Avago Technologies Ships 25 Millionth ASIC Embedded SerDes Channel for Storage, Computing and Networking Applications.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. -- Avago Technologies Avago Technologies is an American company which was earlier the semiconductor products division of HP and later Agilent Technologies, before being spun off into a distinct legal entity. It holds more than 2,000 patents. today announced it has shipped its 25 millionth embedded serializer/deserializer (SerDes) channel as part of the company's application-specific integrated circuit (hardware) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - (ASIC) An integrated circuit designed to perform a particular function by defining the interconnection of a set of basic circuit building blocks drawn from a library provided by the circuit manufacturer. (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. Avago'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 Avago to integrate as many SerDes channels as needed as needed prn. See prn order. onto a single 90-nm 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 12.5 Gbps. Avago's broad embedded SerDes offering includes cores configured for use in 4-Gbps and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel, XAUI/CEI, PCI-Express and SAS/SATA applications. Avago's ASIC capability is based on a heritage of high transistor ASIC designs with extremely high SerDes channel count. Previously, Avago integrated 96 3.125-Gbps transmit and receive channels on a single CMOS chip. "Offering proven, fourth-generation SerDes as well as the ability to ship millions of complex, reliable devices establishes Avago as a leader in embedded SerDes ASICs," said James Stewart, vice president and general manager of Avago Technologies' Imaging Solutions Division. "Our latest shipping milestone is a testament to the exceptional efforts of our design teams and our manufacturing, test, packaging and assembly partners to ship large production volumes while maintaining the highest level of product quality." Avago Technologies' embedded SerDes ASIC development model provides support throughout the entire product life cycle. It incorporates testing capabilities as early as the definition of system-level architecture and accounts for in-circuit manufacturing test, functional test, system turn-on and 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. , and field diagnostics. With this model, Avago enables equipment manufacturers to develop high-bandwidth networking and storage systems with superior reliability and reduced size, complexity and cost. About Avago's ASIC Solutions With three decades of ASIC design and manufacturing experience, Avago 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.avagotech.com/asics. About Avago Technologies Avago Technologies is the world's largest privately held semiconductor company, with 6,500 employees and net revenue of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2005. Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers worldwide. The company serves three primary product categories comprising optoelectronics, RF/microwave components and enterprise ASICs, and is recognized for providing innovative, high-quality products along with strong customer service and the industry's best on-time delivery. Avago's heritage of technical innovation dates back 40 years to its Avago/Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com. Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies, Pte. in the United States and other countries. |
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