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Article: Finisar and Sumitomo Cross-license Optical Transceiver Technology; Finisar Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Have Signed A Cross-Licensing Agreement Under Which the Companies Would Grant to Each Other Certain Intellectual Property Licenses to Fiber Optic Transceiver Technology.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 24, 2002
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Finisar Corporation , a technology leader in gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI) a leading global supplier of optical fiber, cable and components for the telecommunications industry, have signed a cross-licensing agreement covering certain intellectual properties in fiber optic transceivers that both companies own.
The agreement includes several issued or pending Finisar patents that apply to Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver modules, which are designed for high-speed communication applications of up to OC-48 speeds. The small size of the SFP allows designers to fit ...