- September 2002 -

September 24th, 2002

Opto Speed and BFi OPTiLAS - an AVNET Company - sign Exclusive Pan-European Distribution Agreement
BFi OPTiLAS, a technical distributor of specialist products and services to the electronic and optronics markets, signed an exclusive pan-European agreement for the distribution and the representation of the Opto Speed product portfolio.

September  2002 - Opto Speed is a developer and manufacturer of innovative Indium Phosphide based opto-electronic components. The company has extensive experience in processing III-V compounds and is a driving force in the trend toward the monolithic integration of optical components.

Opto Speed was founded in 1995 as a spinoff from the Institute of Quantum Electronics at the ETH in Zurich and has established itself as an important player in the market and, from a European base, has achieved significant sales in the United States, Europe and Asia.  Opto Speed boasts a diverse customer base that includes industry leaders.  In addition, it supplies to many next generation optical subsystem vendors, as well as test & measurement companies.

“With its industry knowledge and local presence all over Europe, Bfi OPTiLAS was the natural choice for us”, says Dr. Jean Brunol, CEO of Opto Speed.

Opto Speed offers transceiver manufacturers a complementary set of 2.5Gb/s, 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s photodetectors, Fabry Perot and DFB lasers at both 1300nm and 1550nm wavelengths as well as 1300nm and 1550nm Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers.  Opto Speed also designs and manufactures high power, high bandwidth Superluminescent LEDs for applications in communications as well as the medical, lighting and also test and measurement sectors. Finally, Opto Speed has developed an Optical Front End, which combines a 40Gb/s photodiode with electronic transimpedance and postamplifiers with differential output monolithically integrated on a single InP chip.  The integrated Optical Front End is one of the first commercially available monolithically integrated optical components and is currently being tested by several potential customers.

“We are pleased to represent the Opto Speed product portfolio in the European marketplace”, says Ernesto Prestifilippo, Business Development Director at BFi OPTiLAS.“ The Opto Speed products have the high-end profile that customers are looking for today.”

Opto Speed has a world class technology staff and its engineering team is one of the world's most reputable in Indium Phosphide development and processing. The company stands out because of its strong technology platform, talented engineering team and leading product offerings.  Opto Speed’s broad customer base is a testament to its proven ability to deliver high-quality products on a consistent basis.

For more information please contact:
Johann Peter Bitterli, VP Sales & Marketing, Opto Speed, jbitterlil@optospeed.com
Ernesto Prestifilippo, Business Development Director, BFi OPTiLAS, E.Prestifilippo@bfioptilas.avnet.com

About Opto Speed
Opto Speed is a developer and manufacturer of innovative Indium Phosphide (InP) based opto-electronic components. It is established since 1995 and has more than 20 years of experience in InP technology and product design as a transfer from ETH Zurich and Deutsche Telekom Optoelectronic Group. Opto Speed offers a comprehensive suite of high-speed products such as lasers, photodetectors, optical-front-ends, SOA?s and superluminescent diodes, designed to support 2.5, 10 and 40 Gb/s applications within communications networks.

Opto Speed, Moosstrasse 2, CH-8803 Rüschlikon.
Phone : +41 1 704 62 62, Fax : +41 1 70 4 62 64. www.optospeed.com

  About BFi OPTiLAS
BFi OPTiLAS, an AVNET Company, is a pan-European technical distributor of specialist products and services, including design engineering support, to the electronics and photonics markets. BFi OPTiLAS focuses on niche technology products such as magnetics, lasers, sensors, connectors, electro-optics, imaging, fiber optics, RF & microwave and other specialty components, systems, assemblies and metals. Some 350 sales engineers and other staff are employed at 12 offices throughout Europe.

BFi OPTiLAS International SA, 4 Allée du Cantal, CE 1834, 91018 Evry, France.
Phone : +33 1 60 79 59 00, Fax : +33 1 60 79 89 70. www.bfioptilas.avnet.com

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