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Bandwidth9 Activates Fourth Wafer Reactor

Source: Bandwidth9

Leads Industry in Tunable Laser Manufacturing Capacity

Dual Focus on Advanced Tunable Laser Technology and Efficient, High-Volume Manufacturing Builds Strong Foundation for Market Leadership

Baltimore, MD. Bandwidth9, a leader in flexible, reliable, and cost-effective optical components and subsystems that make metro networks more manageable and profitable, today announced that it has activated a fourth epitaxial growth reactor used to manufacture its tunable lasers. With four reactors, Bandwidth9 leads the industry in tunable laser manufacturing capability; its material-growth capacity now possible of exceeding 100,000 gross die per month. Along with the increased capacity, the company has also experienced favorable yield advancements, as it continues to sample prototypes of its first product, MetroFlex(TM), a tunable OC-48 transmitter subsystem.

"In addition to perfecting our tunable-laser technology, Bandwidth9 s other key goal is to build a world-class, high-volume manufacturing capacity to meet the market s needs," said Hatch Graham, chairman and CEO of Bandwidth9. "Our vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities allow us to make and assemble complete optical subsystems in-house, dramatically reducing the cost of our subsystems and shortening our customers time to market."

Bandwidth9 uses growth reactors to process 2-inch wafers with its patented molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) process, which produces the world s only monolithically grown, tunable, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). Epitaxy is the controlled growth of crystalline layers that make up the structure of a semiconductor, and Bandwidth9 s proprietary MBE technology deposits epitaxial layers with high precision to form the optical cavity, tuning arm, and highly reflective surfaces in its tunable lasers.

Bandwidth9 fabricates its laser components in a single, monolithic structure that includes direct electrical modulation for lower manufacturing and integration costs and higher reliability. Bandwidth9 also manufactures its own dual-mode wavelength lockers and integrates these into its MetroFlex tunable optical transmitter modules. In November, 2000, Bandwidth9 acquired VeriFiber Technologies -- an Atlanta-based designer and manufacturer of fiber-optics transmission, amplification, and line-monitoring subsystems for the telecommunications industry -- to quickly gain high-volume manufacturing capabilities for its subsystem products. Bandwidth9 s proven manufacturing capabilities allow it to quickly and cost-effectively customize its modules to meet specific vendor needs.

With four epitaxial growth reactors, Bandwidth9 can now produce sufficient quantities of tunable lasers to meet its customers foreseeable production needs as well as to continue its ongoing research and development efforts. Bandwidth9 has shipped samples of its products to several metro optical equipment vendors, including large established companies as well as new market entrants.

About Bandwidth9, Inc. Bandwidth9 is the leading designer and manufacturer of tunable optical components and modules for metropolitan networks. Based on its C and L band Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and Micro Electrical Mechanical Structure (MEMS) technologies, Bandwidth9 s solutions offer unique design flexibility, high tuning precision, metro-optimized performance, and guaranteed reliability for optical systems vendors and their metro carrier customers. For more information, please visit the Bandwidth9 Web site at www.bw9.com.

Contact: Megan Burnett of Gallagher Public Relations Tel: 510-749-6800 ext. 216 megan@gpr.com, for Bandwidth9, Inc or Margie Bennett of Bandwidth9, Inc., Tel: 678-812-5007 mbennett@bw9.com

 

Megan Burnett of Gallagher Public Relations
Tel: 510-749-6800 ext. 216
megan@gpr.com, for Bandwidth9, Inc
or Margie Bennett of Bandwidth9, Inc.,
Tel: 678-812-5007
mbennett@bw9.com
 
E-mail: mbennett@bw9.com
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