| Poly-Optical fiber-optic panel backlights keyboard using one LED
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2002-03-12 |
| The company's UniGlo fiber-optic panel backlights full-travel computer keyboards and flat panel membrane switch keyboard overlays with a single LED as light source. |
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| Agere MUX/DEMUX device combines up to 16 channels of light
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2002-03-11 |
| Designed for DWDM systems, the W7500 50GHz-spaced multiplexer/demultiplexer combines up to 16 channels of light into a single optical fiber and can be used in combination with optical transmitters to aggregate multiple channels on the transmit side of an optical network system |
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| Cree blue laser diodes have >10,000h lifetime
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2002-03-08 |
| The company's 405nm laser diodes are claimed to have a lifetime >10,000h. They are suitable for use in next-generation optical discs designed to succeed DVDs, as well as in optical storage systems |
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| LSI Logic introduces 10Gb core solution for network apps
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2002-03-08 |
| The company has announced the release of the System Packet Interface Level 4 Phase 2 IP core, allowing designers to design their ASICs with verified interoperability, simplifying interface design and reducing time-to-market of high-speed networking apps. |
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| Maxim laser driver consumes 200mW
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2002-03-06 |
| The MAX3863 2.7Gbps laser driver provides a laser modulation current of up to 80mA with edge speeds while consuming 200mW of power. |
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| Centellax broadband amplifier targets 40Gbps apps
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2002-03-05 |
| Designed for use in 40Gbps EAM and TIA applications, the DA1A broadband amplifier operates up to 65GHz and is suitable as a TIA, small signal gain block or driver amplifier. |
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| Zarlink parallel fiber modules features 30Gbps data rate
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2002-03-04 |
| The MFT62340A-J transmitter and MFR62340A-J receiver 12-channel parallel fiber modules offer a channel data rate of 155Mbps to 2.5Gbps, for an aggregate bandwidth of 30Gbps. |
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| Fairchild jumps into LVDS crosspoint switch market
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2002-03-04 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International has launched its first LVDS crosspoint switch—a nonblocking, fully differential two-port device that can be configured as a 2:1 multiplexer, 1:2 demultiplexer, 2:2 repeater or 1:2 signal splitter. |
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| ERNI fiber-optic transceiver supports 500kbps data rate
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2002-03-01 |
| The ERbic SafetyBus p-system fiber-optic transceiver converts the electrical signals from a SafetyBus p-interface into optical signals, and supports bidirectional data transmission at rates of up to rates of up to 500Kbps |
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| Xtera DWDM system accommodates 240 10Gbps channels
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2002-03-01 |
| Using proprietary Wide Reach Raman technology, the Nu-Wave DWDM system is claimed to support up to 240 10Gbps channels over a distance of up to 1,500km without electrical regeneration. |
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| Mitsubishi Electric unveils optical devices for 40Gbps transmission
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2002-02-28 |
| Mitsubishi Electric has announced the release of a tunable dispersion equalizer, optical modulator, and an MEMS optical switch for long-distance, high-capacity 40Gbps optical transmission |
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| TI samples parts for digital camera mart
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2002-02-27 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. is sampling the latest in a series of devices aimed at the rapidly expanding digital camera market. |
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| IDT 5Mb DDR FIFOs claim 250MHz speed
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2002-02-26 |
| With densities to 5Mb and clock cycle speeds up to 250MHz, the terasync DDR FIFO parts target data rates of up to 40Gbps. |
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| Maxim amplifier packs AGC, suits WDM transmission
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2002-02-26 |
| Claimed to be the world's first low-power amplifier with AGC, the MAX3861 is specifically designed for WDM transmission systems using optical amplifiers |
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| ADI chip integrates DSP core, 14-bit ADC
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2002-02-22 |
| Leveraging its digital signal processing and mixed-signal expertise, Analog Devices Inc. has integrated its ADSP-219X fixed-point DSP and a 20MSa/s, 14-bit ADC into a single chip built on a 0.25µm process. |
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