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To: Logain Ablar who wrote (52533)	9/18/2000 9:19:06 AM
From: Lost1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

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To: Logain Ablar who wrote (52533)	9/18/2000 9:51:01 AM
From: Junkyardawg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

ADI announced deal with Nortel. Analog Devices to Supply Highly Integrated MEMS-Based Optical Switching Elements for Nortel Networks NORWOOD, Mass., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI - news) today announced it has signed an agreement with Nortel Networks to mutually develop integrated optical MEMS switching elements for Nortel Networks' high port-count photonic cross connect switches. This second-generation optical switching element consists of an array of moveable micromachined mirrors that are integrated with electronic components. These ``smart'' mirrors are used to direct beams of light in fiber optic networks from any of many incoming fiber optic cables to any of many outgoing fiber optic cables. The light beams carry dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) data over the backbone of the Internet. These all-optical switching elements eliminate the need to convert optical signals to electrical signals for switching and then back to optical form. The two companies will work together to develop the next-generation mirror architecture, an area where both have extensive activities. One of ADI's key contributions is in the integration of advanced integrated circuits to the MEMs structure, thereby adding significant functionality to the device. Under the terms of ADI's agreement with Nortel Networks, these switching elements will be developed in Analog Devices' Cambridge, MA MEMS fabrication facility using wafers supplied by BCO Technologies. BCO, which was recently acquired by ADI, has been a pioneer in developing and manufacturing bonded wafers based on single-crystal SOI technology that are used for fabricating silicon-based MEMS optical switches. ``This agreement with Nortel Networks is an important step for ADI in expanding its MEMS expertise into optical telecommunications,'' said Jerald G. Fishman, President and CEO of Analog Devices. ``We appreciate the confidence that Nortel Networks has shown in Analog Devices by working with us to develop these very critical optical switching elements.'' ``We want proven MEMS technology in a highly integrated solution for our second-generation optical switching elements,'' said Greg Reznick, President and CEO, Xros, Nortel Networks. ``Analog Devices has developed the technical expertise that will aid us in our efforts to get the industry's best optical cross-connect switches on the market as quickly as possible.'' About ADI's Leadership in Micro Machined Technology As a pioneer in the micromachined IC industry, ADI produced the first fully integrated, single chip accelerometer in 1991. Since then, ADI has maintained its leadership position and remains the industry's only producer of high-volume single-chip accelerometers. ADI's MEMS accelerometers are used in a wide range of consumer, industrial and automotive applications.