LSI Logic signs for Ethernet MAC IP

LSI Logic has licensed Mentor's 10/100/1000 Ethernet media access controller intellectual property core.

LSI Logic has licensed Mentor's 10/100/1000 Ethernet media access controller (MAC) intellectual property (IP) core.

The core has been proven in silicon and has been preverified and tested for easy integration into system-on-chip (SoC) designs.

Mentor Graphics continues to provide third-party IP with cores supporting major communications protocols, including Ethernet 802.3, USB 2.0, USB On-the-Go, Parallel and Serial ATA, and PCI Express.

Mentor Graphics acquired the complete line of Ethernet IP from Alcatel in July 2003.

Mentor has enhanced and grown the product line since its acquisition with the addition of new features and product offerings such as the M-SGMII Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (M-SGMII) core.

Mentor IP is silicon-proven in multiple process technologies, and is currently used in 10/100Mbit/s ports and Gigabit Ethernet ports shipping worldwide.

"This Ethernet MAC IP provides designers with more time to concentrate on product differentiation and delivering products to market before their competitors", said Terry Pence, Communications Marketing Manager, LSI Logic: "This IP from Mentor Graphics meets our stringent criteria, and we are pleased to offer versions based on this industry-leading core to our mutual customers for both ASIC and RapidChip platform ASIC implementations".

Being designed into the LSI Logic IP library means the function, performance, verification, timing, test and manufacturability issues have already been resolved, providing designers with a head start on their system architecture.

The 10/100/1000 MAC core is a "high adoption" rate core being driven by the need for network connectivity in consumer, storage and embedded systems.

In the traditional enterprise networking space, growing port density requirements are quickly accelerating the Gigabit Ethernet adoption rate.

"Mentor Graphics continues to gain recognition as a leading provider of third-party IP for several key technologies, including PCI Express, USB, storage and Ethernet", said Michael Kaskowitz, General Manager of the Intellectual Property Division of Mentor Graphics.

"Our cores are proven in silicon, designed to be easily integrated into any design and independently rated for quality and compliance, making a core from Mentor Graphics a trusted solution for the most complex designs".

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