Driver/Receive Amplifier for High-Speed Optical Networking applications (technical specifications below). This flexible broadband amplifier is targeted at the fast growing OC192 (10Gb/s) telecommunications market. The amplifier is ideally suited to OC192 Dense Wave Division Multiplexed systems that form the backbone of today's optical network. It is also an excellent choice for developing 12Gb/s applications that incorporate forward error correction A communications technique that can correct bad data on the receiving end. Before transmission, the data are processed through an algorithm that adds extra bits for error correction. If the transmitted message is received in error, the correction bits are used to repair it. . The amplifier combines performance features such as high gain with high voltage The term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits, in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements. High voltage is used in electrical power distribution, in cathode ray tubes, to generate X-rays and particle beams, to drive and broad-bandwidth while providing improved power efficiency as compared to competing devices. Flexible operation as either a receive amplifier or transmit 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. driver provides design opportunities over a wide range of fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber applications including Long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. , Medium haul and Metro fiber systems. The ability to efficiently drive Lithium Niobate Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is a compound of niobium, lithium, and oxygen. It is a colorless solid that is insoluble in water. Its melting point is 1257 °C and its density is 4.65 g/cm³. Its CAS number is []. Mach-Zender (LiNbO3-MZ) modulators over a wide voltage range allows OC192 transmitter manufacturers great flexibility in utilizing a wide array of available modulators. The TriQuint TGA1328 has been designed into five new OC192 optical networking products by leading telecom manufacturers and will begin generating revenue in the second quarter of 2001. Production purchase orders have been received and the amplifier is shipping in pre-production volumes now, ramping to full volume production in the third quarter of this year. This new amplifier is part of a series of TriQuint standard product introductions specifically targeting the need for high-performance, integrated devices to support the OC192 telecom/datacom infrastructure build-out. TriQuint is introducing analog and digital functions in this market space addressing the performance-critical high-speed signal path. The technology behind the standard product family has evolved through years of R&D and custom product development in the high performance telecom IC market. Technical Specifications: -- SONET/SDH compatible with data rates up to 12.7Gb/s -- Additive jitter typically less than 2 pico-seconds (ps) -- Edge rates of less than 25-ps -- Constant group delay characteristics, typically +/- 20ps For Driver Applications: ------------------------ -- 8-volts peak to peak (Vpp) output drive -- Operation up to 12.7Gb/s -- 8-Vpp at 1.2-watt dissipated power -- Two cascaded stages can drive 500-mVpp input to 8-Vpp output For Receive Amplifier Applications: ----------------------------------- -- 17dB gain -- 17dB AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers dynamic range A complete data sheet is available at http://www.triquint.com/MMW/TGA1328/1328.pdf In 1,000 piece quantities, the TGA1328 is priced at $285 in die form. About Triquint TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) is a leading worldwide supplier of a broad range of high performance communications integrated circuits. TriQuint's products span the RF and millimeter wave frequency ranges and employ analog and mixed signal circuit designs. They are used in fiber optics, telecommunications, data communications, wireless communications, and aerospace systems. TriQuint offers both standard and customer specific products as well as gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry services. TriQuint's operations in Oregon and Texas are both certified to the 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 international quality standard. TriQuint is headquartered at 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124 and can be reached at 503/615-9000 (fax: 503/615-8900). Visit the TriQuint website at http://www.triquint.com. |
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