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Avago selected by Siemens
Avago Technologies announced its industrial Fast Ethernet optical transceivers have been selected by Phoenix Contact and Siemens.
Because of its superior immunity characteristics from electrical "noise," Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) is an attractive alternative to copper in industrial and automotive automated applications.
"Fiber optic transmission has many advantages in the industrial field," said Roland Berg, senior research and development manager at Phoenix Contact, a market leader of industrial connection, automation, electronic interface and surge protection technologies. "Avago has designed its high-speed optical transceiver with superior link distances and easy device integration. Additionally, the transceiver's optimized transmission diagnostics enable us to provide customers with a world-class product for industrial networking needs."