SAN JOSE, Calif. & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2009--
Avago Technologies (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface
components for communications, industrial and consumer applications,
today announced that it has developed a new ground breaking embedded
optical engine technology that will enable high-speed connectivity in a
wide range of electronic computing and consumer applications.
The first application to use Avago’s embedded optical engine technology
is Intel’s Light Peak, which is a new optical fiber cable technology
announced last week at the annual Intel Developers Forum. Light Peak is
a new high-speed optical interconnect technology designed to run
multiple existing I/O protocols on a single cable to connect electronic
devices together. It delivers high bandwidth starting at 10 Gigabits per
second (Gb/s) with the potential ability to scale to 100 Gb/s over the
next decade. At 10Gb/s, a full-length Blu-Ray movie can be transferred
in less than 30 seconds.
“Intel is pleased to be working with Avago Technologies to make Light
Peak optical components ready to ship in 2010,” said Jason Ziller,
director, Optical I/O Program Office, Intel Corp. “Light Peak has high
bandwidth and the ability to run multiple I/O protocols over a single
cable, enabling the technology to connect to many devices such as
displays, disk drives, peripherals, and docking stations.”
“With an extra thin profile of 2mm and power consumption of 135 mW per
10G channel, this Avago embedded optical engine will fit in small
confined spaces, which is an essential requirement for electronic
computing and consumer electronic devices,” said Philip Gadd, vice
president and general manager, Fiber Optic Products Division, Avago
Technologies.
About Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components
for communications, industrial and consumer applications. By leveraging
its core competencies in III-V compound and silicon semiconductor design
and processing, the company provides an extensive range of analog, mixed
signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems to approximately
40,000 end customers. Backed by strong customer service support, the
company's products serve four diverse end markets: wireless
communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive
electronics, and consumer and computing peripherals. Avago has a global
employee presence and heritage of technical innovation dating back 40
years to its Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available
on the Web at www.avagotech.com
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Source: Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies
Alain Dangerfield, +1-408-435-6385
alain.dangerfield@avagotech.com