EGIDE : first order for the new generation 100 Gb/s Gen-2 ICR receiver.

Trappes, January 16, 2014 - 7:00 p.m. (CET)
Press release

EGIDE SIGNS FIRST ORDER FOR THE 100 G GEN.2 OPTICAL RECEIVER

 

Egide (ISIN: FR0000072373 - Segment C NYSE Euronext Paris(TM)), specialized in the manufacture of hermetic packages for the protection and interconnection of critical electronic and photonic chips, today announced the first order for the new generation 100 Gb/s Gen-2 ICR receiver.

Barely a few weeks after specifications were finalized by the OIF (Optical Internet Forum) for the new generation 100 Gb/s receiver (Gen-2 ICR for second-generation intradyne coherent receiver ), Egide announces that it has already received a first order from one of its Chinese customers for this type of package to be manufactured at the Bollène plant (Vaucluse, France).

Currently under development, these packages belong to the ceramics-to-metal seal range and are destined for metropolitan area optical networks, the portion of telecommunications networks between long-distance connections (more than 300 kilometers) and Fiber-To-The-Curb and Fiber-To-The-Home networks.

Since 2011, Egide's R&D efforts have focused to a large extent on the development of high-tech packages for high-capacity needs and, in particular, 100 Gb/s packages for telecom applications. Such systems require complex, hermetic packages with ceramic feedthroughs for which technical expertise and industrial excellence are essential. Egide is one of the only market players capable of designing and manufacturing such packages.

Philippe Brégi, Egide's Chairman-CEO commented: "The fact that a leading Chinese player in this area decided to base its new generation of products on the package developed by Egide once again confirms our position of excellence on the international scene for optical telecommunications. And even if specialists do not expect to see the deployment of 100 Gb/s connections in urban area networks until 2016, positions in this market of the future will be won in 2014. For that reason, this first success at the start of 2014 is an extremely positive sign."

About Egide
Egide SA is a European group with an international dimension, specialized in the manufacture of hermetic packages for sensitive electronic components. The Group operates in a broad range of high-tech sectors that include the aerospace, defense, security, Aeronautics, telecommunications and medical segments. Egide is the only pure player in this market niche with manufacturing bases in France and the United States.

To find out more about Egide: www.egide.fr:
http://www.egide.fr

Egide is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris(TM)- Segment C - ISIN: FR0000072373 - Reuters : EGID.PA - Bloomberg: GID
Egide renews its OSEO label as an innovative company (entreprise innovante) on June 11, 2012
ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified quality and environmental management systems

Contacts

Egide - Finance Department - Philippe Lussiez - [phone] - [e-mail]:
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Fin'extenso - Press Relations - Isabelle Aprile - [phone] - [e-mail]:
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Egide - 1st order 100 G Gen.2 ICR Receiver:
http://hugin.info/143399/R/1755234/592610.pdf

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