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Plano, Texas (November 8, 2006) - As part of Ericsson Power Modules Researches and Development in new technologies aiming to improve efficiency while reducing total cost of ownership, Power Modules is proud to announce the publication of its latest White Paper: Power Supplies Goes Digital.
Complementing Technical Paper presented at last Digital Power Forum 2006, "Performance Improvements for OEM System Designers - A Digital Control Case Study", Power Supplies Goes Digital includes lot of information about how Digital Control inside an on-board power supply facilitates to improve efficiency while reducing total cost and many other benefits inherent to such technology.
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Marvell Completes Acquisition of Intel’s Communications and Applications Processor Business
Santa Clara, California (November 8, 2006) — Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), the leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Intel’s cellular and applications processor business. On June 27, 2006, Marvell announced that it agreed to purchase Intel’s cellular communications and applications processor business for $600 million plus the assumption by Marvell of certain liabilities. Along with this purchase, Marvell also acquires a patent portfolio covering cellular and application processor technologies. This purchase will give Marvell a strong presence in the growing market segment for cellular baseband and applications processors used in cellular and smart handheld devices.
“Marvell’s mission is to be a long-term, leading supplier in the cellphone and consumer electronics markets”, said Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell’s chairman, president and CEO. “By adding cellular baseband and applications processors to our broad, diverse product portfolio we continue to expand the reach of Marvell technology into an increasing number of consumer devices and end markets.”
In connection with the acquisition, Marvell made a cash payment of $600 million for the purchase price. Marvell also completed its previously announced senior term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million which was used together with existing cash on hand to pay the purchase price for the acquisition. Marvell may record a one-time charge for purchased in-process research and development expenses during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The amount of that charge, if any, has not yet been determined.
With this acquisition, Marvell will design and market a family of processors (codenamed Monahans) for wireless and embedded applications. These products are based on the third generation of Intel Xscale® technology. This family of processors, which is starting to ship in volume, offers a wide range of performance, power and integration levels to meet the needs of feature handsets, smartphones, handhelds and consumer electronic devices. The Monahans family will deliver improved performance and extended battery life, enabling advanced applications that offer end-users a richer experience, less power, and multitasking ability to increase both user satisfaction and overall usage. Marvell continues to increase its investment in development of highly integrated CPU families, like ‘Feroceon’ and ‘Monahans’, that push the limits of MIPS/mw capabilities of next generation mobile devices.
Teridian Enters Industrial Automation and Control Market with Precision Measurement Controller
Irvine, California - October 16, 2006 - Teridian Semiconductor Corp. today made its official entrance into the industrial automation and control market with the introduction of the 71M8100 Measurement Controller, optimized for industrial applications including process instrumentation, temperature and pressure sensors, weigh scale, medical instrumentation, data acquisition and programmable logic controller (PLC) applications.
"This move is a natural next step in our company's evolution and builds on our leadership position in the power measurement and metering space that lies at the edge of the industrial automation and control market," said Steve McClure, vice president of marketing, Teridian Semiconductor. "Our ability to deliver intelligent and highly integrated devices at a competitive price point, such as the 71M8100, offers a much anticipated performance-to-cost optimization capability not currently available in this market."
The Teridian 71M8100 is a low-cost, mixed-signal SOC with a high-precision 22-bit sigma-delta ADC complemented by a single cycle execution 8051 compatible MCU and an independent 32-bit Compute Engine (CE) to perform various filtering, measurement and compensation functions depending on the target application. Data storage options include external EEPROM, on-chip FLASH, or RAM with battery backup support.
The 71M8100's unique architecture provides designers with the option to direct connect, or select from a range of low-cost to high-performance commercial front-end amplifiers to meet specific accuracy requirements at various cost points. Maximum design flexibility is supported with 3 analog inputs, 2 UART ports, I2C serial control, 5V LCD charge pump, up to 12 DIO pins, an in-system programmable FLASH, real time clock (RTC), 64KB FLASH, internal 128 segment LCD driver, and a high precision voltage reference to enable high accuracy and low cost solutions in a highly integrated 64-pin LQFP package.
The Teridian 71M8100, together with the company's 71M65xx Power Measurement, 71M6403 Electronic Trip Unit, and 78Q2133 Industrial Ethernet product families, provides one of the broadest selections of semiconductor products for today's energy management and industrial automation applications.
Ramtron introduces 64-kilobit FRAM-Enhanced™ Processor Companion tailored to price-sensitive consumer markets
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — October 10, 2006 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today launched the FM3130, a 64-Kilobit (Kb), 3-volt FRAM-Enhanced™ Processor Companion product that combines the benefits of nonvolatile ferroelectric RAM with an integrated real-time clock/calendar (RTC) in one tiny package. The FM3130 has been streamlined to reduce system cost and board space in consumer and computing applications, supporting commonly-needed system functions in products such as printers and high-definition televisions (HDTVs), without the need for discrete components. See more at http://www.ramtron.com/doc/News/Release_detail.asp?ID=222
Ramtron’s new 512Kb FRAM with high-speed SPI interface increases data collection capacity in a tiny package
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — September 27, 2006 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today introduced the FM25L512, a 512 kilobit (Kb), 3-volt nonvolatile FRAM device with a high-speed serial peripheral interface (SPI). The FM25L512 provides increased data collection and storage capacity in a tiny, 8-pin package, cutting costs and board space in a range of applications from multi-function printers to industrial motor controllers. See more at … http://www.ramtron.com/doc/News/Release_detail.asp?ID=221
Ramtron extends its serial memory portfolio with new 512Kb FRAM
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — September 5, 2006 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today expanded its portfolio of serial memory products with the launch of the FM24C512, a half-megabit nonvolatile FRAM product with an industry standard 2-wire serial interface… view more details at http://www.ramtron.com/doc/News/Release_detail.asp?ID=217
Hauppauge, NY USA - August 16, 2006 - Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the new CMF5.0A series transient voltage suppressors (TVS) packaged in the SOD-123F surface mount case. The series includes reverse stand-off voltages from 5.0V thru 170V all with a peak power of 200W. Designed for protecting sensitive electronic components from high voltage transients, these new devices are ideal for industrial, computer, consumer electronic, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. The CMF5.0A series also exhibit very low leakage current, low clamping voltage, and fast response time. The new SOD-123F (200W) TVS devices are ideal alternatives to the larger standard SMB (600W) devices and utilize 60% less board space.
The SOD-123F, with outline dimensions of 1.8 x 2.8 x 0.98 mm, is essentially the same size as the SOD-123, but that is where the similarity ends. The SOD-123F has flat leads providing better circuit board contact area and higher power handling capability compared with the SOD-123's gull wing leads. The most notable difference with the SOD-123F is the entirely unique internal construction utilizing a jumper bar to attach the top of the chip to the lead frame. This design provides increased power dissipation capability and allows larger chips to be assembled in this tiny SMD package; opening the possibility for a new generation of smaller higher power devices.
Hauppauge, NY USA - July 26, 2006 -Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the CYT5551D and CYT5551HCD dual transistors packaged in the new eight (8) lead SOT-228 surface mount case and are ideal for high voltage amplifier applications. These new devices are 160 Volt NPN transistors with a maximum VCE(SAT) of 0.20V @ 50mA and a minimum hFE of 80. The CYT5551D has an IC rating of 600mA, while the CYT5551HCD boasts a 1.0A IC rating. These dual devices utilize 50% less board space than 2 individual devices packaged in the SOT-223 case. Central also manufactures a dual 400 Volt NPN device (CYTA44D) packaged in the same SOT-228 case.
Hauppauge, NY USA - June 13, 2006 - Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the CMKTC825A temperature compensated (TC) Zener diode packaged in a space saving ULTRAmini SOT-363 surface mount case. This new device is the World's first TC Zener in a plastic surface mount package. Utilizing a new proprietary process technique, the CMKTC825A provides a highly stable reference voltage of 6.2V with only a small voltage change of less than 0.28mV/°C over the temperature range of -55°C to +100°C. This is a considerable improvement compared to a standard Zener diode, which typically exhibits a voltage change of 500mV over the same temperature range. In addition, the CMKTC825A occupies only 4.2 mm² of circuit board space and has a low profile of 1.0mm.
Designed for applications requiring extremely stable voltage reference over temperature, the CMKTC825A is ideal for use in high stability oscillators, digital volt/frequency meters, analog-to-digital converters, and precision DC power supplies. End products for this device include test equipment, consumer electronics, and industrial equipment.
Ramtron launches fast and flexible Versa 8051 MCU:
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — May 2, 2006 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today introduced the VRS51L2070, a fast and flexible 8051-based microcontroller that delivers the power and speed of a 16-bit MCU without migrating from an 8-bit device.
“The VRS51L2070 meets the current market demand for a high performance MCU, without a costly investment in new architecture and code,” explains Irv Lustigman, General Manager of Ramtron Canada. “This optimizes system performance, but keeps development costs to a minimum.”
Upgrade 8-bit designs with a high performance Versa 8051 MCU
The VRS51L2070 is the newest product in Ramtron’s Versa 8051 MCU family. This fully integrated, high performance system-on-chip incorporates an advanced 40-MIPS, single-cycle 8051-core, 64KB Flash with In-System/In-Application Programming, 4KB SRAM, a JTAG program/debug interface, digital signal processing (DSP) extensions and a robust digital peripheral set. Operating at 3.3 volts over the entire industrial temperature range, the VRS51L2070 is ideal for embedded data acquisition, sensor and control applications in the industrial, medical, consumer, instrumentation and automotive markets.
VRS51L2070 Features
40MHz, Single-Cycle 8051 Processor: This is one of the fastest 8-bit processors on the market. Its advanced core can deliver up to 40 MIPS throughput and is instruction-compatible with standard 8051s, for smooth device migration.
MULT/ACCU/DIV Unit with 32-bit Barrel Shifter: This hardware calculation engine significantly outperforms
8-bit processors when executing DSP operations (FIR filtering, sensor output linearization, multiple-byte arithmetic operations, etc). It performs 16-bit signed multiplication and 32-bit addition in one cycle (at 40 MHz) and 16-bit signed division in 5 cycles (at 40 MHz). The barrel shifter enables logic/arithmetic shift operations.
40MHz Precision Internal Oscillator: The VRS51L2070’s internal oscillator provides 2% accuracy and cuts system costs by eliminating the need for an external oscillator.
JTAG Interface: For user-friendly and quick device programming and real-time, in-circuit debugging/emulation of the user application without the need for a costly emulator.
The VRS51L2070 incorporates an array of highly configurable digital peripherals that enable full integration and ease the load on the processor. These include:
Dual UARTs with Baud Rate Generator: The universal asynchronous receiver/transmitters operate at up to 1.25 Mbps. Each UART incorporates a dedicated baud rate generator with 16-bit resolution and 4-bit micro baud rate adjustment.
Enhanced SPI: The communication speed on the serial peripheral interface can be configured up to 20 Mbps and transactions are adjustable from 1 to 32 bits.
PWCs: Two pulse width counter modules provide advanced timer control, simplifying event duration measurement.
PWMs: The VRS51L2070 incorporates eight pulse width modulators with up to 16-bit adjustable resolution. Each PWM includes its own timer, which can also be used as general purpose timers.
World's Smallest Schottky Bridge Rectifiers
Hauppauge, NY USA - April 19, 2006 - Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the world's smallest Schottky bridge rectifiers, packaged in the HD DIP surface mount case. The CBRHDSH1-40L (1 Amp) and CBRHDSH2-40 (2 Amp) devices are 40 Volt low VF bridge rectifiers with a typical VF of 0.39V @ 1.0A and 0.45V @ 2.0A, respectively. These energy efficient devices are ideal for battery powered circuits requiring a small signal full wave bridge. Compared to the larger SMDIP surface mount package, the HD DIP case is 57% smaller, and utilizes 60% less board space. 60 Volt and 100 Volt versions of both 1 Amp and 2 Amp devices are currently in development.
World's Smallest Darlington Transistor
Hauppauge, NY USA - March 28, 2006 - Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the CMLT6427E, the world's smallest Darlington transistor. Packaged in the PICOmini(tm) SOT-563 surface mount case, this new device utilizes 62% less board space, and has a 40% lower profile than the industry standard SOT-23. The CMLT6427E is a 40 Volt, 0.5 Amp NPN Darlington transistor with a low VCE(SAT) of 0.8V at 50mA and minimum hFE of 25,000. In addition to meeting all standard specifications, the CMLT6427E offers enhanced specifications for ICEO, BVCBO, BVCES, BVEBO, VCE(SAT), and hFE. The CMLT6427E is ideal for circuits requiring an efficient small signal amplifier with low saturation voltage and high hFE.
The CMLT6427E is available Bulk Packed or 3,000 pcs on 7" Tape & Reel.
PMC-Sierra is pleased to announce that it has recently completed the acquisition of the Storage, SERDES and Physical Layer ICs of Agilent Technologies from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Silver Lake Partners.
The acquisition of this business significantly strengthens PMC-Sierra's position in the storage semiconductor market and creates one of the industry's most complete end-to-end enterprise storage silicon solutions. The storage semiconductor business of Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group is a long-term technology leader in Fibre Channel protocol controllers with its Tachyon product line and is developing next-generation multi-protocol controllers supporting Fibre Channel and SAS/SATA/iSCSI storage systems, as well as other storage-related products.
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Hauppauge, NY USA - March 21, 2006 - Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the new CMMSH1 series
1.0 Amp Schottky rectifiers in the flat lead SOD-123F surface mount package. This new series has peak repetitive reverse voltages of 20V (CMMSH1-20), 40V (CMMSH1-40), 60V (CMMSH1-60) and 100V (CMMSH1-100). The CMMSH1 series is suitable for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, entertainment, computer, and automotive applications requiring an energy efficient small surface mount Schottky rectifier. Typically these rectifiers are packaged in the much larger SMA case. The CMMSH1 series in the SOD-123F utilizes 49% less board space than the SMA, and has a 57% lower profile.
Central Semiconductor Corp. announces the release of the new CMMR1U series
1.0 Amp Ultra Fast rectifiers in the flat lead SOD-123F surface mount package. This new series has peak repetitive reverse voltages of 200V (CMMR1U-02), 400V (CMMR1U-04), and 600V (CMMR1U-06). The maximum reverse recovery time (trr) is 35ns for the CMMR1U-02, 50ns for the CMMR1U-04, and 75ns for the CMMR1U-06. The CMMR1U series is suitable for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, entertainment, computer, and automotive applications requiring a very fast reverse recovery time. Typically these rectifiers are packaged in the much larger SMA case. The CMMR1U series in the SOD-123F utilizes 49% less board space than the SMA, and has a 57% lower profile. This new series of devices will be featured at APEC 2006 in Dallas, TX. Central will be in Booth 151.
Marvell to Acquire the Printer ASICs Business of Avago Technologies
Santa Clara, California, (February 21, 2006) — Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the printer semiconductor business of Avago Technologies.
Avago Technologies is the world’s largest privately held semiconductor company, with 6,500 employees and net revenue of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2005. Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers worldwide. Avago’s Printer ASICs business is a leading supplier of system-on-chip and system level solutions for both inkjet and laser jet printer systems.
“With this transaction, we are very excited to have this talented and experienced team join the Marvell family,” stated Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell's President and CEO. “We also look forward to the opportunity to further expand the performance and capabilities of these advanced printer solutions by leveraging our broad portfolio of complementary high performance technology.”
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Marvell will pay $240 million in cash upon closing. The acquisition is expected to close within sixty days following the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. Additionally, in accordance with the definitive agreement, Marvell may pay an additional $35 million upon certain defined milestones being achieved. Upon closing, Marvell may record a one-time charge for purchased in-process research and development expenses. The amount of that charge, if any, has not yet been determined. On a pro forma basis excluding the amortization and write-off of acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation, the transaction is expected to be accretive to Marvell’s earnings per share.
PMC-Sierra Announces Industry's First Single-Chip CPRI Solution Enabling 3G Wireless Base Station Distributed Architectures
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2006--
PMC-Sierra's Baseband to Radio Interface Controller (BRIC(TM))
Family Enables Standards-Based Remote Radio Head Network Topologies
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced the PM7830 BRIC(TM)-6 and PM7832 BRIC-2, full-featured 6-port and 2-port termination devices that fully support the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) specification for wireless base station interconnect. PMC-Sierra's interface solutions make it possible for OEMs and ODMs to offer all defined Remote Radio Head (RRH) network topologies with a standard digital interconnect for distributed base station systems. The BRIC product family:
-- Accelerates the adoption of distributed wireless base station
architectures, which dramatically reduces capital and
operational expenditures for carriers;
-- Supports multiple air interfaces, including WCDMA, CDMA2000,
TD-SCDMA, and WiMAX over CPRI with a single interface
solution; and
-- Reduces customer development and bill-of-material (BOM) costs
as well as qualification cycle.
Data and multimedia capabilities on handsets drive the need for increased coverage and capacity on the cellular networks. In an effort to grow market share, carriers are seeking to cost-effectively address the increasing network demands by adopting distributed base station architectures through Remote Radio Heads.
"Our investments in wireless products and technology has enabled carriers and system vendors to realize major performance improvements and significant capital and operational savings," said Dino Bekis, vice president of marketing and applications for PMC-Sierra's Communication Products Division. "The BRIC product family is enabling a radical shift in the evolution of 3G wireless networks toward ubiquitous coverage through standards-based distributed architectures."
The BRIC product family reduces customer ASIC/FPGA development cost and qualification by providing a complete, fully compliant end-to-end interface solution. It eliminates the need for any external jitter attenuation circuitry to recover a clock that fully meets CPRI specification requirements. Serial link interface performance and quality is guaranteed through the integration of PMC-Sierra's best-in-class SERDES technology as well as PMC-Sierra's compliance testing.
Reducing Cost While Increasing Reliability
Targeting distributed wireless base station architectures, the BRIC's high-level integration of multiple functions into a single device significantly reduces board real estate, BOM size, programmable logic gate count, customer development and qualification cycles, all of which contribute to lower overall system cost. Integration reduces the number of external components prone to failure, thus providing a more reliable solution and reducing field failures.
Leader in Signal Integrity and High-Performance SERDES Technology
The BRIC delivers standards-exceeding jitter performance by leveraging integration of PMC-Sierra's fifth generation SERDES technology. It offers extensive flexibility in optimizing critical system signal integrity parameters by allowing the fine-tuning of transmitter pre-emphasis, receiver equalization and output voltage swing.
PMC-Sierra Announces Next-Generation Enhanced Carrier-Class Ethernet Over SONET/SDH Mapper
ARROW M8xFE Provides Key Packet Processing Capabilities for Last Mile Ethernet Access, IP DSLAM and 3G Wireless Backhaul Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 30, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today introduced the PM4390 ARROW M8xFE, a GE or 10/100 Ethernet over SONET/SDH (EoS) mapping device, which integrates grooming, aggregation and Ethernet Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM) functions. The enhanced features of the ARROW M8xFE provide:
-- Standards-based OAM features that carriers require for mainstream adoption of Ethernet in the last mile access;
-- Greater flexibility in Service Level Agreements (SLA) for enterprise Ethernet access; and
-- A cost-effective data mapping solution for IP DSLAM and 3G BTS backhaul.
"PMC-Sierra continues to lead the emerging industry requirements for carrier-class Ethernet solutions," said Dino Bekis, vice president of marketing and applications for PMC-Sierra's Communication Products Division. "With the delivery of the ARROW M8xFE, our second generation data mapping solution, we have achieved the advanced function set and cost point required for Ethernet Access backhaul platforms."
Leveraging proven PM5333 ARROW 8xFE technology, the ARROW M8xFE enables PMC-Sierra's 10/100 EoS customers to develop new feature enhanced data cards for their metro access platforms and reuse their existing software, reducing development costs and time to market.
Bringing PDH-like Performance Monitoring and OAM to Last Mile Ethernet Access
Targeting last mile Ethernet access, the integrated support for Ethernet OAM, as defined by the 802.3ah EFM standard, along with link monitoring and fault signaling, enables remote performance monitoring comparable to legacy T1/E1 services. The integrated rate limiting and policing capabilities of the ARROW M8xFE allow carriers to provide flexible service models like Ethernet Private Line and Ethernet Virtual Private Line to their Enterprise customers. The integrated packet manipulation capability supports standards-based VLAN or MPLS encapsulation, enabling interworking with next-generation IP/MPLS converged metro core networks.
IP DSLAM and 3G IP Base Station Backhaul Applications
Beyond Ethernet business access, the adoption of Ethernet uplinks in DSLAMs and 3G wireless base stations will dramatically increase the demand for Ethernet ports in the last mile access. These high-volume, cost-sensitive access backhaul applications were the main drivers for integration of packet multiplexing and OAM capabilities. By eliminating the need for an external packet-processing element, ARROW M8xFE is one of the most cost-effective data mapping solutions available.
$99 UniVersaKit DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM SUPPORTS ALL RAMTRON 8051 MICROCONTROLLERS
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — January 25, 2006 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of semiconductor products, today launched the UniVersaKit (VERSAKIT-UVK), a development kit and evaluation system that supports all Ramtron Versa product families … for more please see http://www.ramtron.com/doc/News/Release_detail.asp?ID=114
Marvell First to Ship Industry’s Highest Performance WiFi Solution Compliant with the IEEE 802.11n Draft Specification
Enabling Tier One OEMs to be First to Ship IEEE 802.11n Draft Compliant WLAN Products in Q106, Marvell Extends Technology and Market Leadership in WLAN Space
Santa Clara, California, (January 20, 2006) — Marvell®, (NASDAQ: MRVL), the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, and one of the founding members of the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC), is pleased to recognize the industry’s efforts in converging on a draft specification for the IEEE 802.11n standard. The Marvell 88W836X family, first announced in October 2005, complies 100% with the IEEE 802.11n draft specification. The acceptance of this draft specification enables Marvell’s key customers, who have been working with Marvell 88W836X chipsets for several months, to launch products in Q106.
As the recognized leader in embedded consumer WLAN, Marvell has numerous customers shipping game devices, cellular handsets, digital cameras, MP3 players, VoIP handsets and other consumer devices. The Marvell 88W836X family ties together all the elements of the digital lifestyle by enabling consumers to enjoy unprecedented levels of wireless performance and coverage demanded by the next generation of integrated audio/video/data consumer appliances.
The Marvell 88W836X family leverages the Marvell Total System Solution for the industry’s highest TCP/IP and layer 3 throughput with special optimizations for high reliability video and media transport. Today Marvell is the recognized market leader, driving the adoption of consumer WLAN by offering unique features such as a full suite of ease-of-use innovations and special optimizations for power save modes.
As a founding member of the EWC, Marvell is driving the creation of interoperable products for digital media distribution, mobile handsets, retail and enterprise connectivity solutions. In a continued effort to drive the standards process, Marvell will be hosting a series of plugfests and will play a key role in launching the industry’s first interoperability test-bed for 802.11n products.
“Marvell is thrilled that this specification enables our customers to be the first to ship IEEE 802.11n draft compliant WLAN products to the market, said Weili Dai, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Communications and Consumer Business Group. “We thank the IEEE Task Group “N” for their outstanding work and effort in converging on a draft specification for the IEEE 802.11n standard.”
Key Differentiating Features of the Marvell 88W836x Product Family
* Scaleable gateway and access point solutions delivering data rates between 300 to 600 Mbps and ethernet connectivity from 100 Mbps to 1Gbps
* Extremely low-power client solutions leveraging Marvell’s industry leading cell phone/portable consumer WLAN technology
* Comprehensive software solution including service gateways, media over IP technology, ease of use, security and rich client drivers
* The 88W836x family incorporates Marvell’s proprietary Feroceon ARM CPU architecture to minimize power usage and TCP/IP termination for embedded client devices.
Marvell Chipset Solutions for the IEEE 802.11n Draft Specification
Marvell is offering a broad range of WLAN chipsets targeted at retail clients, PCs, laptops, access points, routers, gateways and embedded consumer devices. These include the Marvell 88W8360 and 88W8361 system on chip (SoC) baseband MAC solutions and the Marvell 88W8060 integrated circuit radio.
Marvell is also offering the 88W8660 and 88F5181 CPUs running at 500MHz speed for a wide range of access points and routers. End-user products utilizing 88W8660 and 88F5181 will range from mainstream access points to dual NIC 600Mbps wireless gateways compliant with the IEEE 802.11n draft specification. . These CPU’s are based on Marvell’s proprietary Feroceon ARM CPU architecture which leverages a variable stage pipeline to minimize power usage while maximizing processor cycles for optimal performance/power ratios.
The Marvell Total Solution is completed by the Company’s acclaimed family of fast ethernet and gigabit ethernet switches, and power management solutions.
Marvell Reference Designs for the IEEE 802.11n Draft Specification
The following reference designs based on the 88W836X family are currently being used by the OEMs and ODMs:
* MC-85 for PCI Express® mini card
* CB-85 for dual band CardBus clients
* MB-85 for Mini PCI™ dual band client cards
* AP-82 for mainstream access points and router designs (single and dual band)
* AP-85 for high-end entertainment and service class gateways and routers
For further information about these products and reference designs please contact a Marvell sales representative or distributor through the Company’s website at: http://www.marvell.com/sales/index.jsp.
The CMXSH2-4LS is available Bulk Packed or 3,000 pcs on 7" Tape & Reel. Prices for the CMXSH2-4LS start at $0.12 each for 3,000 pcs on a 7" reel. Sample devices are available upon request.
Central Semiconductor manufactures leading edge discrete semiconductors and is always eager to explore design engineers' requests for special requirements. Specifications for this new device can be found in the New Products / Latest Updates section of Central's website at www.centralsemi.com/new.