Acquisition boosts Fairchild interface portfolio

Fairchild Semiconductor has acquired I-Cube.

Fairchild Semiconductor has acquired I-Cube.

"I-Cube's technology will add a further dimension to Fairchild's interface portfolio, providing the 'switch' in opportunities for switch fabric interconnect (SFI).

Their patented architecture allows I-Cube switches to serve multiple end applications, consistent with Fairchild's multimarket strategy of providing high performance building block products", said Kirk Pond, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Fairchild Semiconductor.

"Fairchild will build on the initial portfolio of high-density, general purpose crosspoint switches to bring cost-effective, high value SFI building blocks to electronic applications".

I-Cube is a leading developer of advanced integrated circuits for digital switching applications.

The digital crosspoint switch (DCS) ICs are high-density, high-bandwidth, flexible switches which allow designers to consistently achieve high performance.

This is critical in telecom products such as optical network (Sonet/SDH) equipment, wide area network, multiservice switching systems, new generations of integrated access devices and SFI backplane solutions.

I-Cube's products will add to Fairchild's product offering for use in test equipment, broadcast video servers, or other high-performance switching systems.

"The I-Cube acquisition will provide the foundation for Fairchild's entry into the opportunity-laden SFI segment.

We're excited to build this competency at Fairchild, using switches that offer the highest port count and lowest power per port in the industry.

The technology enables larger, more cost-effective arrays than competing approaches", said WT Greer, senior vice president and general manager of Fairchild's Interface and Logic Group.

"We look forward to unveiling our product roadmap in the next few weeks".

I-Cube was founded in 1991 and is located in Campbell, California.

Back to top