ARCHIVED AEGIS PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTSFebruary 28, 2005Aegis Introduces Optical Performance Monitor Products Aegis Semiconductor, a leading supplier of cost-effective wavelength monitoring and control solutions, today announced the availability of its new optical performance monitor (OPM) product line, which measures optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) in addition to channel power and wavelength of DWDM signals. Aegis’ OPM is priced at $2,250 in production quantities and is available in the industry’s smallest form factor. It can also be ordered with a DPRAM interface to match the form, fit and function of many existing host-system designs. February 10, 2005Aegis Semiconductor Names Donald Bossi as Chief Executive Officer Aegis Semiconductor, a leading supplier of cost-effective wavelength monitoring and control solutions, has named Donald E. Bossi as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Bossi has over twenty years of general management, marketing, and operations experience in the optical component and communications industries. November 1, 2004Corning's OptiFocus Lensed Fiber Selected by Aegis Semiconductor Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and systems, and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that the Corning OptiFocus™ Collimating Lensed Fiber has been designed into the Aegis Semiconductor mosquito® Optical Channel Monitor (OCM). The mosquito OCM represents the first commercially shipping product designed with Corning’s OptiFocus Collimating Lensed Fiber. October 1, 2004RED-C Selects Aegis Semiconductor as Supplier of Tunable Optical Detectors for Self-Managed Optical Amplifier RED-C Optical Networks, Ltd. today announced the selection of Aegis Semiconductor as a primary supplier of Tunable Optical Detectors for its line of Self-Managed Optical Amplifiers. RED-C’s Sentior™ 3550 is the first Self-Managed Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier and is now available with spectral monitoring functionality using Aegis’ mosquito® TOD. June 21, 2004Avanex Chooses Aegis Semiconductor as Supplier for its PowerWatcher™ Network Ready Optical Channel Monitor Avanex Corporation (Nasdaq: AVNX) today announced the selection of Aegis Semiconductor as a primary supplier for its PowerWatcher™ Network Ready Optical Channel Monitor. The Avanex PowerWatcher is a fully integrated network-ready solution, and it is now available with the Aegis OCM (Optical Channel Monitor) tunable thin-film technology. May 6, 2004Aegis Semiconductor Secures $10 Million in Series C Financing Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and systems, today announced that is has secured a Series C round of financing for $10 million, bringing the company’s total investment to more than $27 million. February 26, 2004Aegis Optical Channel Monitor Passes Telcordia Qualification Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and systems, today announced that the mosquito™ Optical Channel Monitor (OCM) has successfully completed all Telcordia standard GR-468-CORE testing. The Telcordia standard GR-468-CORE calls for successful completion of stringent benchmark tests to demonstrate required reliability for optical components. These tests must be passed prior to field installation by communications equipment suppliers to ensure long equipment lifetime even in very harsh operating conditions. October 3, 2003Boston Business Journal Announces 40 Under 40: Special Supplement Lauds Some of the Best and Brightest Boston, MA — The Boston Business Journal has announced its Sixth Annual list of 40 Under 40, a selection of 40 of the best and brightest of Greater Boston's business people under 40 years old. The list published in a special pullout section includes honorees from real estate pros to prominent attorneys, nonprofit execs to pioneers in life sciences. September 29, 2003Aegis Semiconductor Appoints Gary Ainsworth as Vice President of Operations Woburn, MA - September 29, 2003, Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and subsystems, today announced the promotion of Gary Ainsworth to Vice President, Operations. In this role, Ainsworth will be responsible for internal and external manufacturing, technical operations, and outsourcing. Since joining Aegis in June 2002, Ainsworth has developed the company’s manufacturing strategy and product deployment capability by driving the concepts of ‘Design for Manufacturability and Test’, and ‘New Product Introduction Methodologies’. The implementation of these concepts has enabled Aegis to commercialize and ship tunable thin film filters quickly and cost effectively. August 19, 2003Aegis Announces World's First Multi-Cavity Tunable Thin Filter Chip Woburn, MA and Orlando, FLA - September 9, 2003, Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and subsystems, today announced it will showcase hornet, a new tunable optical filter (TOF) that is currently being developed by Aegis. The hornet TOF is based on the Active Thin Films™ technology platform developed by Aegis, a platform that enables the manufacturing of tunable components at the size, reliability, and price of passive components. The hornet is integrated into an innovative 2-fiber TO-5 package, providing a compact, reliable and cost effective alternative to tunable optical filters based on mechanical actuation or other technologies based in butterfly packages. The hornet has no moving parts, and operates over the C or L bands in an epoxy-free optical path. June 27, 2003Aegis Semiconductor CEO Matthias Wagner Named Finalist for Ernst & Young's 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year Woburn, MA - June 27, 2003, Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and subsystems, today announced that CEO and Founder Matthias Wagner was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young’s New England Entrepreneur of the Year® Award. Finalists were honored last night at a gala awards banquet at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Mr. Wagner was selected from among several hundred nominees across the New England region. The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates the entrepreneurial achievements of company founders who have made a significant contribution to the local economy and the entrepreneurial spirit. An independent panel of judges from the business and financial communities selected this year's group of finalists, which included leaders from the fields of Arts and Entertainment, Consumer and Business Services, Defense and Security, Financial Services, Hospitality, Real Estate/Construction, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Networking and Communications, and Retail and Consumer Products. June 2, 2003Aegis Semiconductor Secures $2.5 Million in Bank Financing Boston - June 2, 2003, Aegis Semiconductor, an emerging leader in dynamic optical components and subsystems, and Comerica (NYSE: CMA), a leading financial services company, today announced that Comerica’s Technology and Life Sciences Division has provided Aegis with a $2.5 million equipment financing loan. The loan will be used to provide additional capital for Aegis to further develop its wafer production facility and to purchase additional equipment to support its R&D and manufacturing activities. March 11, 2002Aegis Semiconductor Completes Second Round Financing for $16 Million, Led by St. Paul Venture Capital. Lawrence, MA – March 11, 2002, Aegis Semiconductor, a leading developer of solutions for embedded monitoring of advanced optical networks, announced today the completion of its second round of venture financing for $16 Million. The capital will be used to accelerate the delivery of the company’s monitoring products. October 2, 2001Aegis Semiconductor Names Wayne Sharfin as Vice President Engineering. Lawrence, MA – October 2, 2001, Aegis Semiconductor, a leading developer of solutions for embedded monitoring of advanced optical networks, today announced Dr. Wayne Sharfin has been appointed as Vice President, Engineering. Sharfin is an optical components industry veteran who has held key positions at Lasertron, Inc. In his new role, Sharfin will be responsible for product development, establishing a reliability and Telcordia qualification program, and expanding Aegis’s world-class engineering team. Back |