Infineon Touts 'Paroli 2'

AMSTERDAM -- ECOC 2001 -- Infineon Technologies (FSE:IFX) (NYSE:IFX), a leading provider of communications integrated circuits, today announced the second generation of its innovative 12-channel parallel optical link (PAROLI) series module. Called PAROLI(TM) 2, the new version features a ball grid array connector that allows the module to be easily plugged onto a printed circuit board (PCB). As a result, customers can speed production by running a fully automated PCB line and leaving assembly of the optical module to a later stage. "PAROLI 2 gives customers the choice of testing board operations during production before the temperature sensitive optical module is added," said Helmut Vogler, vice president of Infineon's Fiber Optics business unit. "This added benefit combined with the expertise in optical module manufacturing honed in our own VCSEL fab provides customers with significant time savings and highly improved yield. I am also pleased to announce that Infineon's license partner for the original PAROLI, Molex Inc. will partner with us on PAROLI 2 creating a second source for customers." Infineon Technologies AG