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Aeluros Announces Puma AEL1002 XFP Evaluation Kit Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit Provides Flexible Testing & Interoperability Platform and Reference Design for XFP Optical Modules. Mountain View, California, October 2, 2003 - Aeluros, the high-density PHY company and a leader in high-performance, low-power CMOS solutions, today announced the general availability of the Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit, an integrated development and evaluation platform enabling the interoperability verification of the Puma AEL1002 device and XFP optical modules. The Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit can be used to evaluate either the AEL1002 silicon itself or XFP optical modules. This provides an effective solution for XFP module manufacturers, who can make use of the kit as a demonstration vehicle for their modules at their customers, or can use the board as a low-cost test platform for quickly verifying a large quantity of optical modules. For system manufacturers intent on evaluating XFP modules from a variety of vendors, the Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit can provide a common environment for system-level testing, and can validate interoperability between XFP modules and the Puma AEL1002 device. In addition, the built-in pattern generator/checker and BIST features, and the integrated low-jitter high-speed clock output, enable the Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit to serve as a low-cost clock and data source. “The Puma AEL1002 device brought access to the 800-mW low-power advantages of Aeluros’ 10 Gbps-to-XAUI technology to the XFP-based 10 Gbps market,” said Richard Egan, President & CEO of Aeluros. “With the release of this Evaluation Kit, a demonstration platform and reference design for power constrained adapter cards is now readily available.” The Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit ships with the evaluation kit board itself, an MDIO interface board, a laptop PC pre-loaded with an easy-to-use Aeluros GUI software package, and all cables and connectors required to interface to the board. The board itself features an AEL1002 device with a 12" FR4 trace leading to an XFP connector and cage, into which any industry standard XFP module can be inserted. This path validates the proper functionality of this device-to-module link across a channel equivalent to the worst-case XFI channel defined in the XFP MSA. SMA-based connections are provided to the XAUI interface of the Puma AEL1002 device, and an alternative SMA-based path to the XFI traces is available. The Puma AEL1002 can be configured to output a clean high-speed clock, at either the 10 Gbps line rate or the divide-by-64 rate required for an XFP module. The Puma AEL1002 device can be clocked either via an on-board oscillator or an externally supplied clock, and the entire board requires only one +5-V power supply and an optional -5-V power supply. The XFP evaluation kit schematic and layout files are also available. This detail regarding the board design and implementation choices provides the basis for a robust reference design for XFP and Puma AEL1002 based applications. A photo of the Puma AEL1002 Evaluation Kit board can be found at: http://www.aeluros.com/images/AEL1002Kit.jpg. The AEL1002 Evaluation Kit is available today as either for purchase from Aeluros, or as a loaner for an initial 30-day trial period. For further information contact your local Aeluros representative as listed at http://www.aeluros.com/sales.html. Puma AEL1002 Device Details The Puma AEL1002 device provides the XFI to XAUI conversion necessary to provide a bridge between the increasingly popular XFP 10 Gbps optical module form factor and the 4-lane 3 Gbps XAUI interface common on system ICs for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel devices. As with the Puma AEL1001 device, intended for use inside of X2, XPAK, and XENPAK modules, the Puma AEL1002 device incorporates the PMA, PCS, and XGXS sub-layers defined in the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet and INCITS 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel specifications. In addition, the Puma AEL1002 device includes full compliance to the XFI interface defined in the XFP multi-source agreement (MSA), version 3.1 and OIF Common Electrical Interface (CEI) 11+G short reach (SR) interface. The AEL1002 incorporates an adaptive receive equalizer able to ensure signal integrity for a 10 Gbps signal across more than 12-inches of FR4 trace and to open a closed eye, as validated through interoperability with leading XFP module manufacturers. With a power consumption of only 800 mW, substantially below that of other available devices, and housed in a small form factor 13-mm x 13-mm plastic BGA package requiring no heat sink or spreader, the Puma AEL1002 device is a key enabler for high-density, XFP-based system line cards. About Aeluros Aeluros, founded by a team of high-speed design experts with a unique understanding of the intricacies involved in building highly integrated 10 Gbps devices, is a leading developer of high-integration, high-speed CMOS based serial I/O devices. The company's technical and business management team has collectively delivered among the industry's highest volume and technically challenging mixed signal designs. The privately held company has secured a first round of funding from leading venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates and Worldview Technology Partners. Certain statements in this press release, including the statements relating to the company's performance expectations, are forward-looking statements that are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the company on third-party manufacturers, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, and general industry trends including cyclical trends in the semiconductor industry. Editorial Contact: Grant Smith Aeluros, Inc. (650) 917-2016 gsmith@aeluros.com Back to Press Releases/Events  |
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