Xicor announces fiber optic module reference design

April 24, 2001
Apr. 24, 2001--Xicor, Inc. announced the availability of a 1Gb/s fiber optic module reference design targeted at Fibre Channel and storage area network applications.

Xicor, Inc. announced the availability of a 1Gb/s fiber optic module reference design. This reference design is a complete fiber optic module system targeted at Fibre Channel and storage area network applications. The reference platform features Honeywell HFE4380-321 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) diodes, Micrel SY88922 & SY88905 driver IC's to control PECL compatible data, and Xicor X9258 quad 256 tap digitally controlled potentiometers for complete control of modulation current, bias current, and monitor current. The module reference design demonstrates temperature compensation, control of the "knee" or threshold effect, and accurate monitoring of average optical power output. The reference design is available free at www.xicor.com.

About Xicor:

Xicor designs, develops, and markets a wide variety of programmable mixed-signal integrated circuits and nonvolatile memory products used in networking, computing, communication and industrial applications. For more information, visit www.xicor.com.

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