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Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: IDT | Subject: Switching devices
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2005
Switches to accelerate basestation
processing
IDT is developing a family of switching devices designed to switch, buffer and accelerate the processing of data among DSP clusters in applications such as wireless basestations and media gateways.
Integrated Device Technology is developing a family of switching devices optimised for board-level applications, designed to switch, buffer and accelerate the processing of data among DSP clusters in applications such as wireless basestations and media gateways The devices, which are expected to begin general sampling in early 2006, will offer tailored functionality that enhances the effectiveness of DSP clusters, delivering a highly flexible solution with support for an unprecedented number of ports across a range of selectable operating speeds
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The forthcoming devices will use Serial RapidIO to interface with devices, such as DSP and embedded processors, which integrate that standard.
According to Jag Bolaria, analyst with The Linley Group: "IDT clearly understands, and has plans to leverage, the role of various standard interconnects to specific markets".
"The inclusion of Serial RapidIO to optimise support of DSP clusters complements the company's programmes for PCI Express and ASI".
"IDT understands its customers' needs and is committed to meeting their application requirements with the right standards-based products", said Phil Bourekas, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for IDT.
"Our strategy is to leverage appropriate standards for the application and implement specific devices optimised to those needs".
Serial interfaces have become popular among DSP vendors in wireless infrastructure applications, because resulting products offer high bandwidth per pin, offload packet termination and/or data manipulation and enable more integrated function-specific products.
The new product family will leverage the Serial RapidIO interconnect, based on its inclusion in newer generation DSP devices.
"IDT has established a solid reputation of providing solutions for data-flow buffering in DSP clusters with its specialty memory products", said Thomas Brenner, Vice President and General Manager of the IDT Flow-Control Management Division.
"Our new products will extend our core expertise to develop communications ICs for next-generation systems".
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