Cypress Introduces Largest Network Search Engine To The Industry's Broadest Portfolio.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002 256K IP Entry NSE NSE - Network Software Environment: a proprietary CASE framework from Sun Microsystems. Enables Wire-speed Packet Processing for Large Routing Tables In Broadband Switches and Routers Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), the industry leader in high-performance Network Search Engines (NSEs), today announced sampling of its 256K IP entry (9 Mbit) NSE. The CYNSE70256 has very low power consumption due to its 1.5V core voltage and has performance as fast as 83 million searches per second (MSPS MSPS Mega-Samples Per Second MSPS Million Samples Per Second MSPS Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors MSPS Modular Synthesis Plug-In System MSPS Million Symbols per Second MSPS mobilization stationing and planning system (US DoD) ). This device is ideal for applications requiring large routing tables and wirespeed processing at OC-48 (2.5 Gbps), OC-192 (10 Gbps), and beyond. Internet traffic growth, as well as the increasing number of services offered over the web, has created a demand for very large entry devices such as the CYNSE70256, which can perform layer 3-7 searches at high line rates of OC-48, OC-192 and beyond. The CYNSE70256 has the variable entry-width capability (34 bits - 288 bits) within its content addressable memory See CAM. content addressable memory - (CAM, or "associative memory") A kind of storage device which includes comparison logic with each bit of storage. A data value is broadcast to all words of storage and compared with the values there. (CAM) array to accommodate a broad range of searches from simple IP forwarding to complex multi-layer quality of service (QoS) filtering. The CYNSE70256 is a ternary (programming) ternary - A description of an operator taking three arguments. The only common example is C's ?: operator which is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1 if CONDITION is true else EXP2. (bit-maskable) device that allows for optimal implementation of the Longest Prefix Match Longest prefix match refers to an algorithm used by routers in Internet Protocol (IP) networking to select an entry from a routing table. Because each entry in a routing table may specify a network, one destination address may match more than one routing table entry. (LPM (Lines Per Minute) The number of lines a printer can print or a scanner can scan in a minute. lpm - lines per minute ) routing algorithm. It also provides global masks for high-performance subfield sub·field n. 1. A subdivision of a field of study; a subdiscipline. 2. Mathematics A field that is a subset of another field. searches. "Cypress's CYNSE70256 NSE provides the networking infrastructure market with an excellent solution for addressing the critical demand for high-speed packet processing in areas of dense Internet traffic such as the core of the network," said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. "Cypress's leadership in this area can be attributed to its world-class engineering capability and an in-depth knowledge of the networking space." "Cypress's goal is to enable our customers to develop highly differentiated solutions for their end markets," said Rob Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Data Communications Division. "The CYNSE70256 provides the best of both worlds to our customers: very high entry size combined with blazing performance. These attributes make it well suited for the rapidly evolving demands of the networking market." The CYNSE70256 is the latest addition to the successful CYNSE70000 family; extending Cypress's broad portfolio of NSEs ranging from 32K IP (1 Megabit) to 128K IP (4.5 Megabit) devices, including the CYNSE70032, the CYNSE70064, and the CYNSE70128. Cypress also offers the CYNCP80192 coprocessor coprocessor Additional processor used in some personal computers to perform specialized tasks such as extensive arithmetic calculations or processing of graphical displays. that provides a seamless interface to industry leading Network Processors (NPUs). Cypress's Network Search Engines and Coprocessors Cypress offers the industry's widest selection of packet processing solutions, including network search engines and network coprocessors. Cypress's packet processing solutions are ideal for use in routers, switches, and other high-performance networking infrastructure systems. Cypress's NSEs can facilitate both centralized and decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. architectures. The family includes 32K-entry, 64K-entry and 128K-entry devices, and 256K-entry ternary devices. They are configurable from 34- to 288-bit data widths to support Layer 2 to Layer 7 applications. These NSEs can search the network database at up to 100 MSPS for wire speeds of OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64 and OC-768/STM-256. Cypress's network coprocessors manage the interaction between industry standard network processors and Cypress NSEs. These coprocessors accelerate packet processing by offloading tasks from network processors and facilitating database management. The coprocessor's programmable 32-channel descriptor (1) A word or phrase that identifies a document in an indexed information retrieval system. (2) A category name used to identify data. (operating system) descriptor ring supports multiple contexts, which can be programmed independently. Availability and Pricing The CYNSE70256 is sampling now. In quantities of 10,000, the CYNSE70256 is priced as low as $195. The device is packaged in a 388-ball BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. . In order to facilitate fast time-to-market, Cypress offers a reference design kit (RDK RDK Reference Design Kit RDK Red Dragon Karate (compilation of different major styles, mostly based on Shotokan) RDK Reload Delay Kit RDK Report Developer Kit RDK Rapid Deployment Kit RDK Re-Distribution Kit RDK Render Developer Kit ) that provides the necessary simulation and diagnostic tools for engineers to design and debug their systems quickly. The CYNSE-DEVKIT01 offers various routing schemes to simulate different routing environments. The RDK is available through Cypress sales representatives. Photo A high-resolution photo of the CYNSE70256 can be downloaded from: http://www.cypress.com/pub/256knse.jpg. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) with high-performance integrated circuits for network infrastructure and access equipment. Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, the company designs and manufactures solutions targeted across wireless and wireline communications. Cypress supports a wide range of industry standards, such as SONET (OC-48, OC-192 and OC-768), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), InfiniBand(TM) and Gigabit Ethernet. The company's communications product lines include programmable high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), wirespeed network search engines (NSEs) and network coprocessors (NCPs), and datapath switching elements (DSEs). Cypress is also the industry's leader in communications timing solutions, networking-optimized communications memories and personal connectivity solutions, such as 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. and Bluetooth. Cypress is a leader in pure optical and optoelectronic technologies designed to push network transmissions to higher performance levels and to satisfy the increasing demand for network bandwidth. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for network infrastructure solutions and for every network data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC. Cypress employs 4,000 people worldwide. Its shares are 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. under the symbol CY. More information about Cypress is accessible on the Web at www.cypress.com. "Safe Harbor" Statement 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: Statements herein that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" involving risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions, shifts in supply and demand, market acceptance, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and capacity and supply constraints. Please refer to Cypress's Securities and Exchange Commission filings for a discussion of such risks. "Driving the Communications Revolution" are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor. 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