Molex Purchases Optical Shuffle Technology

Molex Inc. of Lisle, Ill., has acquired certain assets of Schott Optovance of Southbridge, Mass., including its Optical Shuffle and LightDealer products. The Optical Shuffle is a tool for cross-connecting optical fibers from multiple-ribbon inputs to restructured multiple-ribbon outputs and is suitable for onboard or backplane applications because it maximizes design flexibility and reduces the space required for fiber management. Molex has transferred the operation to its Bolingbroke, Ill., facility.