JDSU Acquires Circadiant to Meet Growing Requirements for SFP+ and 10 GigE Stress Testing
November 18 2008 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU, one of
the leading providers of test solutions for the research and
development, system verification testing and production needs of
carrier labs, network equipment manufacturers and their supply
chains, today announced it has acquired Circadiant, the industry's
recognized leader in SFP+, 10 GigE and other stressed signal test
solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Circadiant
(http://www.circadiant.com/) expands JDSU's product portfolio for
the lab and production test market by capitalizing on a number of
key assets, including Circadiant's successful Hydra and OST product
platforms, established test expertise and close customer
relationships with leading network equipment manufacturers, optical
module vendors and semiconductor companies. JDSU's extensive
optical transport product development capabilities and global
distribution channels will now be available to extend the
technology leadership established by Circadiant and broaden the
availability of its industry-leading SFP+, 10GigE and other
stressed signal test solutions. The SFP+ transceiver is specified
by a multi-source agreement (MSA) between manufacturers and allows
greater port density (the number of transceivers per inch along the
edge of a mother board) than other transceiver configurations. SFP+
is emerging as the 10 GigE optical interface of choice because it
enables lower cost and even higher port density network interface
cards. To achieve this, developers and manufactures are faced with
new compliance and performance test challenges that are addressed
by Circadiant's products and systems. "To capitalize on the
economic benefits of developing SFP+ modules, equipment
manufacturers require test solutions that evolve accordingly," said
Bill Mortimer, vice president and general manager in JDSU's
Communications Test and Measurement business segment. "Circadiant
has technology and products that not only meet this challenge but
complement the JDSU optical transport test portfolio and offer
important test capabilities our customers are asking for."
Circadiant standards-based test solutions include the Hydra
platform, the industry's first 10 GigE Long Reach Multimode (LRM)
and 10 GigE SFP+ test systems, and the OST platform for testing
optical components, modules and systems using real-world
conditions. "Testing 10GigE components and systems requires the
verification of standards compliance for product development, but
also simplified, lower-cost test solutions for manufacturing," said
My Chung, CEO of Circadiant. "Providing industry-first test
solutions that help meet new and complex challenges associated with
SFP+ while also accelerating time-to-market is the differentiator
for Circadiant products. We will expand these capabilities as part
of JDSU." About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) enables
broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial
and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of
communications test and measurement solutions and optical products
for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and
network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.
More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/. The
statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to any statement or implication that the mobile
phone test system market will grow at the rate predicted by third
parties; that Circadiant's operations, sales channels and business
will be successfully incorporated into JDSU, or that Circadiant
products described in this press release (i) will be successfully
introduced or marketed, (ii) will be qualified and purchased by our
customers, or (iii) will perform to any particular specifications
or performance or reliability standards. Such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that, if realized, could
materially impair the Company's results of operations, business,
and financial condition. These risks and uncertainties include the
following, among other things: (a) our current visibility as to
customer demand levels, future market growth and the timing,
extent, location, requirements and nature of network build-outs and
technology transitions, is extremely limited; (b) the timing,
extent, location, requirements and nature of network technology
transitions is extremely unpredictable and development cycles are
generally very long; and (c) the products may not (i) perform as
expected without material defects, (ii) be manufactured at
acceptable volumes, yields, and cost, (iii) be qualified and
accepted by our customers, and (iv) successfully compete with
products offered by our competitors, and (d) factors discussed from
time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained
in this news release are made as of the date hereof, and the
Company does not assume any obligation to update or qualify any of
the statements made herein. Source: JDS Uniphase Corporation.
Contacts Press/Industry: Nick Rowan, +1 240-404-1924 or Investors:
Michelle Levine, +1 408-546-4421 or
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