LOS ANGELES -- Transpectrum made a grand entrance into the analog semiconductor market today with the launch of the world's first single-chip, 40 Gigabit per second (Gbps) CMOS transceiver. Transpectrum will be demonstrating its flagship product, XPT140, and its PASIFXÔ ultra-high-speed link product family next week in conjunction with the Optical Fiber Communications Conference in Los Angeles (Booth #5701). Transpectrum, founded one year ago by prominent engineers in the semiconductor industry, is a provider of leading-edge, integrated CMOS semiconductor solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of data, video and voice services. The company launched today and unveiled the XPT140, an ultra-high-speed integrated circuit (IC), manufactured entirely in CMOS process technology."Transpectrum is pioneering a new class of communications semiconductor solutions," said Dr. Fred Mohamadi, CEO, Transpectrum. "Others have talked about bringing this level of technology to market, but through our unique design techniques we have been able to bring the benefits of lowest power, lowest cost, and smallest footprint chips years ahead of the competition."TranspectrumFor more information on OFC 2002, please visit: www.nottheofc.com