IPtronics Releases 2nd Generation 12x10G Silicon
IPtronics offers a staggering 4mW/Gbps & 150Gbps Bandwidth
IPtronics is excited to announce the availability of our second generation silicon for 12ch parallel optical transmission applications.
The IPVD12x12 VCSEL Driver Array and IPTA12x12 TIA/LIA Array, offer advanced features while reducing power dissipation to an industry leading 0.9W for the chip set. The 0.9W reflects total power dissipated in the Tx/Rx module or for each cable end, including power in the optics as well as terminations.
As an industry figure of merit, this corresponds to 7.5mW/Gbps. The chip set offers options for reducing overall module power dissipation to less than 600mW corresponding to 4mW/Gbps.
Channel rates of 12.5Gbps enable 150Gbps total bandwidth. With a selectable bandwidth feature it is suitable for multi-rate modules.
The solution, that has been available to alpha partners since December 2008, is the result of in depth analyses of market requirements, extensive discussions with leading system manufacturers in both the router and server space as well as close partnerships with leading module manufacturers in US, EMEA and Japan - module manufacturers focusing not just on cost, low power and advanced features, but also manufacturability and high yielding module assembly.
Customer products containing the chip set were demonstrated live at OFC in San Diego March 2009 and have seen wide market acceptance by leading module and active cable manufacturers as well as HPC, server and router manufacturers. The chip set is available and has already been designed into a number of applications such as CXP cables.
The 12x12 chip set is unique in the sense that it accommodates both applications for chip to chip communications as well as active cable applications without compromising performance, feature-set or cost. While offering the lowest power in the industry by far, the chip set is also fully Infiniband compliant and includes advanced features such as JTAG, on chip PROM for vendor and start up settings, advanced temperature control features, any rate operation by selectable bandwidth, I2C interface, RSSI and much more.
The low power features combined with advanced features lead to improved system operational expenditure savings as well as capital expenditure savings enabling system manufacturers to go green as well as save money.
"Our deep engagements with customers and their customers, the system manufacturers, have been highly successful. Said Mr. Steen Gundersen, VP of Sales and Marketing worldwide and added "Being able to look beyond the module and into the system has been instrumental in designing a part that will revolutionize the parallel optical market space".
The first generation 4x10G and 12x10G chip sets have been in production for some time now. Please contact us for more information.
The company operates from its headquarters in Roskilde, Denmark and its US operations, IPtronics Inc. based in Menlo Park, CA.
IPtronics will exhibit at ECOC in Vienna, Austria September 21st - 23rd 2009.
Please visit www.iptronics.com or contact IPtronics on sales@iptronics.com for more information.