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Xicor Announces Fiber Optic Module Reference Design
--1 Gb/s design targeted at Fibre Channel and storage area network applications Complete design of VCSEL-based fiber optic module
MILPITAS, California April 23, 2001 Xicor, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS: XICO) today 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
- Xicor X9258 quad 256 tap digitally controlled potentiometers for complete
control of
modulation current, bias current and monitor current
The module reference design demonstrates solutions to some of the key design challenges facing fiber optic module designers today: temperature compensation, control of the "knee" or threshold effect, and accurate monitoring of average optical power output.
"This reference design is an excellent tool for designers tackling fiber optic modules for LAN applications," stated Mike Levis, vice president of marketing at Xicor. "It clearly articulates the key challenges, and provides real world solutions that our customers can use as a starting point in their next design"
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. The Company's products include digitally controlled potentiometers and system management IC's that allow system designers to digitally control analog functions in signal processing, microprocessor monitoring and power management. Xicor product, corporate and financial information is readily available on the World Wide Web at http://www.xicor.com.
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