PCN Number: 1258418
Date Issued: 03-Aug-2016
Product Change Notification
Flexible Printed Circuits – Qualification of Second Source Supplier
Scope of Change Notification
This product change notification (PCN) outlines the addition of a second source for
the Flexible Printed Circuits (Flex cables) used in Finisar’s products. In order to
improve supply stability and maintain/lower lead times to customers, Finisar is
qualifying a new source for these items.
The Finisar Part Numbers affected by this PCN are:
Product Platform
10G Tunable Modules (Tunable XFP,
Tunable SFP+)
CFP / CFP2
40G SMF/MMF QSFP+ (LR4, LR4-Lite,
LM4, UNIV) Modules
Endurance
XFP RF Transmitters
SFP Transceivers
SW SFP+ Transceivers
LW SFP+ Transceivers
xWDM SFP+ Transceivers
Waveshaper Products
XFP Transceivers
XAUI Transponders
PON Stick
Affected Finisar P/N
FTLX3815MCC-xx, FTLX5813P3, FTLX66xx…,
FTLX68xx…, FTLX69xx…
FTLX1183xxxx and FTLX1121xxxx
FTL4C1Qx1x-xx, FTL4C2Qx1x-xx, FTL4C3Qx1x-xx
FTE85xx, FTE14xx
XT04xxx, XT05xxx, XT06xxx, XT07xxx
FTLF1319xxxx,FTLF1419xxxx, FTLF1518xxxx,
FTLF1519xxxx, FTLF1619xxxx
FTLX857xD3Bxx, FTSX857xD3Bxx, FTLF8526P3xxxx,
FTLF8528P3xxxx, FTLF8529P3xxxx, FTLF8546P3xxxx,
FTLF8829P3
FTLX137xD3Bxx, FTLX147xx3Bxx, FTSX147xD3Bxx,
FTLX1772M3xxx, FTLX167xx3Bxx, FTLX1871x3Bxx,
FTLF1428P2xxxx, FTLF1428P3xxxx, FTLF1429P3xxxx,
FTLX2071D3xx
FTLX2471D3xxx, FTLX3871xxxxxx, FTLX3971xxxxx
WS-*
FTLX1413, FTLX1612, FTLX1812, FTLX3613,
FTLX3813, FTLX8512, FTLX4213.
FTLX1442, FTLX8541, FTLX1462
FTEN2x1x, FTGN2117
Reason for Change
Finisar routinely qualifies multiple vendors for components within the design of its
products. This second sourcing activity will improve the stability of the supply chain
for the Flex cables used in the products listed in the previous table.
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PCN Number: 1258418
Date Issued: 03-Aug-2016
Detailed Description of Change
Finisar is qualifying this second source so that they may be added as an approved
Flex cable supplier for our products. As mentioned previously, this is being done for
the following reasons: to improve the stability of supply, keep the cost competiveness,
and maintain the high level of quality of these components used in Finisar’s products.
Implementation Date
The implementation of the PCN will be a rolling change which is anticipated to begin
in November 2016. Product samples and additional information are available upon
request. Qualification Reports should be available by approximately mid-October
2016.
For more information please contact your local Finisar representative, or
Finisar Corporation
1389 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089-1133 USA
Tel. (408) 548-1000
sales@finisar.com
Fax (408) 541-6138
www.finisar.com
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