Alcatel MAC Technology Now Used in Tundra Semiconductor High Performance PowerPC Host Bridge.Business Editors & High Tech Writers OTTAWA, Ontario & CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 27, 2001 Ethernet MAC Core Leader Chosen For Tundra Tsi890(TM) That Will Enable Greater Speed and Performance Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) and Tundra Semiconductor Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX: TUN) supplies communications, computing and storage companies with system interconnect products, intellectual property and design services backed by customer service and technical support. Corp. (Tundra) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :TUN), the leader in system interconnect for the communications infrastructure market, today announced that Tundra has licensed Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) soft core for its Tsi890(TM), a highly integrated premium PowerPC host bridge chip. With the increased popularity of PowerPC technology, the market is demanding an interconnecting bridge chip to enable intercommunication in·ter·com·mu·ni·cate intr.v. in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cates 1. To communicate with each other. 2. To be connected or adjoined, as rooms or passages. with standard product Integrated Circuits (ICs). By utilizing Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet MAC soft core, Tundra will be able to provide its customers with a bridge IC that has a high level of integration and performance, as well as decreased integration risk. "Our investment in PowerPC system interconnect products requires us to partner with companies that have proven core technology," said Benny Chang, Tundra vice president of research and development. "The broad deployment of the Alcatel Gigabit Ethernet MAC soft core has set the standard for the industry and makes it a perfect component for integration in the Tundra PowerPC Interconnect family of products." "Alcatel's Ethernet MAC technology is an excellent fit for Tundra System Interconnect ICs, which are highly scalable and standards compliant," said Alan Amrod, Alcatel vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Enterprise Marketing. "With our proven MAC soft cores, Tundra customers will have a high degree of confidence that Tundra ICs will allow easy migration for legacy systems. The ICs will also enable Tundra customers to capitalize on the speed and performance of next generation architectures." Alcatel is the market leader in 10/100 Mbps and Gigabit Ethernet MAC technology and a Principal Member of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. The Alcatel Technology Licensing Group's silicon-proven products are currently used in approximately 80 percent of the 10/100 Mbps ports and over 50 percent of the Gigabit Ethernet ports shipping worldwide. Alcatel's Technology Licensing Group provides 10/100 Mbps, 1-Gigabit, 10/100/1000 Mbps, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet MAC building blocks in the form of Verilog HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. code for designers of networking ICs and system devices. Alcatel MAC cores have been licensed to dozens of companies worldwide including Philips Semiconductor, Mitel Corporation, Nortel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics, Broadcom, and Lucent. For additional information about Alcatel Technology Licensing Group products and services, visit: http://www2.ind.alcatel.com/prod_sol/internetworking/emac/index.cfm. About Tundra Tundra Semiconductor Corporation ("Tundra") (TSE:TUN) designs, develops, and markets System Interconnect for use by the world's leading communications infrastructure equipment companies. Tundra System Interconnect is a vital communications technology that enables customers to connect critical system components while compressing development cycles and maximizing performance. Applications include wireless infrastructure, optical networking, LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network networking and network access. Tundra headquarters are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Company also has offices in South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,324. Geography South Portland is located at (43.631549, -70.272724)GR1. ; Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. ; Dallas, Texas, and Maidenhead Maidenhead, city (1991 pop. 59,809), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. It is a residential town with brewing and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s. , U.K. For more information, visit the company at www.tundra.com. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of $29 billion (EURO 31 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. TUNDRA is a registered trademark of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (Canada, U.S. and U.K.). TUNDRA, the Tundra logo, Tsi890 and Silicon Behind the Network are trademarks of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. Other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2001 Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. All rights reserved. Information subject to change without notice. |
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