IntexyS Introduces Ultra-Small Surface Mount Optical Devices for High Performance, Intra-System Data Communications

IntexyS Introduces Ultra-Small Surface Mount Optical Devices for High Performance, Intra-System Data Communications

September 13, 2007

Miniature Modules Deliver Highest Bandwidth Per Cm-2 for
On-Board and Free Space Connectivity in Next Generation
Systems


    TOULOUSE, France, Sept. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
IntexyS Photonics SA, a leader of integrated optical
modules for high performance data equipment and systems,
introduces its line of Surface Mount Optical Devices
(SMODs) to boost bandwidth and reliability in intra-system
communications.  SMOD transmitters and receivers are now
available at data rates of 4 Gbps to 10 Gbps in packages of
only 3x2 mm -- or roughly the size of a match head.

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    The miniature SMODs are the industry's most compact,
integrated module solutions for 850 nm data communications
in free space and short reach applications.  In data
centers, server farms, supercomputers and large enterprise
systems, SMOD products provide high port density at lower
costs to provision bandwidth needs with greater economy.
The integrated SMOD modules further promote simplicity and
reliability in data-intense environments, serving as a key
enabler to solving congestion that continues to hamper
inter-processor communications.

    "IntexyS modules are among the first in a new
class of optical devices designed to enhance connectivity
in high performance system communications where bottlenecks
remain a significant issue," said Jean-Charles Garcia,
co-founder and CEO of IntexyS. "We are enabling a new
age of optical communications, in which very small,
integrated modules with high signal integrity can be used
with or without wires to deliver more and faster data on
boards, between boards and rack-to-rack."

    SMOD transmitter and receiver modules are designed for
flexibility, scalability and ease of use in networking
systems and equipment, accommodating serial or parallel
array communications and multiple protocols.

    The surface mount, multi-chip module transmitters reach
data speeds up to 10 Gbps, and achieve significant
improvements in circuit density and size while solving
signal integrity management problems.  SMOD receivers
combine an 850 nm photodiode and TIA electronics in a
surface mount package, providing high density and high data
throughput.   

    SMOD products are produced using a wafer-level approach
with state-of-the-art surface mount technology (SMT) and
full flip chip assembly processes to achieve the smallest
form factor on the market: LCC6 package at 3x2 mm. The
IntexyS patented hybridization technology enables intimate
integration of photonic components, detector, optical
modulator, edge-emitting or vertical-cavity surface
emitting lasers to high speed silicon electronics.  Passive
alignment and efficient optical coupling are achieved
through self-aligned assembly techniques, and result in low
cost optical interfaces.

    "With an emphasis on achieving more bits per
dollar in today's data-loaded equipment and systems, the
IntexyS family of surface mount optical devices is an ideal
solution," said Terry Thomas, VP of Sales and
Marketing.  "These integrated optical devices deliver
more bandwidth at lower costs across multiple applications,
while setting the stage for next generation networking
systems."  Thomas noted that SMOD transmitters and
receivers are available in moderate volumes through the
IntexyS commercial office in Sunnyvale, CA.  Transceivers
are expected to be available in 4Q2007.

    IntexyS will feature SMOD transmitter and receiver
products at ECOC 2007, Booth 15025, Sept. 16-20.

    About IntexyS:

    IntexyS Photonics SA designs, manufactures and markets
highly integrated optical-electronic modules for high speed
applications based on its patented and industrial-proven
flip chip hybridization technology. The company provides
multi-standard compliant transmitter and receiver solutions
for serial and parallel optical interconnects. Headquartered
in Toulouse, France, IntexyS Photonics has a joint R&D
laboratory with the CEA/LETI in Grenoble, France and a U.S.
commercial and engineering office in Sunnyvale, California.


    For more information, please contact:

     Terry N. Thomas 
     IntexyS Photonics SA
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