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The optical networking industry is growing at an astonishing rate. While this is creating many exciting opportuni-
ties for companies of all sizes, it has also created several significant challenges. Increased market consolidation,
for example, has created chaos for many customers looking for stability and consistent customer service. The
rapid growth rate in the industry has also challenged companies to find new ways to scale capabilities to meet
demand—without sacrificing customer satisfaction.
This critical ability to meet rising demands while also enhancing technology and customer relationships has been
the primary focus of AMCC over the past year. By addressing customer trends towards buying complete solutions
and dramatically increased OEM outsourcing, AMCC has become one of the fastest-growing companies in its
S OLID L EADERSHIP IN THE N EW N ETWORKING P ARADIGM
MARCH 2000
Introduction of RHINE (S4804),
the first highly integrated fram-
ing and data termination device
to support deeply channelized
OC-48 SONET/SDH traffic.
MARCH 2000
Introduction of YUKON (S4803),
the first single-chip OC-48c
SONET/SDH framer/mapper with
integrated clock recovery and
clock synthesis.
FEBRUARY 2000
Introduction of INDUS (S19201),
the industry’s first STS-192/
STM-64 framer device to support
channelized OC-192 SONET and
SDH traffic.
Introduction of S3091 and S3092,
the first OC-192 SiGe transmitter/
receiver solutions for SONET/SDH
and DWDM applications.
JANUARY 2000
Public offering of approximately
12 million shares of common
stock at $71 per share.
Groundbreaking of second
AMCC engineering building
in San Diego, California.
OCTOBER 1999
Introduction of MISSOURI
(S4802), the industry’s first
single-chip OC-48 DWDM
aggregation/ADM solution.
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industry. The Company has approached this exploding growth cautiously, however, to ensure that it can meet
these increased demands without sacrificing its reputation for superior customer service.
To better serve its markets, AMCC has accelerated the Company’s technology advancements in several key areas,
including initiating the development of OC-768 solutions to complement its growing OC-12, -48 and -192 product
families. Plus, it has expanded its offerings to include complete solutions such as subsystem evaluation platforms
to help customers better respond to time-critical market needs. AMCC has also extended its service capabilities,
often partnering with customers at the beginning of the design process to better understand and respond to their
unique requirements.