TriQuint Unveils Broadband Amp

HILLSBORO, Ore. -- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the introduction of the TGA1328 Driver/Receive Amplifier for High-Speed Optical Networking applications (technical specifications below).

This flexible broadband amplifier is targeted at the fast growing OC192 (10Gb/s) telecommunications market. The amplifier is ideally suited to OC192 Dense Wave Division Multiplexed systems that form the backbone of today's optical network. It is also an excellent choice for developing 12Gb/s applications that incorporate forward error correction. The amplifier combines performance features such as high gain with high voltage drive and broad-bandwidth while providing improved power efficiency as compared to competing devices. Flexible operation as either a receive amplifier or transmit modulator driver provides design opportunities over a wide range of fiber optics applications including Long haul, Medium haul and Metro fiber systems. The ability to efficiently drive Lithium Niobate Mach-Zender (LiNbO3-MZ) modulators over a wide voltage range allows OC192 transmitter manufacturers great flexibility in utilizing a wide array of available modulators.

The TriQuint TGA1328 has been designed into five new OC192 optical networking products by leading telecom manufacturers and will begin generating revenue in the second quarter of 2001. Production purchase orders have been received and the amplifier is shipping in pre-production volumes now, ramping to full volume production in the third quarter of this year. This new amplifier is part of a series of TriQuint standard product introductions specifically targeting the need for high-performance, integrated devices to support the OC192 telecom/datacom infrastructure build-out. TriQuint is introducing analog and digital functions in this market space addressing the performance-critical high-speed signal path. The technology behind the standard product family has evolved through years of R&D and custom product development in the high performance telecom IC market.

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc.