• Discovery Semiconductors Inc

    119 Silvia St
    Ewing, NJ 08628
    United States
    609-434-1311
    609-434-1317
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    Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. is an industry leader in manufacturing ultrafast, high optical power handling InGaAs photodetectors, RF over fiber optical receivers, balanced optical receivers, extended wavelength photodetectors, and several custom products for applications ranging from analog RF links to ultrafast digital communications. Discovery began in 1993 and has grown into a global enterprise by leading the market with high-technology products for 10, 40, and 100 Gb applications. Discovery's instrumentation and systems include the Lab Buddy and Optical Coherent Receiver System.

    Research, Development & Manufacturing

    Discovery Semiconductors is a company with a worldwide reputation for innovation and expertise in the design and manufacturing of high speed InGaAs Photodiodes and Optical Receivers and Coherent Systems. Discovery is a leader in the application of high technology concepts in the design and development of new products for ultra-wide bandwidth applications in the telecom and aerospace industries. Manufacturing for Discovery's product line is done in the state-of-the-art clean room in Ewing, NJ.

    Corporate Responsibility

    Discovery Semiconductors is committed to protecting the environment by reducing the present and future environmental impact of its business operations. To maintain this commitment, Discovery has an ISO 14001:2004 certified environmental management system.

    Discovery Semiconductors made a strategic decision to pursue and maintain certification to the International Standard ISO 9001:2008 for its quality management system.

    Our philosophy is "Continuous Innovation with Courteous Customer Service and Zero Tolerance for Failure".

    Facts and Figures 

    Discovery Semiconductors is privately owned and fiscally conservative.

    Business activities in over 30 countries.

    600+ clients including Fortune 500 telecom, datacom, and aerospace companies, as well as defense organizations, universities, and emerging communication companies. 

    Awards and Recognitions

    2007 PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award Honorable Mention for Kitty Hawk Ultra-Fast Optical Coherent Receiver System.

    Discovery has been recognized as one of the fastest 50 growing high-tech companies in New Jersey for three straight years, 2000 through 2002.

    2001 National Tibbetts Awardfor Outstanding Contributions to the SBIR Program.

    Products

    Designed for microwave RF over fiber applications and emerging applications, such as 5G, these high-gain fiber-pigtailed modules are designed to support 28, 39 and 60 GHz applications...
    The Discovery Semiconductors Inc. 1:1 Clock & Data Recovery (CDR) unit, included in the Lab Buddy, conveniently interfaces with the Bit Error Rate (BER) test equipment and provides...
    The DSC705 is a balanced InGaAs photodiode in “push-pull” configuration with each photodiode capable of handling high optical power up to +17 dBm. High Common Mode Rejection Ratio...
    The Discovery Semiconductors Inc. reference-free 1:1 Clock & Data Recovery (CDR) unit, included in the Lab Buddy, conveniently interfaces with the Bit Error Rate (BER) test equipment...
    "Over a million combinations to choose from!"
    The DSC-R418 is a linear PIN + trans-impedance amplifier with user-adjustable gain and is primarily designed for 25 to 28 Gbaud / 50 to 56 Gbps 4 level Pulse Amplitude Modulation...
    The DSC705 is a balanced InGaAs photodiode in “push-pull” configuration with each photodiode capable of handling high optical power up to +17 dBm. High Common Mode Rejection Ratio...
    The 2.2 micron cutoff, uncooled, InGaAs high speed Photodiodes are hermetically sealed, fiber pigtailed, and designed for high optical power applications with bandwidth up to ...
    The DSC-R410 balanced receiver product family is ideally suited for a variety of applications up to 44 Gb/s such as DPSK, DQPSK and Dual-Polarization DPSK. The R410 is available...
    The DSC-R603 is a high-gain PIN + Transimpedance + Limiting amplifier ideally suited for digital applications up to 13 Gb/s. The R603 offers extremely high differential conversion...

    Articles

    (Image credit: NASA and Discovery Semiconductors)
    An ultrafast InGaAs dual-depletion region photodiode (a) with a radiation-hardened design and spanning 1060 to 1650 nm was incorporated into a fiber-coupled 16.8 GHz module (b) that survived 18 months on the ISS as part of the MISSE 7 mission launched on the Space Shuttle Atlantis and returning on the Space Shuttle Endeavor.
    Dual-depletion region InGaAs photodiodes have a radiation-hardened architecture that qualifies them for the rigors of lidar, communications, and referencing systems in space-based...
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    High-speed InGaAs photodiodes can characterize ultrafast fiber lasers from 1550-2100 nm wavelengths.
    SBIR advances let Discovery Semiconductors photodiodes characterize ultrafast mode-locked fiber lasers.
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    The 25G clock and data recovery (CDR) Lab Buddy optical receiver for test and measurement applications interfaces with the company's Bit Error Rate (BER) test equipment.
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    The DSC705 InGaAs photodiode is in a "push-pull" configuration, with each photodiode able to handle high optical power up to 50 mW.
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    The DSC-R418 linear InGaAs optical receiver is currently available in the self-contained Lab Buddy instrument.
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    Balanced optical receivers from Discovery Semiconductors are an integral part of the optical system test bed for laser communication terminals.
    Discovery Semiconductors reports its 10 Gb/s multimode optical receivers increasingly are being used for space-to-ground laser communication links by Tesat Spacecom.
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    A 2.2 μm SWIR indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) balanced receiver with adjustable gain and bandwidth up to 18 GHz has wavelength response of 1.2–2.2 μm.
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    The Coherent Receiver Lab Buddy includes four linear PIN/TIA photoreceivers integrated with a dual-polarization 90° optical hybrid, designed to convert DP-QPSK optical data to...
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    The 2.2 μm cutoff, uncooled, InGaAs high-speed photodiodes are hermetically sealed, fiber pigtailed, and designed for high optical-power applications with minimum bandwidths of...
    Discovery Semiconductors InGaAs photodiode modules return to Earth after 18 months on the ISS
    Ewing, NJ--A high-speed indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiode and a balanced photodiode (two photodiodes with a difference amplifier) made by Discovery Semiconductors returned...

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    The DSC-R417 Wideband RF Amplifier from 40 GHz to 70 GHz is a general purpose, small footprint, RF amplifier, for several applications such as Short Haul / High Capacity Links...
    The DSC-R416 Wideband Limiting Differential Amplifier can operate up to 20 GHz, either single ended or differential, with a 30 kHz low frequency cutoff. This easy-to-use amplifier...
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    The DSC-R409 is a linear PIN + transimpedance amplifier with well-controlled frequency response yielding excellent system-level performance, and is used in both singlemode & multimode...
    The linear AGC balanced receiver is ideally suited for 40G/100G Coherent applications. In addition to its automatic gain control (AGC), the adjustable gain can be manually controlled...
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    The HLPD® Lab Buddy is a stand-alone remotely accessible instrument for O/E applications. It incorporates Discovery Semiconductor's state-of-the-art highly linear photodiode with...
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    The implementation of multilevel modulation formats, in conjunction with coherent detection, will significantly increase the information capacity of future fiber-optic links through...
    FIGURE 1. A schematic illustrates the effect of photodiode nonlinearity on the output radio-frequency (RF) signal. Amplitude nonlinearity leads to compression of the RF pulse height with respect to the ideal signal envelope (dashed lines); whereas phase nonlinearity leads to pulse broadening at large signal power levels.
    Ultrafast photodiodes having highly linear optoelectronic transfer functions are imperative for improving the key performance metrics of microwave photonic systems such as dynamic...