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Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Toshiba Electronics Europe | Subject: Net Insight ASIC
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2001
Net Insight uses Toshiba ASIC for
8Gbit/s switch
Stockholm-based Net Insight AB has developed a high-performance, single-chip, multi-service switch capable of speeds up to 8Gbit/s using advanced ASIC technology from Toshiba.
Stockholm-based Net Insight AB has developed a high-performance, single-chip, multi-service switch capable of switching speeds of up to 8Gbit/s by using advanced ASIC technology and implementation expertise from Toshiba Electronics Europe One of a growing number of partnerships that Toshiba is forming with innovative start-up companies, the relationship with Net Insight covered all aspects of chip development from supply of silicon and IP to design support
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Offering a fully integrated multi-service switch core on a single chip, TwintinT is a dynamic, scalable SoC device designed for high-speed, broadband communications applications where Quality of Service (QoS) is a fundamental issue.
The device is based on Toshiba's 0.25-micron TC240 ASIC technology and combines almost 700,000 gates with 2Mbit SRAM in a 648-pin BGA package measuring just 35 x 35 x 2mm.
A key challenge facing the design engineers was the integration of the onboard SRAM.
Toshiba and Net Insight worked together to resolve the on-chip structure of this memory to ensure full access of on-chip buses to the external I/O while keeping cross-chip connectivity to a minimum.
The result is a device that operates with clock speeds up to 125MHz and features four input and four output ports, each of which can handle a bandwidth of up to 2Gbit/s.
Discussing the project, Net Insight's CTO Christer Bohm comments: "The high performance and on-chip functionality that the Toshiba ASIC technology provides makes Twintin the ideal engine in switch applications ranging from edge aggregation to backbone transport".
Gordon Fairley, Toshiba's ASIC product manager adds: "Toshiba has developed a number of relationships with leading European start-ups.
The relationship with Net Insight demonstrates how these companies can benefit from the technology and expertise available from established semiconductor manufacturers such as Toshiba to rapidly develop their innovative products and capitalise on the current technology boom".
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