Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. - New Chips on Silicon
DORVAL, QUEBEC (Jan. 25) BUSINESS WIRE -Jan. 25, 1999--Lumenon
Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. (OTC BB:LUMM) is pleased to
announce that it has built compact 8-channel dense wavelength division
multiplexer chips on silicon. The DWDM achievement is a breakthrough in hybrid glass micro-optical integrated circuits for high bandwidth fiber optics communications. Lumenon's DWDM chips (less than 5cmX5cm in size) are created using its unique low temperature PHASIC sol-gel hybrid glass-on-silicon process. Mark Andrews, vice president and CTO of Lumenon, noted, "After the completion of our state-of-the-art clean
room facilities, we will begin commercial production of these chips."
He added that limited production runs are expected to start in the Fall of 1999.
Lumenon has also designed 4, 16, 32 and 64-channel DWDM chips that
will be produced by its PHASIC platform technology. Iraj Najafi,
president and CEO, stated that, "Commercial production of these chips
will be timed to meet market demands."
Lumenon is a company that designs, develops and builds advanced
integrated optics devices from hybrid glass circuits on silicon for the telecommunications and data communications industries. Its platform technology is currently focused on the lucrative DWDM and data communications markets. Lumenon's shares are listed under the symbol LUMM (OTC BB). More information is available at lumenon.com.
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CONTACT: Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc.
Dr. S. Iraj Najafi, 514/918-3404
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