Reflex Photonics to Begin Sampling Latest Optical Media Converter Products

Four channel, bi-directional “pig tailed” module, active optical cable mark newest additions to company’s InterBOARD® product line

Mountain View, Calif. (June 10, 2008) - Reflex Photonics, an advanced developer of extreme high-speed optical connectivity solutions for semiconductor packaging and data transfer applications, today announced the initial Optical Media Converter (OMC) offerings to its InterBOARD® line of parallel optical modules and active optical cables (AOC) for high-density interconnections between printed circuit boards and systems. The new OMC products will begin sampling to select customers in 3Q 2008.

Designed for very short reach applications (VSR) of up to 300m, the four-port, hot-pluggable OMC modules and AOCs provide full-duplex, four-channel electrical connectivity using multimode optical fiber. The first products available will operate at an aggregate bandwidth of up to 12.5 Gbps (4 channels at 3.125 Gbps for XAUI support). The two OMC units, which are specially designed to support high-performance computing (HPC), telecommunications and data communications equipment, offer direct support for 10 Gigabit Ethernet CX4, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand™. Upcoming versions will feature channel speeds of up to 10.0 Gbps. By using media detection circuitry at the host board’s connector, one can swap between the OMC and standard electrical cabling, offering ultimate flexibility at no additional cost.

“With the release of our InterBOARD Optical Media Converter modules and active optical cables, we can provide the high-speed communications market with cost effective and reliable solutions for upgrading any size 10G Ethernet switching installation,” said Gary Moskovitz, president and CEO, Reflex Photonics. “Due to their flexible nature, our OMC products allow users to swap between optical and electrical transmissions at no additional cost and without sacrificing performance.”

Employing Reflex Photonics’ next generation LightABLE™ packaging technology, the OMC modules offer extremely high functionality and feature integration designed to meet the harshest external operating conditions including temperature, humidity and EMI interference.

About Reflex Photonics

Founded in 2002, Reflex Photonics is an advanced developer of extreme high-speed optical connectivity solutions for semiconductor packaging and data transfer applications. Through the integration of its unique and proprietary LightABLE™ core technology, Reflex Photonics focuses on both inter printed circuit board applications, with its InterBOARD® product line of parallel modules and active optical cables, as well as intra pc board and "fiber to the chip package" applications, using its Light On Board® optically-enabled semiconductor packaging solutions. The company addresses the growing demand for high-speed interconnects in enterprise-class storage/server environments and telecom-class switches/routers, enabling equipment developers to design smaller, lower cost and lower powered systems that result in higher fidelity and faster connectivity.

InterBOARD™, LightABLE™, Light on Board™, Reflex Photonics and the Reflex Photonics logo are trademarks of Reflex Photonics Inc.

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