Current Issue The International Reference for Chip-Scale Electronics, Flip-Chip Technology, Optoelectronic Interconnection and Wafer-Level Packaging August - September 2002 Email the editor

VCSEL Transceiver Market Is Poised to Recover in 2003

San Mateo, Calif. - The Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) market, which declined last year, is poised for a major recover in 2003, according to a study by industry analysts ElectroniCast.

The researchers say the market has begun to show some signs of recovery and will slowly expand next year. Unit volumes should increase from 16,300 this year to 111,000 by next year.

The market grew from $245 million in 1999 to $388 million by 2000. Last year, the market dipped to $290 million, as a result of the downturn in datacom and telecom equipment shipments.

Long wavelength VCSELs, operating at 1300 nm and 1550 nm, are now in their pre-production phase, according to ElectroniCast. [electronicast.com]

NEMI Launches Opto Projects

Herndon, Va. - The National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative consortium has launched new optoelectronics projects and a special opto study group. The projects focus on optic adhesives, fiber handling and fiberoptic signal performance. The study group will investigate the use of optoelectronics in substrates. [nemi.org]

JDS Uniphase's semiconductor optical isolator module

Teravicta Technologies Inc. Details RF MEMS Product

Austin, Texas - Teravicta Technologies, an RF MEMS startup, has announced its first product, the Teravicta TT612, an ultra-low loss, 0-6 GHz RF MEMS SPDT switch.

The company says a dozen leading product suppliers in the cellular phone, wireless LAN, broadband and aerospace/ defense industries have already sampled an evaluation board containing the switch. [teravicta.com]

Uniphase Introduces Smaller SOAs for Use in Fiberoptics

Ottawa, Canada - JDS Uniphase Corp. has announced a new, smaller semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) module, the CQF 874, for fiberoptic communications.

The MSA-compliant device is produced with semiconductor technology, which - according to JDS - enables it to be smaller and less expensive than other types of optical amplifiers. The CQF is the first polarization-independent SOA to include integrated optical isolators, which further reduce size and cost. [jdsu.com]