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ClariPhy Company Contact: ClariPhy Media Contact:
John
O’Neill
Vice President, Marketing ClariPhy Public Relations
949-922-8658 949-715-3049
john.oneill@clariphy.com l.julian@mediaconnectpr.com
CLARIPHY COMMUNICATIONS ENTERS 10G TELECOM
MARKET WITH
ADVANCED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD SEQUENCE
DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
Integrated CMOS MLSD Engine Creates Large
Market Expansion
IRVINE, Calif., September 13, 2007 – ClariPhy Communications, Inc., a
fabless semiconductor company specializing in high speed communications ICs,
today announced that it has expanded its market focus to include 10G
telecommunications (telecom) networks.
ClariPhy’s Maximum Likelihood Sequence Detection (MLSD) based Electronic
Dispersion Compensation (EDC) engine, implemented in a single-chip CMOS form
factor, is perfectly suited to enable data rate increases from 2.5G to 10G in
carrier networks cost-effectively and without sacrificing performance or
reach. Based on estimates from industry
analyst firm CIR, optical transponder shipments are expected to grow by almost
40 percent per annum over the next five years, with the total dispersion
compensation market reaching $755M by 2012.
Carriers
today seek to upgrade their optical networks to 10G while simultaneously
improving performance and lowering the overall cost of installing and
maintaining these networks. EDC
technology is being rapidly integrated into 10G equipment based on its ability
to improve performance through impairment mitigation. Specifically, MLSD-based EDC enables the use
of lower cost optical components and extends the reach of optical links through
the compensation of impairments found in the components and fiber optic
cabling.
Lawrence
Gasman, CIR President and Chief Components Analyst commented: “In our recent
report ‘Opportunities in Dispersion Compensation: Electronic, Optical and
Tunable,’ we highlight the increasing importance of dispersion compensation and
the need for higher performing dynamic dispersion compensation. EDC components
including ClariPhy’s CMOS MLSD device have a compelling proposition and are
well timed for the emerging opportunity in metro, long haul, and ultra long
haul networks.”
According to
ClariPhy’s CEO, Dr.
ClariPhy has
completed product evaluations with the industry’s leading optical transponder
vendors. Based on this activity,
ClariPhy has defined a family of products which will enable vendors to leverage
MLSD to complement the technologies they have pioneered such as advanced lasers
and modulators, advanced modulation techniques, and emerging transponder form
factors for the diverse set of telecom market segments.
“Bookham has
pioneered Indium Phosphide modulator technology over
many years,” said Adam Price, Director of Product Line Management at
Bookham. “We believe technology
advancements, rapid maturation, and cost reduction is the recipe for success in
the optical communications market. We
commend ClariPhy on developing a low cost CMOS MLSD IC that complements
technologies similar to our own advanced product developments.”
“Sumitomo
Electric Industries (SEI) has a long heritage of pioneering many optical
technologies over the past two decades,” said Hideaki Nishizawa,
General Manager, Transmission Devices Laboratories of
SEI. “Looking forward, we see great promise for the use of MLSD based EDC
devices with our 10G products and support ClariPhy’s development efforts.”
ClariPhy will attend ECOC 2007 held in
About ClariPhy
ClariPhy
Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company developing high-speed
ICs targeting 10-Gbit/s networks in enterprise backbone, enterprise data center
and telecom environments. ClariPhy’s ICs enable IT and network management to
significantly improve network performance and lower cost. ClariPhy’s investors
include Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Onset Ventures, Allegis Capital and
Pacific General Ventures. ClariPhy has executive offices in
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