GaInN green LEDs from RS

News

Update

GalnN green LEDs from RS ANADIGICS AGC & IOC deal ANADIGICS, released

NJ, USA, has

a new MMIC

and

bution

bond pad layout on the die

deal

in Europe.

ter than any IC we have de-

transimpedance

amplifier,

the ATA06212,

is aimed at

STM-4

and SDH

optical receivers, in-

cluding

ATM,

Ethernet

FDDI,

and

LAN

net-

Fiber

With has become

the first electronic nent distributor

compo-

to stock ul-

the

ATA06212,

display applications.

ter optical

They

low

receivers

used

The agreement

(GaInN)

(30 mA max.) With

525

emit

at

nm or a bluish-green

at 500 nm traditional LEDs

in contrast to

low power green

which

are capable

that of conventional 3000

LEDs:

- 6000 med. They are

therefore

sunlight-viewable

V. They

DIGICS

says

ATAO

achieves this le-

can operate

the temperature

over

range

of

to +8O”C and have a dissipation

of

120 mW. fax:

+44

(0)1536

tel/

201234

/

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Power laser diode company Semiconductor La-

10

engineer’s

at a frac-

cost.

RF Micro Devices has moved to a brand new corporate HQ in Greensboro, N. Carolina. The new address is: RF Micro Devices Inc., 7625 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 274099421 USA. Tel/fax: +1 910 664 1233.

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Science

Ltd

was de-

job and reduce

nents.com/rs

ser International has completed installation of $2m worth of equipment at its manufacturing 15k sq. ft. facility in Binghampton, NY, USA, including a 4k sq. ft. cleanroom, as the first phase of a total of 6Ok sq. ft. to conclude in 1998.

the

to ease the design

customer’s

o

that

tion of the price of APDs. signed

manufacturing Because

the

ATAO

exceeds ITU and

Bellcore

specifications,

using the ATAO

allows

easier circuit design,

larger

margin and improved ufacturing tional savings

yields.

manufacturing are achieved

manAddicost be-

cause the fully integrated ATAO tuning tomers

does not require and matching. currently

European

Cususing

based

niobate

chips.

expands the

distribution

the ANADIGICS AOM25000TbC

(APD). ANA-

vel of performance

405678. URL: www.rs-compo-

INSPEC announced the availability of IEE journals - such as Electronics Letters - on the WWW from January: www.iee.org.uk/publish/journals/profjrnl/ ejo.html. Also the third edition of the popular “Properties of GaAs” Datareview. Edited by Mike Brozel and Greg Stillman, the 1000 page tome is priced at A225 (ISBN 0 85296 885 X). Contact: tel/fax: +44 (0)1438 313311/742840. Email: inspec@iee. org.uk

avalanche

The ATAO

Contact: RS Components

News briefs ??

germa-

photodiodes

power

60 times

-

nium

colour, the Company says. is typically

sive detectors

ward voltage of 3.5 - 4 Vat

-20°C

LEDs

and expen-

a max. reverse voltage of 5

only of a yellowish-green The light output of the

a for-

OC-12

components

on lithium

more sensitive

(IOC)

a leading supplier of optoe-

SO-

NET

is 20 mA

with Integrated

Optical Components lectronic

current

a Eur-

distribution

many

Forward

LEDs

is

ANADI-

has signed

Traditionally,

viewing angle of 15 degrees.

pure green LEDs.

In addition, GICS

achieved using a PIN diode.

in aTI3/4 water

The gallium indium nitride

trabright

try,” says ANADIGICS.

clear plastic package with a

are housed

and the best IC in the indus-

agreement

noise

-34 dBm or betsensitivity

signed, performing

opean

works at 622 Mb/s or less. and are suitable for outdoor

the

“The device is 2 dB bet-

(AGC) GaAs

OC-12,

because

is 100% compatible.

the new Automatic

SONET

Components

to the

ATA

Gain Control

a world first, RS

amplifiers upgrade

has signed up a new distriFirst,

Claiming

ANADIGICS can easily

lator Driver,

of

OC-48 EO Modu-

known

as the

AOM25000TbC. In field trials, a transmitter using ANADIGICS’ AOM25000TbC and IOC’s modulator, was able to achieve transmission distances in excess of 400 km; this performance level set a new standard for long-haul 2.5 Gb/s transmission. The device also features 8 V peak-to-peak, low crossover jitter, and single supply, “The agreement is a key element in offering a complete electro-optic package to companies in SDH/SONET system design,” said Rod Martin, IOC’s European Account Manager. “The driver was selected because it has been shown to work in high volumes”

Picogiga new fab Picogiga’s turnover reached 55 million French francs in

located

1996, an increase of 40% over

Paris, France and will enable

The new facility will be in Les Ulis,

near

1995. This result along with

Picogiga

the company’s floatation on the Nouveau Marchi means

city and productivity. The company expects the con-

that Picogiga can bring forward completion of its new plant by a year.

struction will be adequate for planned growth through the year 2000.

to increase

capa-