Electronics News

GigOptix receives $2M in orders for 100G DWDM modulator drivers

JUNE 14, 2010 -- GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB: GGOX) says it has received approximately $2.0 million in orders for delivery in 2010 of its 100G quad-driver for use in 100G DWDM networking...

Maxim intros SFP+ optical module controller for optical video

JUNE 10, 2010 --Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the DS1876, an SFP+ video controller with a dual laser diode driver (LDD) interface. The device is designed to control and...

TPACK unveils 40/80 Gbps packet transport switch and traffic manager series

JUNE 9, 2010 -- TPACK, a provider of silicon ICs that deliver core data transport and switching functions to telecom and networking equipment suppliers, announced the TPX4000 series of Packet...

Nanotech Semiconductor unveils low-power, pure CMOS TIA for GPON

JUNE 3, 2010 -- Nanotech Semiconductor Ltd., a fabless IC company specializing in advanced CMOS analog and mixed-signal ICs for fiber-optic communications, has announced the availability of the...

Fujitsu Microelectronics offers paper on 56-GSa/s analog-to-digital converter

MAY 27, 2010 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. has released a technical paper entitled, "The Fujitsu 56GSa/s Analog-to-Digital Converter Enables 100GbE Transport." The paper...

PMC-Sierra releases pluggable GPON Optical Network Terminal

MAY 26, 2010 -- PMC-Sierra Inc. announced the first pluggable GPON optical network terminal (ONT) reference design that can connect any customer premises equipment (CPE) equipped with a standard...

Maxim introduces low-jitter, integrated 10 Gbps chipset

MAY 26, 2010 -- Maxim Integrated Products introduces a 1.0625 Gbps to 11.3 Gbps transmit/receive system composed of the MAX3946 laser driver with impedance-mismatch tolerance and the MAX3945...

Oclaro, OEMs behind most of ClariPhy’s $24M in Series C funding

MAY 26, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- Mixed-signal, digital signal processing IC developer ClariPhy Communications Inc. has announced a $24 million Series C funding round. Most of that money, says...

Cortina Systems adds wireless backhaul support to PON chips

MAY 25, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- Recognizing that their customers hope to fulfill more requirements than residential and business triple-play service provision, Cortina Systems, Inc. has unveiled...

GigOptix begins production of 10G, 40G, 100G transimpedance amplifiers

MAY 25, 2010 -- GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) says it has started high-volume production of its portfolio of transimpendance amplifiers (TIA) addressing 10G, 40G, and 100G applications. The GigOptix...