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JUNE 15th, 2005
Infineon Extends DSL Portfolio With ViNAX Chipset
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX) (NYSE: IFX) has introduced its ViNAX chipset, considered
by the company to be a complete DSL2/ADSL2+ end-to-end solution. The chipset , compliant to the VDSL2/ G.993.2 (Very-High-Bit-Rate
Digital Subscriber Line 2) standard, offers symmetric 100 Mbit/s over copper wires at distances beyond 1150 feet. The new
chip now makes it feasible for carriers to offer multi-channel HDTV, VoIP and high-speed Internet connections without disrupting
the upgrade path of consumers who use ADSL/2/2+ modems.
Christian Wolff, Vice President Communications Business Group and
General Manager Wireline Access Business Unit at Infineon on release of the chipset indicated that Infineon is no stranger
to the broadband arena, shipping over 6 million ports in 2004, "We are very proud to introduce the industry's first fully
standard compliant VDSL2 chipset. Full standard compliancy is a prerequisite for interoperability and, therefore, the key
enabling factor for mass deployment. Taking advantage of Infineon's expertise in ADSL2+ technology, with more than 6 million
ports shipped in 2004 alone, ViNAX assures highest ADSL2+ backwards compatibility and interoperability necessary for a smooth
VDSL2 deployment. ViNAX allows carriers to seamlessly upgrade their DSL networks by gradually changing line cards in the central
offices or street cabinets to VDSL2 while end users still use their ADSL/2/2+ modems at home."
To provide a VDSL2 solution for telecom customers VDSL2 needs, Infineon offers a VDSL2 single-chip solution called the ViNAX-CPE
(Customer Premise Equipment). The chip, like the central office chipset, is also compliant to the International Telecommunications
Union's standard.
JUNE 14th, 2005
Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT) has brought out its family
of VDSL and VDSL2 chips. Called the Accelity family, the chips are for central office (CO) and customer premise equipment
(CPE) applications. The chips, which are compliant with the VDSL2/G.993.2 International Telecommunications Union standard,
are for the next wave in Internet connectivity, triple-play broadband service.
According to Akram Atallah, Vice President and General Manager of
Conexant's Broadband Access Business, the company is a major provider of broadband solutions, having shipped over 130 million
DSL ports, "Our new VDSL chipset family builds on our proven track record in DSL innovation and digital signal processing
to raise the bar in terms of density, and lower overall system cost. Conexant has shipped more than 130 million DSL ports
to customers globally, and we will continue to develop standards-based products to further strengthen our industry-leading
position in broadband access semiconductor solutions."
Both CO and CPE chips come complete with reference design kits for
fast system development. Conexant also gave pricing for the chipset solutions. The CO Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and
packet chipsets were quoted at $15.00 per port. The CPE ATM and packet chipsets were quoted at $17.00 per port. Prices were
given for quantities of 100,000. Conexant also said that the chipsets were now in production and shipping to customers worldwide.
MAY 23rd, 2005
Quellan Inc, based in Atlanta, Georgia, announced its Nx2000 6.25 Gbps
Quad Wideband Noise Canceller. The chip, designed as a companion chip to the company's Eq601 Wideband Equalizer, overcomes
timing delays that are normally associated with wire traces, cables and connectors in high speed applications such as network
communications. The new technologies' capability to increase the speed of the enterprise without expensive high-speed equipment
was confirmed by Tony Stelliga, Quellan's President and CEO, "The Nx2000 provides OEM's the interconnect performance they've
been dreaming of -- up to a 400% increase in speed -- all without having to change their interconnect infrastructure. This
greatly reduces both capital equipment and development costs, while preventing costly network downtime required to install
new interconnects. The Nx2000 quad canceller is fully adaptive to ensure the highest performance across a wide range possible
system variations in Telecom/Enterprise, Network Storage, and Computing Applications."
The Nx2000 chip, an analog VLSI design with over 4000 discrete analog devices,
is based on an algorithm that synthesizes network signal interference and then determines and applies a noise correction signal.
In order to accomplish this, the chip is placed between the connector and the transceiver to cancel any signal coupling between
local transmitters and adjacent receivers. To give the Nx2000 fully adaptive phase, amplitude and frequency control the chip
includes eight channel emulator cores.
The chip, which has applications in a number of "market-demanding" areas,
is priced at $99.00 in quantities of $500.00 and up. Power consumption is rated at 600 mW per receive channel.
JANUARY 17th, 2005
Comlent and Jazz Semiconductor
Set to Capture Europe’s Cordless Market
With the introduction of Comlent’s BiCMOS 1.9 GHZ power amplifier,
Comlent and its foundry partner, Jazz Semiconductor may envision Europe as a golden goose. The amplifier targets the Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telephony (DECT) standard, which is the European standard for cordless phones. This market, which Comlent
believes, is around 30 million units a year (2003) may continue to grow. However, not only in Europe, Comlent sees North America
eventually adopting DECT cordless phones also.
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