New Patented Circuit Technique Uniquely Combines Silicon's Proven Reliability With Significantly Higher Output Levels for Network Nodes and Amplifiers
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- C-COR.net (Nasdaq: CCBL) today announced that it has developed and applied for a patent on a new circuit technique, Transfer
Linearization(TM) (TL), to improve the linear characteristics of standard silicon technology hybrids
(active amplifier components of fiber optic nodes and RF amplifiers) while maintaining the proven reliability of silicon. This new technology will be incorporated into C-COR.net's next generation of node and amplifier products, scheduled for roll-out over the next three quarters, beginning with the scheduled release of select domestic series of NAVICOR(TM) Line Extenders in July 2000.
The patented Transfer Linearization technique, akin to predistortion, but different in implementation,
makes the overall transfer characteristic more linear, reducing both in-band and out-of-band distortion.
With C-COR.net's transfer linearized RF and AM products, the Company anticipates that broadband system operators will realize the advantages of lower distortion and higher operating levels and channel capacities with very little additional power consumption, all without the risks of using unproven RF active device technology.
"We are confident that incorporating Transfer Linearization into the broadband network will allow for
higher output levels, facilitating ease of upgrade and providing improved performance and channel capacity for upgraded networks," commented Derald Cummings, Ph.D., Director of the C-COR.net's Telecommunications Technology Group. "Our approach of using proven RF hybrids as part of our advanced RF performance solution will provide for increased reliability while helping to control the costs of installation, maintenance and operations." |
