Xanoptix and Tyco Electronics have announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar manufacturing services agreement for Xanoptix's XTM Series of optical transceiver products.

The non-exclusive agreement will allow Tyco Electronics, a manufacturer of active optical fiber technologies, to manufacture parallel optics transceiver modules based on the design of Xanoptix's XTM product line and utilizing Hybrid Integrated Circuits provided by Xanoptix.

The XTM Series is made of parallel optics transceiver modules that offer up to 72 channels terminated in a single MT style optical fiber connector with up to 245 gigabits per second of aggregate bandwidth. When compared to existing solutions, the XTM Series offers dramatically improved speed, power consumption and density. It is designed to provide enhanced lifetime, programmable channel control and automatic performance adjustments. The products are designed to address a wide range of applications in telecom, datacom, computing and data storage.

The key enablers behind the performance of the XTM Series of products are semiconductor devices manufactured with Xanoptix's Hybrid Integrated Circuit Technology. Hybrid Integrated Circuits are three dimensionally stacked silicon and compound semiconductor chips manufactured in a wafer scale assembly process. The circuits combine the variety and cost effectiveness of silicon chips with the advanced capabilities of other semiconductor materials, such as high-speed compounds or optical semiconductors.

"This is another example of Tyco Electronics' commitment as the world's largest components manufacturer and global technology leader in the optical fiber industry," says Kevin Rock, vice president of Tyco Electronics' Communications, Computer & Consumer Electronics Products - Americas. "We are very excited to begin manufacturing and believe this product family will enhance Tyco Electronics' fiber optic portfolio."

Xanoptix is based in Merrimack, NH. Tyco Electronics is based in Harrisburg, PA. For more information visit www.xanoptix.com.