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Munich, Germany, December 19, 2005:
Silicon Line GmbH, a German analog and mixed signal IC design company,
today announced the release of its SL81020, an 1.25 Gigabit per second
(Gb/s) Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Driver.
The
product, which provides the lowest power consumption in the industry,
makes possible a single-package VCSEL/VCSEL-driver hybrid
design. By integrating the purely CMOS-based driver into the Transmit
Optical Sub-Assembly (TOSA) next to the VCSEL, the device removes
design constraints, improves signal integrity, and allows for reduced
manufacturing and equipment design costs.
The VCSEL-driver may be used for a number of applications, including
Gigabit Ethernet, OC-3, OC-12, Fiber Channel, or IEEE-1394 S100-800 to
name just a few.
“Silicon Line is proud to announce a VCSEL-driver, which allows the
creation of a new class of low cost active optical devices," said
Holger Hoeltke, Managing Director at Silicon Line. “We are excited to
have complemented our previously released, excellent transimpedance
amplifier design with a world class VCSEL-driver design. One more time
we have proved that we are able to implement functionalities in CMOS
that was previously possible only in silicon germanium or gallium
arsenide.”The SL81020 can be dc coupled to
the VCSEL, thereby eliminating the need for any bias filters and saving costs.
The VCSEL-driver operates over a -40 to +125 ºC temperature range from
a single +3.3V power supply and exhibits a power consumption of only 8
mW.
The device supports data rates from 10 Mb/s to well above 1.5 Gb/s.
To facilitate assembly in small form factor packages and to reduce
assembly cost further the SL81020 integrates all necessary functions
on chip. Except for one reference resistor, no external components are
needed to operate the driver.
About Silicon Line GmbH
Silicon Line is a Germany based analog and mixed signal IC design
company, specializing in providing innovative design solutions
in standard CMOS. Silicon Line is located at Am Bluetenanger 54,
D-80995 Munich, Germany. Additional information is available
at
www.silicon-line.com.
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