Thursday, January 21, 2010

GigOptix announces mass production of 45G differential limiting amplifier

PALO ALTO, USA: GigOptix Inc. announced that its GX3440, a 45G differential limiting amplifier, is now shipping in full production.

The GX3440 was designed to be used in 40G DPSK and 40G DQPSK telecom receivers and can also be used in numerous instrumentation applications. It is the first of GigOptix’s family of differential and transimpedance amplifiers to be released to production this year that comprehensively addresses customers’ requirements for telecom and datacom receiver amplifier solutions.

Key features of the GX3440 include:
* Low power dissipation
* High input sensitivity
* Broad bandwidth to accommodate up to 44.6Gb/s
* Large differential output voltage

“The design and development for this high performance 40G DPSK balanced receiver was driven by a leading Japanese 40G ROSA manufacturer based on our proven history of producing high speed designs,” stated Andrea Betti-Berutto, Chief Technology Officer of GigOptix. “The GX3440’s high performance design enables our customer to meet the exacting requirements of 40G telecom receivers.”

In its latest Transceiver and Optical Interconnects Market Forecast, Lightcounting predicts strong market growth of 70 percent CAGR in the 40G market segment through 2013.

Production samples are available immediately.

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