SYSTEMS

GigOptix today introduced its HXR4112, a 12 channel 10Gb/s Transimpedance Limiting Amplifier (TIA/LA). The HXR4112, combined with the existing HXT4104/HXT4112/HXT4004/HXT4012 VSCEL drivers and HXR4104 receiver, completes the GigOptix parallel 10G line up offering the greatest number of parallel physical media devices in the marketplace.

The HXR4112 offers a cost effective solution, simplifying the system design with its compact size and use of minimal external components. Its industry standard 2-wire interface provides full programmability enabling control of signal peaking, modulation and average currents in addition to providing access to temperature and output power monitoring on a channel by channel basis.

Designed for use in Active Optical Cables (AOC), SNAP12 and QSFP4 optical modules, GigOptix HXT4 VCSEL drivers and receivers serve the fast growing markets of high performance computing optical interconnects, switch and router optical backplanes as well as the new 40G and 100G Ethernet standards. Information Gatekeepers recent report on the AOC market, “Active Optical Cable Market Report 2009,” states that AOC revenue is expected to exceed $8.9 billion from 2009 to 2013.

Samples of the HXR4112 and the complete HT/R4 family are available along with evaluation boards with a selection of PDs and VCSELs for easy evaluation. Sample requests can be ordered through sales@gigoptix.com.