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Inphi® Corporation (www.inphi-corp.com) the world leader in performance and signal integrity, unveiled the industry's first 10 Gbps integrated Transimpedance Amplifier / Automatic Gain Control (TIA/AGC) to meet or exceed every requirement of the IEEE 802.3aq, 10GBASE-LRM (10G LRM) standard, the 1348TA S03D, making it one of the first viable solutions for 10G SFP+ Long Reach Multimode applications.
“Inphi's 1348TA is the type of breakthrough product that should speed the migration to 10 Gbps Ethernet long reach multi-mode transmissions, enabling a new class of performance for enterprise networks and applications,” said Dr. Jon Anderson, vice president research and development for Opnext, Inc.'s Pluggable Business Unit. “As communications and computing platforms continue moving to higher speeds, Inphi is delivering the performance design engineers need.”
Part of Inphi's PhyOptik(TM) product family, the 1348TA S03D, which debuted during ECOC 2007 (Booth #12029), has the highest gain in its class, 6 K differential, resulting high output voltage amplitude that meets the SFP+ requirements over the entire operating range from –11 dBm (optical modulation amplitude) to + 3dBm (optical modulation amplitude) without the need for an additional buffer amp, exceeding IEEE 10GBASE-LRM standards. Unique to the 1348TA, this powerful performance provides design engineers with a plug-and-play solution that is lower cost than any alternative solution.
The integrated TIA/ACG passed stringent testing to ensure complete interoperability with all leading Electronic Dispersion Compensation (EDC) chips in the market, and is expected to speed deployment of 10 Gbps Ethernet (10 GbE) serial transmission over all grades of low cost multimode fiber. Enterprise based data transmission previously deployed over multi-mode fiber (MMF) at Ethernet data rates up to 1 Gbps, is rapidly transitioning 10 GbE using the same installed fiber base. The 10G LRM standard simplifies extended reach 10 GbE data transmission over legacy MMF by employing new electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) technology. The demand to convert slower, legacy data links to 10G LRM links is expected to reach over 1 million ports by 2010.
“Market leaders like Opnext continue to rely on Inphi for components that transport, store, and deliver high-speed data for the world's most innovative high-performance communications and computing systems,” said Loi Nguyen, founder and vice president of technology for Inphi. “The 1348TA delivers sustainable competitive advantages for customers designing next generation high-speed systems.”
Based upon the highly successful 1348TA-S01D TIA/AGC, which is widely used in X2 and XFP applications, the 1348TA-S03D extends the power supply operating range of the 1348TA to +/- 10% and output electrostatic discharge protection to over 1 KV (Human Body Model), two critical requirements for SFP+ applications, while achieving error-free operation from –11 dBm (Optical Modulation Amplitude) to greater than 3 dBm (Optical Modulation Amplitude) under all stress conditions per IEEE 802.3aq, 10G LRM standards. The 1348TA's Thru Wafer Via ensures reliable grounding, eliminating the need for ground bonds.
Price and Availability
The Inphi 1348TA is available in engineering samples with volume shipments expected to begin in Q1'08.
Inphi Corporation designs and develops integrated circuits that consistently deliver the industry's highest performance and best signal integrity for processing high-speed digital data in computing and communications systems. The company is rapidly becoming the number one supplier of timing devices and PMD devices delivering the world's highest performing components. Leading corporations rely on Inphi for components that transport, store, deliver, and test high-speed data for the world's most innovative high-performance communications and computing systems. Inphi is recognized as a global technology leader for its innovative designs, dedication to the development of open standards, and excellence in R&D Additional information about the company can be found at www.inphi-corp.com.
