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Munich, Germany, October 28, 2009:
Silicon Line GmbH, a provider of ultra-low power analog ICs, today
announced that it has extended the data rate range of its world record
setting physical layer IC set for optical data transmission to 3 Gbps.
This data rate extension concerns Silicon Line’s successful Vertical
Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) driver, the SL82026T, and
transimpedance amplifier with integrated limiting amplifier (TIA), the
SL82016e.
Both chips have combined power consumption of only 10 mW of power at 3
Gbps.
This power consumption includes the modulation and bias currents
through a connected low threshold VCSEL, as well as the output
currents of the TIA into a
100 Ohm termination.
In addition to the data rate extension, Silicon Line has added other
new features to these ICs.
As for the VCSEL driver (SL82026T), Silicon Line included a
programmable temperature controller, which allows automatic control of
the output currents dependent on the ambient temperature.
Furthermore, the supply range for the SL82026T was extended to include
an additional 3.3 V-supply.
On the TIA side (SL82016e), Silicon Line introduced also a single
supply option of
2.5 or 3.3 V, which may now provide an alternative to the existing
dual power supply concept.
All added features are fully backwards compatible to the previous IC
versions.
"The enhanced versions of our proven SL82026- and SL82016-series will
ease the transition from copper based high-speed links to optical
waveguides ",
said Holger Hoeltke, Managing Director at Silicon Line.
“In the foreseeable future, all LCDs in EMI-sensitive environments
will rely on optical waveguides which connect them to their respective
graphic processors. These optical display links are inexpensive, EMI-
and ESD-insensitive and mechanically
extremely flexible. With its new SL82026T and SL82016e Silicon Line
satisfies the request for higher resolution displays in portable
electronic devices. ", Hoeltke added.
The SL82026T as well as the SL82016e are fully qualified and available
in bare die form.
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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