AMCC's 10 Gbps Network Processor to Complete Industry's First Scalable, Software-Compatible 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps NPU Family.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Fourth-Generation nP7510 Network Processor Joins AMCC's nPX5700 and nPX5800 to Complete 10 Gbps Network Processor, Traffic Manager, and Switch Fabric Platform Applied Micro Circuits Corp.'s Switching and Network Processing Group (AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) ) (Nasdaq:AMCC) today announced the nP7510 10 Gbps Network Processor, which is expected to complete the industry's first software-compatible network processor (NPU (Network Processing Unit) Same as network processor. ) family that scales from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps, from Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. and OC-3 to 10 Gbps Ethernet and OC-192 Packet over SONET A metropolitan area network (MAN) or wide area network (WAN) transport technology that carries IP packets directly over SONET transmission without any data link facility such as ATM in between. (PoS) and ATM applications. The nP7510 represents the fourth generation in the company's nP7000 family of fully software-programmable, policy-enabled network processors, and with the nPsoft(TM) Development Environment, customers can easily preserve their investments in software from previous generations. The nP7510 complements AMCC's previously announced 10 Gbps traffic managers, framers, PHYs, and switch fabrics to form the industry's first complete integrated solutions for 10 Gbps rate metropolitan area (MAN) edge, access, core router A router that resides within the middle or backbone of the network rather than at its periphery. The routers that make up the backbone of the Internet are core routers. See edge router and WAN router. , and other applications. Designed with the company's core, patented Network-optimized Instruction Set Computing (NISC NISC National Institute of Senior Centers NISC National Information Services Corporation NISC National Information Solutions Cooperative NISC NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) Information and Support Centre ) technology, the nP7510 achieves 10 Gbps rates using just six of AMCC's own highly efficient nPcores(TM) and readily available .18-micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology, reserving smaller process geometries for future enhancements and multi-component integration. The maximum efficiency of AMCC's core NPU technology allows for even greater potential future scaling to 40 Gbps OC-768 rates. "AMCC is a market and technology leader in the network processor industry," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley Group. "The nP7510 gives the company a significant lead over its major competitors in delivering a 10 Gbps product. In addition, AMCC's combination of compatible 10 Gbps network processor, traffic manager, framer, PHY See physical layer and physical. , and switch fabric components lets designers reduce time-to-market and risk." The nP7510 represents the fourth-generation of AMCC's nP7000 family of fully software-programmable, policy-enabled network processors and is capable of wire-speed processing at 10 Gbps rates. The network processor offers enhanced debugging capabilities and minimized intrusiveness over previous generations with its On-Chip Debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. Engine, allowing programmers increased visibility and flexibility when debugging code. The nP7510 features a new optimized memory interface for the six patented, highly efficient nPcores(TM), enabling new savings in internal memory space. The device also supports a greater number of simultaneous tasks, or threads, than prior network processor generations. The nP7510 is complemented by AMCC's nPsoft(TM) Development Environment, including C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ compiler, assembler, performance profiling utilities, graphical symbolic debugger, the nPsoft Services framework and API, and the core nPkernel layer that ensures developers can easily preserve software investments from prior generations. Ready-to-use switching, IP routing, MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. , and ATM application libraries from AMCC and its software partners provide even greater options for fully integrated turnkey solutions. "Our field-proven, now fourth generation core technology not only lets us produce a wire-speed OC-192 NPU, but enables a complete scalable family, from OC-3 to potential future OC-768 line rates, without a major architectural overhaul," said Andy Gottlieb, vice president of marketing for AMCC's Switching and Network Processing Group. "AMCC's scalable core technology and complementary software architecture make possible new highly scalable complete network equipment systems products with a wide range of interface and uplink speeds, and our existing customers can leverage their prior software investments to further reduce both risk and time-to-market." While the nP7510 can be used in a variety of configurations, including easy combination with other vendors or customers' own silicon, the nP7510 further demonstrates AMCC's leadership in providing complete high-bandwidth silicon solutions for intelligent optical networks by combining seamlessly with AMCC's complete family of 10 Gbps solutions. These include Khatanga, AMCC's recently announced OC-192 framer, the nPX5700 feature-rich traffic management chipset, and AMCC's nPX5800 and nPX8000 families of multi-technology IP/ATM switch fabric solutions that scale from 20 Gbps to terabit ranges. Pricing and Availability The nP7510 is packaged in a 1428-pin Flip Chip A chip packaging technique in which the active area of the chip is "flipped over" facing downward. Instead of facing up and bonded to the package leads with wires from the outside edges of the chip, any surface area of the flip chip can be used for interconnection, which is typically done BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. and is expected to begin sampling in January. It is priced at $700.00 in volume quantities of 10K. About AMCC AMCC designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon solutions empowering intelligent optical networks. AMCC utilizes a combination of high-frequency analog, mixed-signal and digital design expertise coupled with system-level knowledge and multiple silicon process technologies to offer integrated circuit products that enable the transport of voice and data over fiber optic networks. The company's system solution portfolio includes switch fabric, traffic management, network processor, framer/mapper, PHY and PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) The type of dispersion that occurs in singlemode fiber due to a lack of perfect symmetry in the fiber and from external pressures on the cable. Light travels over singlemode fiber in two polarization states. devices that address the high-performance needs of the evolving intelligent optical network. AMCC's corporate headquarters and wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Diego. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. Forward Looking Statements The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the products discussed in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products would not be successfully or timely, developed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended March 31, 2001, and in other filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Product photos, datasheets and application notes are available upon request. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. nPcore and nPsoft are trademarks of AMCC Switching and Network Processing Corp. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.102201/bb2 |
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