Conexant and Samsung Join Forces to Develop Family of Cable Modems Based On Conexant's Single-Chip Solution.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001 Conexant's InfoSurge(TM) Programmable Modem Chip Will Enable Samsung To Incorporate Advanced Broadband Capabilities Into Industry-Standard Cable Modems Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. to help the company develop an extensive portfolio of cable-modem products using Conexant's InfoSurge family of broadband-communication ICs and software. Conexant's InfoSurge family features the industry's only single-chip programmable cable-modem device designed to meet the needs and standards of the global marketplace. The completeness of Conexant's solution allowed Samsung to quickly bring its latest cable modem to market, as demonstrated by Samsung's recently announced CableLabs(TM) certification for the SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. 120R external Ethernet cable The most common form of Ethernet cable is the telephone-like RJ-45 cable (see Ethernet). Using a "crossover cable," two machines can be plugged together using their Ethernet ports. The crossover cable is designed for direct connection between two Ethernet devices (PCs, peripherals, etc. modem, the first Conexant-based product in Samsung's portfolio. "Conexant's single-chip solution has enabled us to develop a CableLabs-certified modem that can support any worldwide standard, as well as new standards and expanded feature sets, all via simple network downloads to the customer premises," said Kee-Ho Park, executive director with Samsung Electronics. "This same flexibility will also enable us to add our own proprietary technology to future products so we can quickly deliver valuable new broadband voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. capabilities to our customers." "This is a strong alignment of talents for the rapidly growing cable-modem market, and extends an existing relationship between Conexant and Samsung that has been focused on a wide variety of mobile communications and digital set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. products," said Dan Marotta, senior vice president and general manager with Conexant's Digital Infotainment Division. "Conexant will enable Samsung to take full advantage of Samsung's tremendous global retail presence by establishing an extremely versatile, comprehensive and cost-effective baseline cable-modem platform with which Samsung can support the interoperability standards of any worldwide market." The CableLabs Certified(TM) status process is an essential part of widespread adoption of cable modem technology. The CableLabs Certified status recognizes products that are 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. (data over cable service interface specification (communications, networking) Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification - (DOCSIS) ITU-approved interface requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed data distribution over a cable television network. ) compliant. DOCSIS is an industry specification that defines technical requirements for products at both the cable subscriber's location and the cable operator's equipment. The standard is designed to ensure the development of cable modems offering plug-and-play operation on any cable system. For more information on CableLabs, visit www.cablelabs.com. The SCM120R modem uses Conexant's CN9414 single-chip cable modem, the only solution to include an embedded microprocessor-based media access control (MAC) with an Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) processor that can be software-upgraded to support new feature sets and industry standards via network downloads. Conexant's customers can create a CN9414-based cable-modem platform that supports CableLabs, Digital Video Broadcast (DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. ), Digital Audio Video Council (DAVIC DAVIC Digital Audio-Visual Council DAVIC Digital Audio Video Council ), Euromodem or other emerging standards. DVB and DAVIC are international standards for interactive video, audio, data and voice services, and they also provide the foundation for the more extensive Euromodem specification established by the European Cable Communications Association (ECCA ECCA European Cable Communication Association ECCA East Caribbean Currency Authority ECCA English Community Association (UK) ECCA Electromagnetically Coupled Curl Antenna ECCA European Cable Communications Association ), the parent organization for the EuroCableLabs industry standards group. About Conexant Systems, Inc. Conexant Systems is a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications. Conexant leverages its expertise in mixed signal processing See DSP. to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses: Conexant and Mindspeed Technologies. Conexant's personal networking business is focused on digital infotainment, personal imaging, wireless communications and personal computing products that are used in mobile communications and the broadband digital home. Mindspeed Technologies is focused on Internet infrastructure products including WAN transport, multiservice access and broadband access for applications that extend from the edge of the Internet all the way to its optical core. Conexant has headquarters in Newport Beach, and delivered revenues of $2.1 billion for fiscal 2000. The company is a member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 indices. To learn more, visit the company at www.conexant.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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