Bel Develops Integrated Connector Modules for Gigabit Ethernet to Support Marvell's New Alaska Quad Transceiver.Business Editors JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2000 Bel Fuse Inc. (Bel)(Nasdaq:BELFA)(Nasdaq:BELFB), today announced it is developing a new series of integrated connector modules (ICMs) designed to support the recently announced Alaska(TM) Quad PHY See physical layer and physical. transceiver from Marvell Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:MRVL). These new ICMs incorporate magnetic components with stacked RJ-45 connectors to accommodate Marvell's Alaska Quad transceiver, the first and only fully integrated DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive quad-port 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. transceiver for next-generation Gigabit switches. The Alaska Quad transceiver provides unprecedented levels of integration and is the most complex and highly integrated mixed-signal DSP-based communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. ever developed. "This is a breakthrough solution for Gigabit Ethernet applications," said Dan Bernstein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bel. "Combined with our integrated and stacked RJ-45 connector modules, the Marvell Alaska Quad PHY transceiver will, for the first time, enable networking systems manufacturers to produce Gigabit switches with as many as 48 ports. It's a pivotal development for this emerging market." Marvell's quad transceivers enable the use of Bel's ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management solution which incorporate 1000Base-T Ethernet transformers within the shielded body of an RJ-45 connector module, configured in double stacked rows. This configuration accommodates four Gigabit ports per 28mm of PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. width or twice as many ports per PCB area as compared to existing solutions. Bel's integrated modules provide the signal conditioning, electro-magnetic interference suppression and signal isolation which were all previously performed by multiple, discrete components. Engineered from the ground up to optimize the performance of the magnetics, Bel's Gigabit Ethernet ICMs comply with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3 Ethernet standards. About Bel Bel (www.BelFuse.com) and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of products used in networking, telecommunications, high speed data transmission, automotive and consumer electronics. Products include magnetics for the high-speed data transmission and telecom markets, fuses, delay lines and thick film hybrids. The company operates facilities around the world. Except for historical information contained in this news release, the matters discussed (including statements regarding Gigabit products) are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements are: the effect of business and economic conditions; capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; product development, commercializing or technological difficulties; the regulatory and trade environment; the market's acceptance of the company's new products and competitive responses to those new products, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. |
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