2009 The former Hitachi Cable News Release
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Hitachi Cable Announces the Upcoming Launch of its InfiniGreen
Line of Optical Active Cables with Ultra-Low Power Consumption
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., a leading supplier of high-end cabling and electro-optical components for the IT, data communication and telecommunication industries, today announces the upcoming launch of its InfiniGreen*1 line of Optical Active Cables. InfiniGreen will provide 12x QDR (10Gbit/s) full-duplex InfiniBand*2 connectivity, which is six times more bandwidth than current market solutions. At the same time, InfiniGreen is projected to typically consume only 0.9 watts per termination, about 1/3rd that of today's InfiniBand active cables. InfiniGreen accomplishes this by embedding parallel optical transmission lines within the cable, which is terminated with the CXP connector currently being standardized by the InfiniBand Trade Association.
"InfiniGreen provides the performance attributes that HPC (High Performance Computing) and data center owners are requesting for the years ahead", stated Lou Marra, Senior Vice-President of Hitachi Cable America. It provides the next level of InfiniBand-standards-based connectivity, yet with a power consumption-to-bandwidth ratio reduction of almost 6-fold. It connects to the server just like a copper cable patch-cord, but it is easier to handle, as the embedded fiber optics is less bulky and stiff. This ease-of-handling, together with the reduced power consumption and Hitachi Cable's well-known quality, will significantly reduce our customers' cost".
Hitachi Cable has started to ship samples to select customers. Hitachi Cable will also perform live demonstrations of InfiniGreen at Booth#1449 in OFC/NFOEC 2009 exhibition held at San Diego Convention Center in March 24th through March 26th.
About Hitachi Cable
Starting as an electric wire and cable maker at the core of the Hitachi Group since its partial spin-off from Hitachi, Ltd. in 1956, Hitachi Cable, Ltd. has been continually pursuing advanced transmission technologies in the fields of energy and information.
Our business scope is expanding to such areas as wires and cables, information and telecommunications networking, and sophisticated materials. We provide wires and cables for transmitting information and supplying electric power, along with various materials and parts that bear the transmission of electric signals and heats, as well as various devices for telecommunications networks.
In order to transmit energy and information with more speed, accuracy, and efficiency, Hitachi Cable will continue to support customers around the world. Hitachi Cable will also contribute to society by developing various products and services, and to continue to supply these products and services to various industrial fields.
| *1 | InfiniGreen is a registered trademark of Hitachi Cable, Ltd. in Japan. |
| *2 | InfiniBand is a registered trademark of the InfiniBand Trade Association |