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Anadigics buys up Telcom Devices (Headline News)
Anadigics has acquired Telcom Devices of Camarillo, CA in a deal valued at up to $45 million. Telcom Devices is a manufacturer of InP-based photodiodes for the telecommunication and data communication markets. Anadigics says the acquisition is a key step in its strategy to provide high performance chip-sets by adding long wavelength PIN photodiodes and unique packaging capabilities to its fiber product line. Telcom Devices products include digital photodiodes for systems operating at speeds up to 10 Gbit/s and at wavelengths from 13001550 nm, in addition to laser backside facet monitors for fiber transmitters and analog photodiodes for optical nodes in cable systems. "As fiber systems continue to increase in speed from 10 to 40 Gbit/s and beyond, our customers are demanding fully integrated component sets in order to speed their products to market," said Tom Lagatta, vice-president of Anadigics Fiber Optic Communications Products group. "Telcom Devices capabilities in InP processing and photodiode design and manufacturing broadens our portfolio of fiber components at these data rates."
