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IoT Computers Components Computers Electro Optic & Camera Packaging & Production Motion Automotive New Products The 56 Gbps PAM4 FireFly demonstration can be seen at Samtec’s Booth #2500. For more information on the FireFly Micro Flyover System, please visit www.samtec. com/firefly or e-mail FireFly@samtec.com

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The demonstration platform showcases low latency, high performance, on-board optical engines transmitting at 56 Gbps PAM4 per channel. The FireFly™ Micro Flyover System™ copper and optical options offer a direct connection into the ASIC/FPGA package bypassing the PCB for improved density and performance. The latest FireFly solutions are compatible with new generation FPGAs that support 56G PAM4 transceivers. “The high-performance and compact size of the protocol- agnostic FireFly redefines optical connectivity in a broad range of applications such as video, aerospace, embedded computing, instrumentation, HPC and Data Center,” said Arlon Martin, Sr. Director, Marketing, Samtec Optical Group. “This product demonstration leverages II- VI’s 56 Gbps PAM4 VCSELs, which are industry-leading in performance and reliability.” “We worked closely with Samtec to ensure that our VCSELs exceeded the requirements for their high- performance 200G FireFly mid-board optical engines,” said Karlheinz Gulden, General Manager, II-VI Laser Enterprise. “We successfully integrated our leading-edge 56 Gbps PAM4 VCSEL arrays into Samtec’s transceivers and we are excited about the demonstration at OFC.” Samtec’s FireFly mid-board optical engines offer system designers flexibility and performance advantages compared to pluggable optical transceivers. FireFly features multiple optical front panel interconnect options. FireFly’s compact footprint is 4x smaller than the standard quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) module size and uses the same micro connector for both optical and copper cable assemblies. FireFly has the industry’s best-in-class optics, enabling 56 Gbps PAM4 that consumes only a few pico-joules of energy per bit. II-VI’s 4-channel VCSEL arrays can be modulated at 56 Gbps PAM4 to achieve a combined 200 Gbps over short reach multimode links. AOCs and transceivers based on VCSELs offer the most cost-effective solution for datacenter links that span from 10 to 300 meters. OFC, Mar. 5-7, 2019, San Diego Convention Center II-VI will showcase at Booth #4312 new products that enable the 5G optical infrastructure, hyperscale datacenters, 3D sensing and LiDAR to name a few.

New SAR ADC family enables high- speed, high-resolution analogue-to-digital conversion in harsh environments Microchip announces 12 new Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) together with a companion differential amplifier designed specifically for the new portfolio of SAR ADCs. Designed to operate in high temperatures and high electromagnetic environments, the MCP331x1(D)-xx family includes the industry’s only one million samples per second (Msps) fully AEC-Q100-qualified 16-bit SAR, providing the reliability required for automotive and industrial applications. The MCP6D11 differential amplifier provides a low-distortion, high-accuracy interface to achieve the full performance of the ADC within systems. The MCP331x1(D)-xx family ranges in resolution from 12-, 14- and 16-bit, with speed options ranging from 500 kilosamples per second (ksps) to 1 Msps, allowing developers to choose the right ADC for their designs. A fixed low analogue supply voltage (AVDD) of 1.8V and low-current operation of 1.6 mA typical active current for 1 Msps, and 1.4 mA for 500 ksps, enable the family of ADCs to have an ultra-low power consumption, while maintaining a wide input full-scale range. These devices support a wide digital I/O interface voltage (DVIO) range (1.7V – 5.5V) which allows it to interface with most host devices, including Microchip’s PIC32, AVR® and Arm®-based microcontrollers and microprocessors. This eliminates the need for external

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