Zarlink Intros ClockCenter

OTTAWA -- Zarlink Semiconductor (TSX: ZL) today introduced ClockCenter, the industry’s first “any rate, any port, all the time” platform for high-speed optical transport network (OTN) and communications equipment. ClockCenter expands Zarlink’s business with existing customers that are now targeting new applications, and manufacturers seeking innovative timing technologies to help solve critical performance and reliability issues.

“ClockCenter is a key addition to our timing portfolio that brings our field-proven timing expertise, standards knowledge and design support to a much broader range of end-markets,” said Kirk Mandy, President and CEO, Zarlink Semiconductor. “We believe our timing portfolio will be a significant growth driver for our Communications business. Strong customer demand for our timing products for wireless backhaul, combined with new opportunities for timing technologies in optical transport applications, is creating a business that we anticipate will grow by approximately 30-40 percent in the coming years.”

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE/Toronto: ZL)