Mitsubishi Electric’s Photo Detectors Cost-Effectively Meet Low-Power Requirements for 2.5-Gbps Optical Networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 9, 2002 -
In response to the increasingly stringent low power consumption
and cost-sensitive requirements of the networking market, the Electronic Device
Group of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., today announced two
cost-effective photo detector families for fiber to the home (FTTH) and
metropolitan area network (MAN) applications. The PD739C13 Photo Detector family
and PD839C4 Avalanche Photo Detector family are each capable of detecting 2.5
gigabit per second (Gbps) optical fiber transmissions using only a 3.3-volt
power supply.
The new products serve the needs of a wide range of customers for short- to
long-reach applications. The PD739C13 family achieves photo detection by
integrating a photodiode (PD) with a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and is
designed for optical transmissions of several kilometers (km) to 30 km. The
PD839C4 family integrates an avalanche photodiode (APD) with a transimpedance
amplifier for 20-km to 100-km optical applications.
By leveraging existing technologies, the new products ensure high reliability
while providing customers with a smooth transition to volume production and a
stable source of supply. The new products maintain the same package, pin
positioning, and functions as Mitsubishi Electric’s 5.0-volt photo detector
products, thereby making existing designs easy to upgrade and reducing the
time-to-market for next-generation products.
“Mitsubishi Electric’s new photo detector families costeffectively serve a
wide range of applications with extremely low power consumption and high
reliability,” said Daniel Chen, assistant vice president of high-frequency
products for Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. “The families use
technology that customers will find familiar, taking much of the guesswork out
of next-generation designs while keeping production lines up and running.”
Packaging and Availability Samples of both families will be available this month, with volume production
scheduled for October 2002.
Key Features # # # About Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and its North American affiliate, Mitsubishi
Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., are world-class suppliers of semiconductors
and electronic products for communications, industrial, Internet-enabled,
automotive, and visual applications. Mitsubishi Electric combines its
systems-level expertise and high-level silicon process technologies to provide
chip, chipset, and system-on-chip solutions. The company is ranked among the
top-tier worldwide semiconductor suppliers and offers an extensive range of
semiconductor and computer system components for the North American marketplace,
including DRAM, flash, SRAM, ASIC, ASSP, MCU, microwave/RF, and optoelectronic
devices. Additional information on the Mitsubishi Electric Semiconductor Group is
available at http://www.mitsubishichips.com/. Trademark Information
Members of Mitsubishi Electric’s PD739C13 Photo Detector and PD839C4 Avalanche
Photo Detector families are each housed in a 5.6-mm diameter general-purpose
package with an attached ball lens.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation offers a diverse range of optoelectronic
products for SDH, SONET, CWDM, DWDM, data communication, and FITL applications,
as well as passive optical network systems, test and instrumentation
applications, and CATV distribution. The company markets its optoelectronic
products in North America through the Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi
Electric & Electronics USA, Inc.
Mitsubishi and the Mitsubishi logo are registered trademarks of Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation in the U.S.A., Japan, and other countries.
Keywords
Mitsubishi, optoelectronic, photo detector, avalanche photo detector,
photodiode, avalanche photodiode, transimpedance amplifier, 2.5 Gbps, 2.5 Gb/s,
FTTH, fiber to the home, MAN, metropolitan area network, network, short reach,
long reach.
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For More Information:
Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc.
John Garner
408-774-3191
garner_john@edg.mea.com
Positio Investor & Public Relations
Dave Richardson
650-815-1006, Ext. 108
dave@positiopr.com
