Reflex Photonics launches initial InterBOARD™ line of high-speed, parallel optical modules and illuminates Light on Board™ Roadmap

“We handle high data rates faster, better and less expensively than any competing technology- and by quite a bit”

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 25, 2006 – Reflex Photonics, an early stage advanced developer of extreme high speed Light on Board™ connectivity solutions for semiconductor IC packaging and data transfer applications, today announced the availability of its technology-leading initial products and set its future directions.

“We are focused on the enterprise/data center and telecom optical switch/router spaces, with inter-system connectivity of up to 1000 feet. We are currently sampling our InterBoard™ 12 channel, 40 Gigabits per second (Gbps) line of pluggable, industry compatible, SNAP 12™ Multi Source Agreement (MSA) transmitter and receiver modules, “said Gary Moskovitz, President and CEO.

“During the next quarter, we will be launching our follow-on InterBOARD™ products incorporating double data rate (DDR) channel speeds of up to 6.25 Gbps. Later this year we expect also to be demonstrating prototypes of products with both 10 and 12.5 Gbps channel speeds, achieving up to 150 Gbps modular throughput. In support of the newly-developing industry standard, we also intend to incorporate 4 channel, bi-directional Quad Small Form Factor (QSFP) MSA-compliant modules into our InterBOARD™ product line.

All of our InterBOARD™ products are engineered to support most of the inter-system physical layer protocols such as Infiniband™ SDR/DDR/QDR, Fibre Channel, Ethernet and SONET/SDH,” said Moskovitz.

“We were able to take advantage of the post-bubble doldrums to make significant improvements in the structure and packaging of the components that deal with electrical-to-light conversion and vice versa,” said Dr. David Rolston, Co-Founder and CTO.

Our optical sub-assembly, which incorporates our proprietary LightABLE™ optical engine technology, features a unique low cost, low profile, passive optical assembly process whose modular construction allows for volume manufacturing, superior performance and much higher reliability as compared to existing technology implementations developed some years ago and still in the market. We basically handle high data rates faster, better and less expensively than any competing technology- and by quite a bit,” added Dr. Rolston.

Reflex Photonics “Light on Board™” is the company’s umbrella notion of what its products accomplish. Later this year, the company will introduce its industry-leading chip-to-chip and fiber-to-the-chip capabilities regarding optically-enabled, LightABLE™ hybrid semiconductor IC packaging solutions.

These LightABLE™-enabled semiconductor IC packages will revolutionize the way processors and high-performance chips communicate by using multi-channel, optical fiber ribbon cables or optical waveguides, instead of copper traces, to carry data onto, across and within standard printed circuit boards. PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express, HyperTransport™, RapidIO and other proprietary onboard physical layer protocols will be supported by the company’s Light On Board™ solutions.

“Our goal is to provide a terabit of data through our multi-channel ports, with multiple ports embedded within targeted Flip Chip (FC)-Ball Grid Array (BGA) chip carrier packages. We intend to be the driving force behind the industry’s acceptance of optically-enabled, opto-electronic printed circuit board modules and their optical pathways,” stated Moskovitz.

About Reflex Photonics

Reflex Photonics is an early stage advanced developer of extreme high speed (40 Gbps to 1000 Gbps), Light on Board™ connectivity solutions for semiconductor packaging and data transfer applications. Through the integration of our proprietary LightABLE™ technology, we are focused on intra and inter printed circuit board applications ranging in distance from 1 inch to 1000 feet, supporting all physical layer protocols. Reflex Photonics products address the growing demand for high-speed interconnects in enterprise-class storage/server infrastructure resources and telecom-class switches/routers. Our products enable equipment developers to design lower cost/price, smaller size, lower powered systems incorporating higher fidelity/ultra fast connectivity- all translating into lower end user costs of ownership and faster/less costly installations. Founded in 2002, Reflex Photonics is a privately-held company, with the following financial partners: MSBi Capital, RESO Investments, Investment Quebec, Inno-center, Canada Economic Development and National Research Council Canada.

InterBOARD™, LightABLE™, Light on Board™, Reflex Photonics and the Reflex Photonics logo are trademarks of Reflex Photonics Inc. Infiniband, SNAP 12 and HyperTransport are trademarks of their respective industry trade associations.

For more information:
Gary Moskovitz
514 842 5176, ext. 226
gmoskovitz@reflexphotonics.com