Mindspeed Enables High-Density 100 Gigabit Ethernet Systems with Lowest-Power 28G Clock and Data Recovery Technology
March 05 2012 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSPD), a leading
supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure
applications, today announced the industry’s lowest-power clock and
data recovery (CDR) capable of supporting data rates from 25 to 28
gigabits per second (Gbps). The low power dissipation is a critical
requirement for enabling the 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) system
port densities that the industry must achieve in order to handle
increasing internet traffic and escalating online video content
demand.
Mindspeed will be demonstrating its new CDR technology at the
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the
National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2012), from
March 6-8, 2012, in booth #1761/173 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. The company will also be showcasing its broad range of
physical media devices (PMDs) for equipment used to deliver
fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) multi-play services via fiber-access
networks.
“Increasing internet traffic and the demand for online video
content is driving the need to upgrade network connections from
10Gbps to 100Gbps,” said Hasnain Bajwa, senior vice president and
general manager, high-performance analog (HPA) at Mindspeed. “To
enable this upgrade, CDR integrated circuits (ICs) are required
that can reset the link’s jitter budget at data rates from 25Gbps
to 28Gbps. These CDRs also must dissipate extremely low power in
order to achieve high 100Gbps system port densities. Mindspeed®’s
28Gbps CDR dissipates the lowest power in the industry, and will be
a key building block for next-generation networking systems.”
Mindspeed’s CDR can support data rates required for multiple
standards including 100GbE, Infiniband Enhanced Data Rate (EDR),
32G Fibre Channel and Optical Transport Network (OTU4). The
low-power solution will enable next-generation optical and copper
module form factors such as C Form-factor Pluggable2 (CFP2) and
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+). Mindspeed’s CDR IC
also integrates such key features as an input equalizer and output
de-emphasis to optimize the link performance. It also is
reference-free, reducing the number of components required to
implement this solution. Further, it achieves very high input
sensitivity, removing the need for including a discrete limiting
amplifier in the module.
Availability
Evaluation boards for the 28Gbps CDR are available now for those
working on low power designs for 100GbE and Infiniband EDR,
including CFP2 optical modules and QSFP active optical cables and
optical modules.
About Mindspeed Technologies
Mindspeed Technologies (NASDAQ: MSPD) is a leading provider of
network infrastructure semiconductor solutions to the
communications industry. The company's low-power system-on-chip
(SoC) products are helping to drive video, voice and data
applications in worldwide fiber-optic networks and enable advanced
processing for 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) mobile networks.
The company's high-performance analog products are used in a
variety of optical, enterprise, industrial and video transport
systems. Mindspeed's products are sold to original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe.
To learn more, please visit www.mindspeed.com. Company news and
updates are also posted at www.twitter.com/mindspeed.
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