NASHUA, N.H. -- TeraConnect, Inc., a technology leader in optical components, and Mindspeed Technologies(tm), the Internet infrastructure business of Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT), today announced that TeraConnect's 48-channel opto-electronic interconnect and Mindspeed's serializer/deserializer (Ser/Des) device have been tested and are proven for compatibility in server, router and switch backplanes. With testing completed, OEMs are assured that next generation designs including opto-electronic interconnects and Ser/Des transceivers will interoperate, allowing for high performance and high reliability at the lowest cost per transmitted bit of data. "Interconnect density and low power consumption are critical to our customers," said Mindspeed Director of Marketing, Elie Massabki. "The combination of TeraConnect's TeraLink(tm) modules and Mindspeed's SkyRail SerDes transceivers results in the most compact, lowest power and highest capacity optical link in the industry." TeraConnect, in collaboration with Mindspeed, has developed a white paper -- Building 150+ Gbps Optical Backplanes -- addressing technology design, testing methodology and performance measurement of components in the optical backplane of high-performance computing and communications equipment. The white paper will be available on TeraConnect's website at www.teraconnect.com/reg.html, and at the upcoming SUPERCOMM trade show in Atlanta, GA, June 4-6, 2002, at the TeraConnect booth #10513. TeraConnect Inc. Mindspeed Technologies For more information on Supercomm 2002, please visit: Supercomm Special