19 September 2011

GigOptix to supply 4-channel 10G VCSEL drivers & receivers to Delta for AOC and pluggable products  

GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which supplies semiconductor and optical components for high-speed information) has agreed to supply 4-channel 10Gb/s VSCEL driver and receiver amplifier chip-sets to enable the active optical cable (AOC) and pluggable product offerings of Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc.

GigOptix’s HXT/R5 chip-set has been designed to support multiple applications ranging from 1Gb/s to 10Gb/s per channel. Its feature set enables users to optimize the trade-off between power dissipation and performance of the optical link, says the firm. Chip performance improvements have been made, such as 30% less power dissipation at 10Gb/s than the previous chip generation, 2.0dB better receiver sensitivity under typical operating conditions, and the addition of advanced monitoring and power-reduction functions.

“Our partnership with Delta Electronics will bring an entirely new level of data speeds and broadband access — Delta’s implementation of our HXT/R5004 chipsets for their QSFP AOCs and pluggables will enable their customers’ systems with lower power dissipation, simpler design, and better overall performance,” says Dr Raluca Dinu, general manager & VP of the GigOptix Optics Product Line. 

“GigOptix components will enable Delta Electronics to quickly get to market with competitive AOCs and pluggable products,” reckons Ted Kuo, director, Broadband Module business unit, for Delta Electronics’ Component Business Group (CPBG). “We selected GigOptix as our trusted partner because they bring years of experience in the parallel optical market, and our integration of their HXT/R5 solution is only the beginning of what will be a very profitable relationship,” he reckons.  

GigOptix’s chip-set consists of 4-channel and 12-channel VCSEL drivers and receiver amplifier chip-sets. These are designed to enable ultra-low power consumption of less than 450mW for a 40G link over 100m as well as to minimize the number of components required to implement a transceiver, resulting in lower costs. The HXT/R5 family incorporates programmable equalization and pre-emphasis circuitry to facilitate various trace lengths in addition to providing full programmable control via fully integrated analog-to-digital convertors (ADCs) and digital-to-analog convertors (DAC) through an industry-standard 2-wire interface.

Samples of the HXT/R5 Series are available with an evaluation board for evaluation with vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes (PDs).

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