Press Release
Release date: March 20, 2008
GigOptix Announces Industry's Lowest Power 4x10.3 Gb/s Parallel VCSEL Driver
Mar 20, 2008
GigOptix, the leading provider in high-precision drivers for optical networks, today announced that the HXT4104, a 4 channel 10.3Gb/s Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) driver, is available for sampling.
The HXT4104 is optimized for low power dissipation. Driving a 10mA average and 8mA modulation current, the HXT4104 dissipates an industry low of 91mW per channel and it can be further optimized via metal mask customizations to lower the power dissipation further on customer request.
The parallel VCSEL driver will enable a new generation of low cost active cable products for High Performance Computing (HPC), Very Short Reach (VSR) communication and consumer applications and is designed to be compatible with the Quad Small form Factor Pluggable (QSFP) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA.)
The HXT4104 simplifies system design by being digitally programmable via an industry standard 2-wire interface. This enables control of signal peaking, modulation and average current in addition to providing access to temperature and output power monitoring on a channel by channel basis.
Samples of the HXT4104 are available along with an evaluation board for easy evaluation with VCSEL. Production quantities are expected for shipment in Q4 2008.
About GigOptix, LLC
Driving Precision in Optical Links, GigOptix is a leading fables semiconductor manufacturer of optoelectronic ICs for optically connected communication systems. It offers the industries' widest selection of high speed optical Physical Media Dependent (PMD) ICs with a portfolio including modulator drivers, laser drivers and TIAs for telecom, datacom, Infiniband and consumer optical systems, from 3.125G-100G, covering all laser technologies, serial and parallel. GigOptix is a privately held company registered in California, USA with headquarters in Palo Alto, CA and subsidiary GigOptix-Helix AG in Zurich, Switzerland.
For more information, contact:
GigOptix
2400 Geng Road, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
PR@gigoptix.com
or www.GigOptix.com.
Company Information:
Name: GigOptix
Address: 2400 Geng Rd.
City: Palo Alto
State: CA
ZIP: 94303
Country: USA
Phone: 650-424-1937
FAX: 650-424-1938
http://www.gigoptix.com
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