NORWOOD, Mass. -- Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today announced a Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) reference design for transceivers and transceiver modules for optical networks. ADI's SFP reference design supports SFF-8472 Digital Diagnostics and provides a complete optical transceiver chip set for the Multisource Agreement (MSA) market.

The SFP reference design targets a number of applications, including 1G/2G Fibre Channel SFP/SFF (Small Form Factor) transceivers, Gigabit Ethernet SFP/SFF transceiver modules, multirate OC3 to OC48-FEC SFP/SFF transceiver modules and, when combined with ADI's ADN28X2 family of products, 4X Fibre Channel applications. The SFP reference design provides superior performance for design engineers who design systems with data rates up to 2.7 Gbps.

"Design engineers can easily use the ADI SFP reference design to develop a best-in-class optical transceiver with minimal effort," said Peter Real, Product Line Director for Analog Devices' high-speed network group. "The dual loop laser control eliminates the need for expensive temperature calibration of the module, helping to keep costs low. When compared to the closest competition, it provides superior power and sensitivity and the flexibility of a programmable supervisor."

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