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Tektronix Discovery Meeting

July 11, 2002

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Agenda

Introductions

Overview of Filtronic Sigtek

Review of ST-292 (demo in conf. room) Review of ST-293 Platform

Overview of Tektronix

Discussion of Business Proposal Define Action Items

Wrap-up and Conclusions

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Filtronic Sigtek

Based in Columbia, MD est. 1990

Staff: 34 (26 Engineers)

DSP: 14, Microwave / MMIC: 6, Software: 6

Core Skills

Microwave / MMIC design

High Speed Demodulators and Signal Generators

System and Embedded Software Test Systems

Acquired by Filtronic, August 2000

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Filtronic Plc

Headquarters, Leeds UK

International Operations: US, Australia, China

$500M + Annual Sales

Volume Manufacturer of Cellular Components Base station Diplexers, Filters, Amplifiers

Handset Diplexers and Antenna

Two GaAs Fabs: Santa Clara and Newton Aycliff UK

UK: Very High Volume pHemt 1 18 GHz US: pHemt & mHemt, Ft > 150 GHz

Optical Products Group Amplifiers, Filters, Clock Recovery Modules, MMIC devices

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Sigtek Sample Products

ST-292 10 Gbps Pattern Generator

ST-270 CDMA VSAT Modem

ST-260 Cable Modem Test System ST-135 Software Radio Demodulator

ST-220 Satellite Ground Station Receiver

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Internal need for low cost PRBS generatorfor testing OC-192 based components

After success of internal project, productwas re-designed for commercial sale

Interest has been high, but sales low due to

state of current market Some sales have been lost due to fixed

frequency and/or fixed pattern

ST-292 10 Gbps Pattern Generator

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ST-292 10 Gbps Pattern Generator

Cost Effective for Production and Addtnl R&D Setups Minimal Operator Training No Setup/Down Time

Competitive Performance Jitter: 1.3 ps (typical), 1.5 ps (maximum)

Rise Time (20-80%): 22 ps (typical), 27 ps (maximum) Fall Time (20-80%): 20 ps (typical), 25 ps (maximum)

Low Profile Design Internal module is 4.5 x 4.5 x 1 plus size of DRO

Offers Stable Internal DRO Clock or External Input

Limitations Factory fixed frequency and pattern length

No internal adjustments to eye (eye manipulation)

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ST-293 Test Platform

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ST-293 Test Platform

Test Platform for OC-192, SDH STM-64,and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Test Applications

Modular, 4U Rack Mount Chassis Scaleable Modules Include:

9.5 to 12.5 Gbps Pattern Generator

DRO Clock Sources Pattern Processing Module

NRZ-to-RZ Electrical Converter Module

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ST-293 Test Platform

Ethernet (GPIB option) controllable

Developed with automation in mind

Each module self-identifies and configures

Firmware/software upgradeable via Ethernet

Open slots for future growth

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PG12 12.5 Gbps Pattern Generator

Data Rate: 9.5 to 12.5 Gbps

Pattern Lengths:

2n

-1 (n = 7, 15, 23, 31) 8 MB user programmable memory

Inputs Clock In

Outputs: Frame Sync or Clock/N and Clock

Data and Data

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PG12 Module View

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PG12 - Specifications

Data Format : NRZ

Rise/Fall Time (20% - 80%) : 22 ps

Jitter (rms) : 1.5 ps

Amplitude : 1 Vp-p Number of Outputs : 2 (differential)

Frame Sync/Clock Amplitude : 450 mV

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DROC DRO Clock Modules

Two DROs per module

One remote controllable switch Three inputs (CLOCK1, CLOCK2, EXT CLOCK)

One output

Front panel has EXT CLOCK input andCLOCK out

Amplitude : 2 Vp-p Isolation Between Clocks : 60 dB min.

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Pattern Processing Module

Enables Manipulation of Data Signal

DC offset adjustment

Duty cycle (cross-over) adjustment

Amplitude adjustment

Enhanced rise/fall time specifications

NRZ-to-RZ conversion through separatemodule

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Summary

Product has been developed with significantinput from customers what they want

Targeting

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Summary (cont.)

Significant customer interest demand pendingre-emergence of optical market

Availability 4th quarter CY 2002

Announcement at ECOC/NFOEC in Sept.

Roadmap includes:

Integrated error detector (BERT)

E/O and O/E media conversion modules Multiplexors/de-multiplexors

40G (OC-768) platform pending market

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Demo of ST-292