AMCC Relieves Jitters

SAN DIEGO -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) [NASDAQ: AMCC], a leader in high-bandwidth silicon connectivity solutions for the world's optical networks, today announced the S3086, a 30 Mbit/s to 2.7 Gbit/s continuous rate clock and data recovery unit (CDR). The S3086 features unmatched jitter performance capabilities including jitter generation of .004UI, jitter tolerance of .8UI and jitter transfer that peaks at less than .05dB. The device also offers an enhanced input sensitivity of 10 mV and typical power of only 825 mW. The S3086 operates at a continuous rate range between 30 Mbps and 2.7 Gbps and is fully compliant with Bellcore and ITU-T industry specifications for jitter performance. The device provides features that make it compatible with virtually any data source, including SONET, Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet and High Definition Television/Digital Television (HDTV/DTV) applications.

"The jitter performance, input sensitivity and low power of the S3086 provide customers with the industry's best design margin and flexibility for a continuous rate CDR solution. The device also significantly reduces board space, cost and time-to-market by eliminating the need for a reference clock," said Ken Prentiss, AMCC's director of marketing for telecom products. "The S3086 further builds on AMCC's system solution approach and offers customers an easy to implement, feature-rich, high-performance CDR for both existing and future metro optical networks."

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