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EMCORE Corporation Introduces New
Optical Transceiver
EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of optical solutions for global
communications, announced a 4-channel parallel optical transceiver, compliant
with the popular POP4-Pluggable Optics 4-channel-multi-source agreement (MSA).
This new addition to the EMCORE product line compliments EMCORE's existing 4-
channel transceiver, which is compliant with the QuadLink MSA, and 12-channel
transmitters and receivers, which are compliant with the SNAP12 MSA. In a
separate announcement later this week, EMCORE will announce membership in the
POP4 MSA.
The 4-channel transceiver market offers the lowest cost 10Gb/s optical
solutions for multi-rate Infiniband, FibreChannel, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
XAUI applications. EMCORE's 4-channel optics offer very high bandwidth at
prices competitive with controlled-impedance copper cabling, with the
additional benefits of reduced weight, improved cable management, enhanced
performance, lower EMI and elimination of ground loop concerns. Because of the
technical and cost benefits, the optical 4-channel transceiver provides the
most cost effective solution for 10Gb/s data rates on the market. Samples of
the new 4-channel transceiver will be available in the second quarter of
calendar 2003, with production volumes available by the end of the third
quarter.
"By leveraging our existing 4-channel product, we are able to expand our
product offering quickly and offer additional value to our customer base,
stated Al Yuen, Director at EMCORE Fiber Optics. "EMCORE will continue to
support the QuadLink 4-channel transceiver for those customers that have
designed this product into their systems. Our customers now have a choice of
solutions with both QuadLink and POP4 transceivers supported by EMCORE."
"We are very pleased to be supporting all popular multi-source agreements
for
parallel optics-POP4, QuadLink, and SNAP12-to provide standard solutions that
meet the needs of our customers," said Hong Hou, Vice President-EMCORE Fiber
Optics Division. "Parallel optics, in all its forms, provides a superior
solution to copper for very short reach high-bandwidth interconnects,
including distributed optical backplanes and short reach links for 10 Gb/s
Ethernet and 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel."
Industry standards supported by the POP4 and QuadLink multi-source
agreements
include OIF-VSR4-03.0 for OC-192 VSR links, IB-4X-SX for InfiniBand
architecture quad optical links, and 1200-M5-SN4P-1 for 10 Gigabit Fibre
Channel VSR optics. These 4-channel parallel optical transceivers will also
support the emerging OIF SFI-4 Phase 2 four-lane interface standard for
SONET/SDH OC-192 framers and leverage the broad availability of electronic
components optimized for 4-channel operation. Specifically, the transceivers
are compatible with SERDES and integrated switch silicon from a number of
leading semiconductor manufacturers. Compatible products include quad and
octal SONET/SDH SERDES and integrated switches supporting 4 x 2.488 Gbps data
transfer, quad InfiniBand SERDES and 4x integrated switches operating at 4 x
2.5 Gbps, and 4-channel XAUI SERDES for 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 10 Gigabit
Fibre Channel applications operating at 4 x 3.125 or 4 x 3.1875 Gbps
respectively.
About EMCORE
EMCORE Corporation offers a versatile portfolio of compound semiconductor
products for the rapidly expanding broadband and wireless communications and
solid-state lighting markets. The company's integrated solutions philosophy
embodies state-of-the-art technology, material science expertise and a shared
vision of our customer's goals and objectives to be leaders and pioneers in
the rapidly growing world of compound semiconductors. EMCORE's solutions
include: optical components for high speed data and telecommunications; solar
cells and solar panels for global satellite communications; electronic
materials for high bandwidth communications systems, such as Internet access
and wireless telephones; MOCVD tools for the growth of GaAs, AlGaAs, InP,
InGaP, InGaAlP, InGaAsP, GaN, InGaN, AlGaN, and SiC epitaxial materials used
in numerous applications, including data and telecommunications modules,
cellular telephones, solar cells and high brightness LEDs.
Web site: www.emcore.com
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