Microsemi Unveils Single-Chip, Standards-Compliant SyncE Solutions

Microsemi (News - Alert) Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of single-chip, standards-compliant Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) solutions, the ZL30153 and ZL30154.

These solutions are expected to permit the transmission of SyncE over Optical Transport Network (OTN) channels and they do not require other rate conversion phased locked loops (PLLs).

In a release Russ Garcia, Microsemi EVP and general manager of Microsemi’s Communications and Medical Products group said, “The ZL30153 and ZL30154 are the most flexible and highly integrated SyncE solutions available in the market today, and indicative of the industry-leading products we plan to develop moving forward.”

“We are committed to making the investments required to further strengthen our leadership position in timing products, and accelerate the development of multiple communications solutions that set the standard for performance and reliability,” Garcia added.

Also it was revealed that the ZL30153 and ZL30154 timing devices will be able to support Ethernet clock rates and other OTN clock rates. The single-chip solutions are available for both SyncE and OTN applications and will enable telecom equipment manufacturers to support multiple services on a single network.

Like other solutions presently available, Microsemi’s previous generation SyncE solutions are capable of supporting only Telecom and Ethernet clock rates. However the new SyncE timing devices will be able to support flexible input and output rates besides being compliant to SyncE standards.

Officials explained that the programmable digital PLLs featured in both devices synchronize to any clock rate from one hertz (Hz) to 750 megahertz (MHz). Owing to this, the one pulse per second (PPS) global positioning system (GPS) signal can be used directly as an input reference.

Enumerating further they said that the ZL30154 timing card device offers two independent digital PLLs for applications needing independent transmit and receive timing paths. But the ZL30153 device uses a single digital PLL for clock synchronization. Both the devices ensure optimum performance cost effectively. The devices need a temperature controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO) to achieve full compliance with ITU-T Recommendation G.8262.

Microsemi semiconductor solutions are used in the aerospace, defense and security; enterprise and communications; and medical, alternative energy and industrial markets. Products include analog and RF devices, mixed-signal and RF ICs, ultra low-power radios, customizable SoCs, FPGAs and complete subsystems.

Microsemi also announced a new technology platform for 4G RF front-end modules, or FEMs, based on silicon germanium, or SiGe, technology.

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