Passave Overview

Passave is the worlds leading provider of silicon for Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). It has shipped to date more than 2 Million ports of silicon, and has emerged as a major growth engine in the FTTH transformation of Japan. We are offering end-to-end silicon solutions for OEMs developing FTTH systems based on the IEEE802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard for Ethernet passive optical...More»

Passave is the worlds leading provider of silicon for Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). It has shipped to date more than 2 Million ports of silicon, and has emerged as a major growth engine in the FTTH transformation of Japan. We are offering end-to-end silicon solutions for OEMs developing FTTH systems based on the IEEE802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard for Ethernet passive optical networks (EPONs). Passav is currently shipping its third-generation, standards-compliant EPON silicon, accompanied by complete hardware and software reference designs. Passave has over 25 paying customers, including some of the world's largest telecom OEMs, all of which are developing FTTH systems. A fabless semiconductor company located in Santa Clara, CA, Herzlia, Israel, and Tokyo, Japan, Passave is committed to open standards and interoperable equipment, and is dedicated to enabling the next revolution in broadband access.

PMC-Sierra acquired Passave.«Less