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single-channel VCSEL based link achieved 15Gb/s operation while consuming only 20 mW of power. This represents the first practical demonstration of an optical interconnect that attains the efficiency levels that will be required for exascale computers circa 2020.
· A complete single-channel 40 Gb/s VCSEL-based optical link that not only sets a new benchmark for speed, but also operates at this high data rate with significant margin. Transmitter pre-distortion for end-to-end link performance improvement, an equalisation technique that IBM has pioneered, enabled this breakthrough.
Heilind to provide FCI
MergeOptics products The company will sell FCI MergeOptics products, including those incorporating III-V VCSELs, designed for use in the optical communications, fibre and Ethernet industries
Heilind Electronics, one of the largest distributors of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking FCI’s MergeOptics family of products.
FCI MergeOptics integrates optical components with high frequency electrical circuits into one compact module.
MergeOptics’ products are designed for use in data communications, telecommunications, lasers, modulators and photo diode applications in the optical communications industry as well as in fibre and Ethernet markets.
Applications include 10GbE datacom and storage area networks (SAN/NAS) based on the IEEE802.3ae and Fibre Channel 10GFC Rev. 4.0 standards. Other uses are in Data Centres and high performance computing applications requiring short to moderate transmission lengths.
MergeOptics says it delivers efficient and flexible network management solutions that include X2, XFP, SFP+, QSFP and CXPO form factors that meet the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), Fibre Channel, 10G Ethernet and IEE 802.3 specifications.
The firm’s portfolio features products that integrate VCSEL based optical components and high performance photo diodes with high frequency electrical circuits in compact modules and cable assemblies that are compliant with industry standard optical and electrical interfaces and operate at speeds of 10 Gb/s or higher.
First commercially available 802.11ac platforms supported by Skyworks
The broad range of networking solutions leverage the firm’s reference designs for mobile connectivity applications
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Skyworks Solutions has announced that several of its precision analogue semiconductor solutions are being utilised in some of the world’s first commercially-available 802.11ac platforms.
These include notebooks, ultrabooks, LED TVs, routers, USB data cards and Blu-Ray players.
IEEE 802.11ac technology allows consumers to download content substantially faster than equivalent 802.11n solutions, improving the wireless range in networking applications. With download speeds of greater than a gigabit per second, these devices offer consumers the world’s fastest, most reliable wireless coverage for HD-quality video and near instant data synchronisation of music. These solutions also help address the growing need for a more robust and efficient wireless network.
“Skyworks is pleased to be at the forefront of 802.11ac applications,” says Liam K. Griffin, executive vice president and general manager of high-performance analogue at Skyworks. “Our products continue to push the performance envelope while extending critical battery life. When combined with innovative chipsets, consumers are able to enjoy some of the fastest download speeds in their home or with other mobile platforms.”
According to Gartner, WiFi-enabled devices will grow from less than one billion units in 2010 to more than three billion in 2015 – making it one of the most influential mobile and wireless technologies in the years to come. Cisco’s 2011 Visual Networking Index Forecast says that video alone is expected to reach approximately 90 percent of global traffic.
Infinera’s InP-based DTN-X to
link Europe and Asia Cable&Wireless Worldwide will deploy Infinera’s 500 Gb/s super-channels, which employ indium phosphide technology, on one of the most advanced and reliable fibre optic networks in the region
Cable&Wireless Worldwide (CWW), an international integrated communications and data hosting provider, has selected Infinera’s Digital Optical Network solution, based on the new DTN-X platform.
The solution will be used for CWW’s Europe Persia Express Gateway (EPEG) network, delivering a reliable, high capacity network connection between Europe and Asia. CWW chose Infinera’s DTN-X platform for its scalability, simplicity and efficiency, and ability to support a muliterabit network.
Cable&Wireless Worldwide is a global telecommunications company providing a wide range of high-quality managed voice, data, hosting, and IP-based services and applications. CWW’s international cable network spans every continent covering more than 150 countries.
EPEG will stretch approximately 10,000 km from Frankfurt in Germany to Oman with the unique attribute of having only 246 km of undersea cable and all other routes terrestrial. EPEG will allow a telecommunication transit route alternative to the
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