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MaxLinear delivers G.hn Wave-2 chips to ZTE for FTTH fiber extenders

The extenders target delivery of broadband services in fiber to the building (FTTB) applications over existing in-building twisted-pair and coax cables via G.hn technology.

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MACOM restructuring plans include layoffs, exit from datacom module sales

The company expects to save approximately $50 million annually once it has made all of the changes.

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Broadcom knocks $2 billion off semiconductor revenue estimates due to Huawei, China tensions

Company management stated the ban on U.S. technology sales to Huawei and overall tensions between the U.S. and China as dampening the demand for semiconductors. Uncertainty these factors have caused has led Broadcom’s customers to begin to burn through in

From left: Nick McKeown, co-founder, chief scientist, and chairman of Barefoot Networks; Navin Shenoy, Intel executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group; Bob Swan, Intel CEO; and Craig Barratt, Barefoot Networks CEO, stand outside Barefoot Networks’ headquarters after the announcement of Intel’s acquisition of the Santa Clara, CA, company on Monday, June 10, 2019.

Intel to buy Ethernet switch chipmaker Barefoot Networks

Barefoot CEO Dr. Craig Barratt is expected to join Intel, along with the rest of his team, when the acquisition closes, a milestone Intel expects to reach in the third quarter of this year.

China Mobile leverages Microsemi DIGI OTN chip to enable Hitless Adjustment of ODUflex

China Mobile has conducted interoperability tests of 100-Gbps OTN technology with Hitless Adjustment of ODUflex (HAO) capabilities. The tests were enabled via a “benchmark solution” based on Microchip subsidiary Microsemi’s DIGI OTN processors.

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META-DX1 Ethernet PHYs enable 4X card capacity increase

The META-DX1 Ethernet PHY family integrates Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to 400GbE ports, Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) capabilities, Media Access Control Security (MACsec) link encryption, and timestamping with nanosecond accuracy.

Open Eye MSA targets DSP-free PAM4 optical transceiver designs

The Open Eye Consortium, led by silicon specialists MACOM and Semtech Corp., has established a multi-source agreement (MSA) that aims to standardize an approach to PAM4-based high-speed optical transceivers that replaces the digital signal processor (DSP) based architecture common in current designs with one that leverages analog clock and data recovery (CDR) devices.

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Marvell agrees to buy Aquantia

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) has reached an agreement to purchase fellow communications semiconductor vendor Aquantia Corp. (NYSE: AQ). Marvell plans to buy all outstanding shares of Aquantia common stock for $13.25 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $452 million, after adjusting for net cash on Aquantia's balance sheet. The purchase is expected to close by the end of this year, subject to regulatory approval as well as other customary closing conditions.

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MACOM adds MATA-03820, MATA-03819 PAM4 linear TIAs for 400G optical module designs

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. has unveiled the MATA-03820 and MATA-03819 four-channel (4x100G) 56/106-Gbps PAM4 linear transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs). The devices are currently available for flip-chip (MATA-03820) or wire-bonding (MATA-03819) based packaging approaches within 100G single-lambda-based 400G-FR4 and DR4 QSFP-DD and OSFP optical transceivers.

Semtech adds combo chip, TIA to FiberEdge line for 10G-EPON OLTs

Broadcom unveils BCM87106 7-nm PAM4 PHY for single-lambda 100G

Microsoft, Facebook form Co-Packaged Optics Collaboration

Molex, Elenion Technologies extend silicon photonics collaboration