Sipex unveils photo detector IC for Philips DVD chipset

Sipex Corporation, a leading provider of high
performance, analog integrated circuits (ICs), today announced the SP8064, a new
photo detector integrated circuit (PDIC) designed for use in 16x DVD writers.
Like the previously announced SP8043, the latest PDIC is also compatible with
systems utilizing Philips DVD chipsets. The SP8064 supports DVD writing speeds
of 16x for +R, 12x for +RW, and 4x for dual layer media, with 48x write speeds
for CD media.

SP8064 Key Features (Typical)

• Eight gain settings plus power down mode
  


• 120MHz RF and fast channel bandwidth
  


• 6ns settling time


• 77dBm output noise


• 2V minimum output dynamic range


• 0.5ns maximum group delay


• 10mV maximum fast channel offset


• 16 pin clear mold flatpack (CFP) package
  

Pricing and Availability

The SP8064 is available now and is priced at $1.05
in 100,000 piece quantities. An evaluation board is also available to assist in
the evaluation of the SP8064. Product briefs and additional information on the
SP8064 and other Sipex product offerings may be found on the company web site at
www.sipex.com.

About Sipex Optical Storage
Products

The optical storage product family offers complete
electronic solutions that enable faster read speeds and smaller footprints in
the pick up heads of DVD-R/W, DVD-RAM, and CDRW systems. This family includes
photo-detector ICs, laser diode drivers, and advanced power control ICs.
Utilizing extremely high- performance BiCMOS processing, Sipex’s products lead
or match all competitors in key parameters such as bandwidth, settling times and
output noise.

About Sipex

Sipex Corporation is a semiconductor company that
designs, manufactures and markets high performance, value-added analog
integrated circuits (ICs). Sipex serves the broad analog signal processing
market with power management, interface, and optical storage ICs for use in
computing, communications, and networking infrastructure. The company is
headquartered in Milpitas, California with additional sales offices in Belgium,
Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and the UK. Sipex sells direct and through
distribution channels. For more information about Sipex, visit
www.sipex.com

Source: Yahoo News