Optillion outsources production, Modulight signs marketing agreement
Optillion makes 10 Gbit/s Ethernet XENPAK transceivers for both 10 and 40 km, and is developing optical chip and optical sub-modules in-house at its new 15,000 square-foot clean room facility in order to control critical design and production processes. This in-house manufacturing coupled with Flextronics’ support in final test and assembly will allow Optillion to deliver volume quantities, quality control and cost efficiencies that will meet customer demands.
Production will take place at the Flextronics Regional Services operation in Vasteras, Sweden and will commence in the third quarter of 2002. Modulight and Mi-Net enter marketing partnershipModulight has appointed Mi-Net Technology to sell and promote its products in the United Kingdom. Located in Tampere, Finland, Modulight manufactures optoelectronic chips and epiwafers, and also sells packaged chips.
"The agreement with Mi-Net Technology opens for us a big market inside Europe," said Petteri Uusimaa, Modulight s CEO. "It adds to Modulight s international visibility and allows more efficient customer service with major corporations and companies located in the United Kingdom."
"We look forward to working with Modulight and to helping them develop their business in the UK," said Mick Shropshall, CEO of Mi-Net Technology. "We have been active in the compound semiconductor industry for over 15 years and we already represent several important manufacturers in the industry. I see Modulight as an exciting addition."
