“Within a thousand years, I cannot find a new system to replace optical fiber. When I say this, you should not believe me, because I didn’t believe in experts.”

Father of Fiber Optics & 2009 Nobel Physics Prize Winner, Charles Kuen Kao

Optical Networking

Rafael Micro provides Trans-Impedance Amplifiers (TIA) and Laser Drivers for various optical communication markets. Light transmission is inherently high-speed and secure from eavesdropping. CMOS-based design delivers very low power consumption with excellent sensitivity and energy efficiency providing optimum solutions for data center, 5G telecom, FTTH/PON, smart home and consumer applications.

Data Center

Rafael Micro’s CMOS technology transceivers enable power-efficient  25G/100G active optic cable (AOC) design. A unique passive architecture improves equalizer flatness. High accuracy CDR design utilizing a frequency convolution architecture achieves high accuracy in eye pattern recognition. Built in pre-distortion improves driver efficiency.

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RT12528Gbps SR CDR/LA/TIA
RT12628Gbps SR EQ/CDR/LDD
RT145Quad 28Gbps SR4 CDR/ LA/TIA
RT146Quad 28Gbps SR4 EQ/CDR/LDD

FTTH/PON

Rafael Micro delivers 10G PON TIA and combo laser drivers. A passive optical network (PON) is an optoelectronic telecommunications technology delivering broadband network access to end-customers. Its architecture implements point-to-multipoint topology in which a single optical fiber serves multiple endpoints using unpowered (passive) fiber optic splitters to divide the fiber bandwidth among multiple access points. 

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RT170 10G/2.5Gbps LA/LDD for XG PON
RT171 10G/10Gbps LA/LDD for XGS PON

Consumer AOC

For the consumer market, Rafael Micro provides optoelectronic chips for industry standard cable connections including HDMI, Display Port, USB, Thunderbolt, etc. supporting high-speed data communication and ultra-high definition image transmission from 1 to 300 meters. In addition to 4K/8K TV audio and video entertainment and virtual reality VR headsets, it can also be used to connect computer display devices in corporate office environments as well as large-scale indoor and outdoor signage such as airport flight arrival/departure schedules. These products can also be used in demanding markets such as medical imaging displays and automobile systems requiring lossless noise-free connections. 

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RT182Quad 12Gbps LA/TIA
RT183Quad 12Gbps EQ/LDD

Premium Optical CATV TIA

For the consumer market, Rafael Micro provides optoelectronic chips for CATV applications. They features integrated PA, can achieve 4 times of signal amplification compared to traditional devices. AGC gain between -16dBm to +2dBm. Wide receiving input range between -18dBm to +2dBm. This family features small PCB design and automatic calibration which reduces the manufacturing cycle time and production cost.

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RT930Optical CATV TIA
RT990Optical CATV TIA

Who We Are

Rafael Micro has over 30% of the TV receiver world-wide market.

  • Call: +886 3-5506258
  • Fax: +886 3-5506228
  • Address: 8F., No.28, Chenggong 12th St., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 30264, Taiwan (R.O.C.)