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Holger
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Silicon Line GmbH
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Ultra-low power VCSEL-Driver for
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Silicon Line GmbH sets a new world record for
ultra-low power consuming
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Munich, Germany, July
16, 2007:
Silicon Line GmbH, a German fabless analog IC company, today
announced that it set again a new world-record in ultra-low power
consumption with its release of the SL82020, a 2.0 Gigabit per second
(Gbps) laser driver for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
(VCSEL).
The product, which consumes only 4 mW of power, was designed to
address the market for optical fiber links in mobile electronics like
mobile phones, laptop computers or PDAs.
With this IC the company outpaced its own, more than 1 year old record
for ultra-low power VCSEL-drivers. Together with the companies’
transimpedance amplifier, the SL82010, now it is possible to establish
a robust optical fiber link with less than 20 mW.
“We are excited about the emerging market transition to optical links
for connecting displays with their graphic processors in mobile
electronics,” said Holger Hoeltke, Managing Director at Silicon Line
“To our knowledge,
Silicon Line currently is the only company in the world who can sample
ICs with a low power level that truly address the requirements of
battery operated devices”.
The SL82020 is a multi-rate VCSEL driver optimized for low-power,
fiber related data transport applications with respect to various
transmission standards.
The driver is designed in standard CMOS and supports data rates up to
well above 2 Gbps.
The SL82020 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 +100 ºC temperature range.
To facilitate assembly in small form factor packages the SL82020
integrates all necessary functions on chip. Except for two external
resistors, which define the I0-current and modulation current, no
external components are needed to operate the driver. Upon customer
request, the external resistors may be integrated into the driver, as
well.
About Silicon Line GmbH
Silicon Line is a Germany based fabless analog IC company, specialized
in providing innovative, ultra-low power IC solutions in standard
CMOS-technology. Silicon Line is located at
Elsenheimerstrasse 48,
D-80687 Munich, Germany.
Additional information is available at
www.silicon-line.com.
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