GigOptix Goes Green With 10G

SAN JOSE, Calif., — GigOptix, Inc. (otcqb:GGOX), a leading supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high-speed information streaming, today announced that they will showcase an ultralow power 10Gb/s SFP+ transceiver designed for power conscious datacenter interconnects at the 37th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications (ECOC) in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19-22, 2011.

The SFP+ transceiver was implemented using GigOptix’s novel ultralow power HXT/R4101 VCSEL driver and Transimpendence Amplifier (TIA) chipset. The GigOptix solution’s unique system level architecture enables power savings of greater than 60% for power hungry data center interconnects. The SFP+ transceiver, which is now shipping in production volume, was designed in partnership with Energeia Innovations, which acted as the program manager, and with PCL Technologies, a high volume ODM/OEM manufacturer, who designed the product for manufacturability. The SFP+ transceiver program was executed through the GigOptix’s Virtual-Vertical (TM) alliance approach, in order to provide the best cost-performance advanced solution to customers.

“We are very excited to showcase this SFP+ solution based on our ultralow power chipset that uniquely addresses the current and future datacom short reach needs,” stated Andrea Betti-Berutto, Chief Technical Officer at GigOptix. “We implemented this highly innovative product to address datacenter customer demand not only for high performance but also for low power consumption applications. Together with our partners in what we call a Virtual Vertical (TM) Model, we reevaluated how SFP+ transceivers are architected and we identified optimization that could be leveraged across the value chain. We utilized the latest process and design technologies to define a chipset design that not only improves performance but also reduces power consumption, effective footprint and system cost. We will continue to execute the Virtual Vertical (TM)model in working with value-add partners to bring more products to not only the communications market, but also to other markets and industries, in order to enhance our customers’ benefit.”