NEC to Launch Samples of World's Smallest 10Gbps 4-channel Parallel Fiber Optic Transceiver
26 February 2008 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
TOKYO and NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEC
Corporation today announced that it will launch samples of the
world's smallest 10Gbps 4-channel parallel fiber optic transceiver.
Consisting of high-speed laser diodes, photo diodes and high-speed
transmitter/receiver LSIs integrated in compact housing of
14x14x4.7mm, the new transceiver operates on 10Gbps per channel for
the next-generation of high-throughput interconnection systems.
Optical interconnection technology is regarded as one of most
important technologies for realization of next-generation,
high-speed, high-capacity servers, storage, and communication
systems. Fiber optic transceivers can break the throughput
limitation in conventional electrical or single-channel fiber-optic
interconnections commonly used in current data and communication
systems. Recent server, storage and communication systems require,
throughput in the Tbps range, and throughput as high as several
hundred Gbps has been required for card-to-card and rack-to-rack
interconnections for these systems. Single-channel optical
transceivers such as XFP and SFP are commonly used in high-speed
systems. However, these transceivers are insufficient for the
optical interconnection of systems, as these systems require
multiple connections from card-to-card and rack-to-rack due to the
large package dimension. NEC boasts a strong portfolio of
innovative technology for optical transceivers, including waveform
compensation technique, optical semiconductors, high-speed analog
LSIs and high density packaging. These technologies have enabled
development of sample 10Gbps 4-channel parallel fiber optic
transceivers, which will be shipped from April 2008. NEC aims to
ship one million units of the optical transceivers from 2010 to
2012 following full-scale deployment of next generation systems.
Features of the new transceiver 1. Extremely compact with
dimensions of 14x14x4.7mm the new transceiver has achieved a volume
that is 1/10 that of conventional XFP transceivers, while
supporting the same transmission capacity. Due to its small size,
the transceiver can be installed next to high-speed CPUs and
peripheral ICs. 2. Extremely low power consumption below 1W
(250mW/channel). 3. A new detachable optical connector that was
developed in collaboration with Fujikura Ltd. turns the
input/output light signal direction perpendicular to the laser
array and PIN-PD array. NEC will carry out a live demonstration of
the 10Gbps 4-channel parallel fiber optic transceiver at NEC
FiberOptech's booth (#3431) at OFC/NFOEC 2008 -- The Optical Fiber
Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber
Optic Engineers conference -- that will be held in San Diego, CA,
USA from February 26 to February 28. Customer inquiries: Nobutaka
Watanabe NEC Corporaition About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation is
one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network
and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the
specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC
delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer,
networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical
strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced
semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The
NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For
additional information, please visit the NEC home page at:
http://www.nec.com/ DATASOURCE: NEC Corporation CONTACT: Takehiko
Kato, +81 3 3798 6511, or , NEC Corporation, or Kazuko Andersen,
+1-212-326-2502, or , NEC Corporation of America Web site:
http://www.nec.com/
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