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Sipex Sets New Performance Standard for Optical Storage ICs With the SP8027

Posted on: Monday, 22 November 2004, 09:00 CST

MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sipex Corporation , a leading provider of high-performance, analog integrated circuits (IC), today announced the SP8027, an automatic power control (APC) IC that raises the APC performance standard in several key areas. Engineered utilizing new core architecture, the SP8027 offers ultra fast 5ns settling times and high 150MHz bandwidth, both of which remain constant across the entire 12dB gain adjust range. In APC products currently in the market, the gain adjust setting directly affects both bandwidth and settling times of the device. As gain is increased, bandwidth decreases and settling time increases. With the SP8027, these compromises in performance have been eliminated, resulting in extremely robust performance for high-speed DVD-write systems.

"The DVD-writer market nearly doubled in size this year, with significant growth projected for 2005," said Kevin Plouse, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Sipex. "With the constant bandwidth/constant settling time of the SP8027, Sipex has once again demonstrated customer-driven innovation for this demanding market."

SP8027 Key Features (Typical)

-- 3600V/W sensitivity

-- 12db gain adjust range

-- 150MHz bandwidth

-- 5ns fast settling time

-- Differential outputs

-- 8 pin clear OPLGA packaging, 3.5mm x 3.0mm

Pricing and Availability

The SP8027 is available now and priced at $1.15 in 100,000 piece quantities. An evaluation board is also available to assist in the evaluation of the SP8027. Product briefs and additional information on the SP8027 and other Sipex product offerings may be found on the company web site at http://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 interface, power management and optical storage ICs for use in automotive, portable products, computing, communications, and networking infrastructure markets. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA with additional offices in Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and the UK. Sipex sells products direct and through its distribution channels. For more information about Sipex, visit http://www.sipex.com/.

Contact:

Sharon Guerrand

Phone: 408-934-7500

Fax: 408-935-7600

Sipex Corporation

CONTACT: Sharon Guerrand of Sipex Corporation, +1-408-934-7500, or fax,+1-408-935-7600

Web site: http://www.sipex.com/

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/111683.html

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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