CastleNet Receives CableLabs DOCSIS 2.0 Certification Based On Conexant Cable Modem Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 Features Include Migration Path to Next-generation Data, Voice and Video Services Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today announced that CastleNet's CXC250 cable modem has achieved CableLabs(R) DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R) 2.0 certification based on Conexant's CX24951 single-chip cable modem solution. "Achieving certification with Conexant's CX24951 cable modem product enables us to offer customers a complete hardware and software DOCSIS 2.0 solution that meets today's competitive cable landscape," said Al Servati, director of cable modem product marketing for Conexant's Broadband Communications segment. "We will continue to focus our efforts on developing highly integrated, flexible cable modem offerings that support worldwide standards and application-specific requirements while providing a platform that supports features designed to meet the growing demand for advanced data, voice and video services." About the CX24951 Conexant's new CX24951 device builds on the proven dual-processor architecture of the company's earlier solutions to provide the highest-performance and lowest-power consumption of any cable modem chip on the market today. The device supports upstream physical-layer modulation technologies, including advanced time division multiple access (A-TDMA A-TDMA Advanced TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) ) and synchronous code division multiple access In data communications, Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (or SCDMA), is a multiplex method based on spread-spectrum code division multiple access. See also
Conexant's family of cable modem products includes integrated circuits and software that enable manufacturers to deliver a wide range of products such as PCs, set-top boxes, and residential gateways that support home networking and IP telephony. These solutions support a wide variety of interconnect options including universal serial bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ), Ethernet, USB/Ethernet, and peripheral component interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) cable modems. About Conexant Conexant Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses. The Broadband Communications business develops and delivers integrated semiconductor solutions that enable digital entertainment and information networks for the home and small office. Its product portfolio includes all of the building blocks required for bridging cable, satellite, and terrestrial data and digital video networks. Mindspeed Technologies(TM), the company's Internet infrastructure business, designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide area networks. Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, visit us at www.conexant.com or www.mindspeed.com. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains statements relating to future results of Conexant (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in 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. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; the timing of new product introductions; the availability of manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; product obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. ; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; the successful implementation of the company's expense reduction and restructuring initiatives; the successful separation of the company's Broadband Communications and Mindspeed Technologies(TM) businesses; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and the uncertainties of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Conexant and Mindspeed are trademarks of Conexant Systems, Inc. DOCSIS and CableLabs are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Other brands and names contained in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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