| WESTFORD,
Mass. -- March 19, 2002 -- Teradyne's (NYSE:
TER) Assembly Test Division (ATD), a global leader in
electronics testing and production solutions, today
introduced the GRPX1040 CompactPCI C-band Optical Amplifier,
the latest addition to its GR VersaOT(TM) optical communications
test product portfolio.
Teradyne's GRPX1040 C-band Optical Amplifier is a flexible,
low-cost instrument with a small form factor for use
in production test and field monitoring applications.
Manufacturers of optical metro area network equipment
can use it to reduce test costs by amplifying a single
optical transmitter and then splitting it through a
1x4, or 1x8 splitter for parallel testing of multiple
ports. This enables multiple optical receiver interfaces
to be tested simultaneously with only one SONET/SDH
transmitter. Its compact size, versatility and extraordinarily
low noise figure also make the GRPX1040 ideal for field
monitoring applications.
"The GRPX1040 Optical Amplifier is an extremely
versatile test instrument that expands the overall flexibility
of our GR Versa OT platform, and overall presence in
the area of optical communications test," said
Jim Ficaro, manager of the ATD's electronic manufacturing
test business unit. "It offers equipment manufacturers
and optical network operators a low-cost, modular instrument
that can be used to create cost-effective test systems
for production installation or maintenance optical test
applications."
About the GRPX1040 CompactPCI C-band Optical Amplifier
The GRPX1040 offers optical equipment manufacturers
an optical amplifier suitable for a variety of test
and measurement applications in production or field
monitoring functions. The GRPX1040 is a 6U CompactPCI,
single-port optical amplifier designed for operation
in the C-band. It can be integrated into any CompactPCI
chassis.
In manufacturing, the GRPX1040 can function as a booster
amp to increase the transmitted signal power from a
SONET/SDH instrument or laser source, and is capable
of testing multiple units in parallel. This enables
optical communications manufacturers to accelerate production
throughput and lower costs. Because of its exceptionally
low noise figure (typically less than 3.3 dB), the GRPX1040
can function as a pre-amplifier in field monitoring
applications, strengthening a weak signal before it
enters a receiver.
Pricing and Availability
The GRPX1040 has a list price of $15,500 with 8 week
ARO and can be ordered individually or as an option
of the VersaOT manufacturing test platform.
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NYSE: TER) is the world's largest supplier
of automatic test equipment and is also a leading supplier
of high performance interconnection systems. Teradyne's
test products are used by manufacturers of semiconductors,
circuit assemblies, voice and broadband telephone networks.
Teradyne's backplane assemblies and high-density connectors
are used by manufacturers of communications and computing
systems central to building networking infrastructure.
The company had sales of $1.4 billion in 2001 and currently
employs about 8,000 people worldwide. For more information
visit www.teradyne.com.
For more information contact:
Mark Stygles mark.stygles@teradyne.com
Marketing Communications - North America
USA: 978-589-7425
Renate Fritz renate.fritz@teradyne.com
Marketing Communications Manager - Europe & Asia
Germany: 49 89 962 85 303 |
