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Discovery Semiconductors Inc

Discovery Semiconductors is an industry leader in manufacturing ultrafast, high optical power handling InGaAs photodetectors, RF over fiber optical receivers, balanced optical receivers, extended wavelength photodetectors, and several custom products.
119 Silvia St
Ewing, NJ 08628
United States of America
609-434-1311
609-434-1317
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Product Summary

Leads the market with high-technology products for 10, 25, 40, and 100 Gb applications. Discovery's instrumentation and systems include the Lab Buddy and Optical Coherent Receiver System.

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Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. is an industry leader in manufacturing ultrafast, high optical power handling InGaAs photodetectors, RF over fiber optical receivers, balanced optical receivers, extended wavelength photodetectors, and several custom products for applications ranging from analog RF links to ultrafast digital communications. Discovery began in 1993 and has grown into a global enterprise by leading the market with high-technology products for 10, 40, and 100 Gb applications. Discovery's instrumentation and systems include the Lab Buddy and Optical Coherent Receiver System.

Research, Development & Manufacturing

Discovery Semiconductors is a company with a worldwide reputation for innovation and expertise in the design and manufacturing of high speed InGaAs Photodiodes and Optical Receivers and Coherent Systems. Discovery is a leader in the application of high technology concepts in the design and development of new products for ultra-wide bandwidth applications in the telecom and aerospace industries. Manufacturing for Discovery's product line is done in the state-of-the-art clean room in Ewing, NJ.

Corporate Responsibility

Discovery Semiconductors is committed to protecting the environment by reducing the present and future environmental impact of its business operations. To maintain this commitment, Discovery has an ISO 14001:2015 certified environmental management system.

Discovery Semiconductors made a strategic decision to pursue and maintain certification to the International Standard ISO 9001:2015 for its quality management system.

Our philosophy is "Continuous Innovation with Courteous Customer Service and Zero Tolerance for Failure".

Facts and Figures 

Discovery Semiconductors is privately owned and fiscally conservative.

Business activities in over 40 countries.

1000+ clients including Fortune 500 telecom, datacom, and aerospace companies, as well as defense organizations, universities, and emerging communication companies. 

Awards and Recognitions

2007 PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award Honorable Mention for Kitty Hawk Ultra-Fast Optical Coherent Receiver System.

Discovery has been recognized as one of the fastest 50 growing high-tech companies in New Jersey for three straight years, 2000 through 2002.

2001 National Tibbetts Awardfor Outstanding Contributions to the SBIR Program.

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Discovery Semiconductors - 100G/400G Coherent Receiver Lab Buddy Live Demo
June 16, 2016

Products

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High Speed Uncooled 2.2 micron SWIR InGaAs Photodiodes to 20 GHz
The 2.2um cutoff, uncooled, InGaAs high speed photodiodes are hermetically sealed, fiber pigtailed, and designed for high optical power applications with minimum bandwidths of...
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Lab Buddy
The Lab Buddy is the best friend you'll ever have! Enhancing optical front-ends was never easier. The ability to incorporate any of our 30+ devices into the Lab Buddy makes it...
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Fig.:DSC-R417 Q/V Band Amplifier
The DSC-R417 is a RF Amplifier that offers moderate to high gain over Q and V band ranges (35 GHz to 70 GHz). It is a general purpose, small footprint, RF amplifier. The amplifier...
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Fig1: DSC-705 High Power Balanced Photodiode with Lab Buddy
The DSC705 is a balanced InGaAs photodiode in “push-pull” configuration with each photodiode capable of handling high optical power up to +17 dBm. High Common Mode...
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Discovery's xHLPD module.
The xHLPD photodiode modules are designed for high power operation up to 10 GHz bandwidth and can deliver up to 4 V peak-to-peak (+16 dBm CW) RF output power. The photodiode is...
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Figure 1: Dual Polarization Coherent Receiver Lab Buddy
The DSC-R413 is an O/E instrument designed to convert DP-QPSK optical data to differential electrical signals. The R413 offers several user-adjustable characteristics such as ...
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Figure 1: DSC-R202 -- 2 Micron SWIR InGaAs Optical Receiver to 6 GHz
A low-noise, 20 dB gain photoreceiver for wavelengths from 1.2 to 2.2 um up to 6 GHz bandwidth for LIDAR or eye safe free space applications. Compact pigtailed microwave package...
Figure1: DSC-R205M
A low-noise, 20 dB gain balanced photoreceiver for wavelengths from 1.2 to 2.2 micron with over 150 MHz bandwidth for LIDAR or eye-safe free-space applications. The R205M consists...
DSC-25G-CDR Lab Buddy
The Discovery Semiconductors Inc. reference-free 1:1 Clock & Data Recovery (CDR) unit, included in the Lab Buddy, conveniently interfaces with the Bit Error Rate (BER) test...
Fig1: DSC-R421 Lab Buddy instrument.
The DSC-R421 is a linear PIN + transimpedance amplifier that is primarily designed for 4-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM 4) and NRZ-ASK (PAM 2) modulation formats up to ...

Press Releases

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Discovery Semiconductors Inc., a leading supplier of optical receivers, test instruments and sub-systems, has introduced several new products using its Extended InGaAs Photodiode...
Military Aerospace Gold Honoree
Discovery Semiconductors’ (DSC) an innovator in manufacturing high reliability, space qualified, optical receivers announced today that its Space Qualified, Short Wave Infrared...
Silver Honoree 2020
Discovery Semiconductors’ (DSC) an innovator in manufacturing high reliability, space qualified, optical receivers announced today that its Space Qualified InGaAs Quad PD + TIA...
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Discovery Semiconductors introduces 25G clock and data recovery (CDR) Lab Buddy for test and measurement applications. Discovery's reference-free 1:1 CDR Lab Buddy, conveniently...
Typical Saturation Current of Individual Photodiodes in DSC705
New Product Announcement: High Optical Power Handling Balanced Photodiodes to 5 GHz Bandwidth for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Discovery Semiconductors, an industry leader ...

Videos

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The Space Qualified InGaAs Quad PD + TIA Photoreceivers from Discovery Semiconductors Inc. offers a large active area diameter; small photodiode capacitance; small crosstalk between...
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Resources

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We present a forward error correction (FEC)-assisted, 10 km long, 28 Gbaud PAM4 optical link having error free performance over a wide dynamic range of -10 dBm to 0 dBm received...
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We have developed 10, 20, 30, and 40 Gb bandwidth balanced photoreceivers which have applications for both analog and digital fiber optic communications. The devices can operate...
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We have manufactured single as well as dual polarization optical coherent receivers that comprise of InGaAs balanced receivers and an optical hybrid. The bandwidth of InGaAs balanced...
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High power, highly linear photodiodes enhance the overall dynamic range of LADAR systems in two ways: faithfully transferring optical return signal into RF domain with high coherent...
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We report a highly linear, high power handling InGaAs photodiode having a third order harmonic output intercept point of +53.7 dBm and an estimated OIP3 of +48.9 dBm up to 40 ...

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