Agilent Technologies Ships 10 Millionth ASIC Embedded SerDes Channel for Storage, Computing and Networking Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2004 200+ Channels per Chip Increase Reliability, Reduce Size, Complexity and Cost Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced it has shipped its 10 millionth embedded serializer/deserializer (SerDes) channel as part of the company's application specific integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) offering for storage, enterprise computing and network equipment manufacturers. Agilent's embedded SerDes intellectual property (IP) core offers low power consumption and extremely low jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle , enabling Agilent to integrate more than 200 SerDes channels onto a single 0.13 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. (complementary metal oxide semiconductor See CMOS. (integrated circuit) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power dissipation. ) chip, each operating at up to 3.125 Gb/s. This high level of integration is significantly higher than the industry's previous maximum of 150+ on-chip SerDes channels. OEMs are now able to develop high bandwidth networking and storage systems with superior reliability and reduced size, complexity and cost. "It's gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see our embedded SerDes technology leadership extend to volume leadership as our customers ramp production of their new products," said James Stewart, vice president and general manager of Agilent's ASIC Products Division. "This technology capability, as well as pioneering work in embedded test and solid methodology for high-speed characterization, has made Agilent a clear leader in embedded SerDes ASICs." Agilent's ASIC capability is based on a heritage of high transistor ASIC designs with extremely high SerDes channel count. Previously, Agilent integrated more than 50 2.5 Gb/s transmit and receive channels on a single CMOS chip and subsequently produced an ASIC with 36 multirate SerDes channels operating at up to 3.125 Gb/s. Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group offers one of the industry's broadest lines of semiconductor solutions for the storage, computing and networking market. Agilent is the world leader in fiber-optic transceivers and is a major supplier of ASICs, Fibre Channel adapters, protocol and physical layer ICs, and InfiniBand switch ICs. Agilent complements this semiconductor offering with the industry's most complete suite of test and monitoring systems. About Agilent's ASIC Solutions With three decades of ASIC design and manufacturing experience, Agilent offers state-of-the-art hierarchical design methodology and design-for-test capability. The company has a consistent record of first-pass success in the design and manufacture of these chips. These strengths, combined with an extensive IP portfolio, facilitate rapid integration of quality, high-performance ASICs for applications including communications, imaging, storage and computing. More information is available at www.agilent.com/view/asic. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Agilent Semiconductor Products Group at 800-235-0312, or e-mail us at semiconductorsupport@agilent.com. Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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