Product category: Optoelectronic Sensors, Switches and Receivers
News Release from: Avago Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 10 April 2001
Agilent acquires Gefran Silicon Micro
Systems
Agilent Technologies has completed its acquisition of Gefran Silicon Micro Systems, a fibre-optic technology laboratory, for approximately US $55 million in cash.
Agilent Technologies has announced the completion of its acquisition of Gefran Silicon Micro Systems, a fibre-optic-technology laboratory, for approximately US $55 million in cash, through Agilent's Italian subsidiary Gefran Silicon Micro Systems was an operation of Gefran Sensori, a subsidiary of Gefran of Provaglio d'Iseo, Italy
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The acquisition of the Northern-Italy-based Silicon Micro Systems is part of Agilent's ongoing investment in the high-growth fibre-optic area.
It adds capabilities that are expected to afford Agilent time-to-market advantages in its expanding fibre-optic-component offerings.
Silicon Micro Systems is now part of Agilent's Turin Technology Center (TTC), which focuses on fibre-optic technology used in communications networks.
Silicon Micro Systems' expertise complements Agilent's strengths in fibre-optic transceivers.
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