Trappes, February 17, 2014 - 6:00 p.m. (CET)
Egide adds a new South Korean customer for its 100 G Gen. 1 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 signature of an order with a new South Korean customer for the first generation 100 Gb/s Gen-1 ICR receiver.
Barely a few weeks after receiving its first order for the new generation 100 Gb/s receiver (Gen-2 ICR for second-generation Intradyne Coherent Receiver ), Egide has added a new customer for first generation packages (Gen-1 ICR) manufactured at the Bollene plant (Vaucluse, France).
Currently in production, these packages belong to the ceramics-to-metal seal range and are destined for long-distance optical backbone networks, i.e. links generally exceeding 300 kilometers.
This new customer is a South Korean company until now specialized in passive components (i.e. that modify the optical signal) that has recently expanded into active components (i.e. converting optical signals to electric signal or vice a versa).
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, Chairman & CEO of Egide, commented: "This order with a new South Korean customer confirms our strategy for maintaining a key position in the telecommunication sector and our determination to strengthen our presence in Asia. It also highlights the positive trend for optical communications markets at the start of this year."
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 Space, 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
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 - +33 1 30 68 81 00 - plussiez@egide.fr
FIN'EXTENSO - Press relations - Isabelle Aprile - +33 1 39 97 61 22 - i.aprile@finextenso.fr
