Opnext Acquires Pine Photonics Communications
Jun 17, 2003 — EATONTOWN, N.J., June 17 -- Opnext Inc., a maker of optical components, announced today it has acquired Pine Photonics Communications Inc., a transceiver maker based in Fremont, Calif. Opnext said this acquisition will allow it to immediately expand its portfolio of XAUI-based transponders and small-form-factor pluggable transceivers, including modules for SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet and fiber channel applications. Opnext was formerly Hitachi's optoelectronics unit until it spun off in 2001...