Analog Devices xDSL Silicon Sales Growing Faster Than Rest of Industry.Business/Technology Editors SUPERCOMM 2000 BOOTH 3129 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 ADI expects its xDSL sales to be up as much as 700% from 1999; ADI silicon to be found in 75% of world's DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary systems Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADI) announced today at Supercomm 2000 that its ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line sales for the year 2000 are growing at three times the rate of the industry. Already the leader in xDSL ICs and open market chipsets, Analog Devices expects its xDSL silicon sales to grow by as much as 700% from 1999 as announced last week. Based on data from recently published industry analyst reports,(1) Analog Devices' xDSL solutions represent the fastest-growing in terms of the market and will outpace the market at rates three times greater than the rest of the industry. Based on leading analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). expertise, Analog Devices' technology offer central office (CO) and customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) manufacturers an xDSL solution featuring the lowest power, highest density and smallest footprint available. "With an xDSL product portfolio that includes silicon solutions found in over 75% of the world's broadband gear, Analog Devices is well-poised and committed to meet the explosive demand for high speed Internet access," said Russ Johnsen, vice president and general manager, communications products division. "Based on our estimates and those by industry analysts, the growth in sales of Analog Devices chipsets will extend ADI's leadership in the broadband market." About Analog Devices' Broadband Solutions ADI's family of broadband products include xDSL line drivers and analog front ends, as well as complete end-to-end xDSL chipset solutions. The company's xDSL solutions form the foundation for modems that provide high-speed Internet access and multimedia services up to 100 times faster than today's fastest analog modems. With a customer base of more than 70 companies worldwide, Analog Devices' xDSL solutions are found in 8 of the world's top 10 PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks) and are designed into more than 75% of the world's xDSL systems, from client modems and routers to central office voice and data switches, xDSL access multiplexers and digital loop carriers. About Analog Devices Inc. With revenues of $1.1 billion for the first half of fiscal 2000, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, the company employs approximately 8,200 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, the Philippines and Taiwan. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. (1) International Data Corporation, April 2000 |
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