Mitsubishi Electronics Introduces World's First 2.5 Gb/s, 0.5 W SOI-CMOS Multiplexer and Demultiplexer
Source: Compound Semiconductor staff
Mitsubishi Electric has announced the world s first multiplexer (mux) and demultiplexer (demux) manufactured in 0.18-micron silicon-on-insulator CMOS (SOI-CMOS) technology. The chips dissipate 0.5 watt at 2.5 Gb/s bandwidth and 1.8-volt operation, half the power consumption of equivalent devices manufactured in GaAs or silicon bipolar technologies.
The power savings realized are expected to hasten the implementation of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications that promise to significantly improve the communication bandwidth available to consumers. The technology also enables a significantly reduced package size compared with many alternatives.
"Mitsubishi is first to provide an SOI-CMOS device because we believe that power consumption is a significant issue as the communications industry moves to higher bandwidth and higher levels of integration," said Charles Hart, vice president of systems marketing at Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA.
Mitsubishi s SOI-CMOS multiplexer (M69897VP) and demultiplexer (M69899VP) are each available in a 64-pin plastic quad flat package (PQFP) that occupies a 10-mm x 10-mm footprint. Samples of each product are now available, priced at $190 each, with volume production scheduled for December 2000.
See http://www.mitsubishichips.com.
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