Cypress and Alcatel Team to Provide Gigabit Ethernet Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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. & CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001 Agreement Enables Faster Development of 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. Switches, Routers and Semiconductor Prototypes Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). and Alcatel today announced that Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) soft core will be available as an intellectual property (IP) core for Cypress's programmable logic devices (CPLDs). Cypress' Programmable Serial Interface(TM) (PSI(TM)) PHYs and Delta39K(TM) CPLDs are designed for systems companies developing networking products. Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet MAC core, optimized for Cypress's programmable devices, will be made available through Cypress's IP Oasis program. The program will simplify the design of Gigabit Ethernet solutions for network routers and switches, enabling customers to take advantage of low-risk, proven technology and shorten their product design cycles. "The efficiency of the Alcatel Gigabit Ethernet MAC core gives system designers access to additional programmable logic See PLD. gates in the PSI and Delta39K devices," said Chris Norris, vice president of Cypress's Data Communications Division. "Combining the programmability of these devices with Cypress's framers, network search engines (NSEs), network coprocessors, Datapath Switching Elements(TM) (DSEs(TM)), and high-speed SERDES See serializer/deserializer. chips allows engineers to build custom Gigabit Ethernet over SONET solutions for local- and metropolitan-area networks." "This collaboration expands our worldwide presence," said Alan Amrod, Alcatel's vice president of Enterprise Marketing. "Cypress's programmable communications chips, backed by a world-class sales and engineering force, will enable our customers to design custom Gigabit Ethernet solutions more rapidly." Alcatel is the market leader in 10/100 Mbps and Gigabit Ethernet media access controller technology and a Principal Member of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. The Alcatel Technology Licensing Group's silicon-proven products are currently used in approximately 80 percent of the 10/100 Mbps ports and over 50 percent of the Gigabit Ethernet ports shipping worldwide. Alcatel's Technology Licensing Group provides 10/100 Mbps, Gigabit, triple speed 10/100/1000 Mbps, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet MAC building blocks in the form of Verilog HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. code for designers of networking ICs and system devices. Alcatel MAC cores have been licensed to dozens of companies worldwide including Philips Semiconductor, Mitel Corporation, Nortel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics, Broadcom, and Lucent. For additional information about Alcatel Technology Licensing Group products and services, visit: http://www2.ind.alcatel.com/prod_sol/internetworking/emac/index.cfm. About IP Oasis Cypress's IP Oasis program was designed to be the primary portal for data communications solutions built with IP cores and Cypress programmable logic devices, such as the PSI family of programmable PHYs and the Delta39K family of CPLDs. The IP cores are targeted at a variety of applications, including backplanes, line cards, switches, routers, 3G base stations, VoIP gateways, servers, mass storage equipment, interconnecting workstations, and video-transmission equipment. The IP cores are available as netlists optimized for use with Cypress's Warp(TM) development environment. IP Oasis, located at http://www.cypress.com/pld/ipoasis, allows users to view and select prequalified intellectual property cores and directs visitors to the IP vendor's sites for licenses and downloads. Licensing and Availability The Alcatel Gigabit Ethernet MAC IP core for Cypress PSI devices and Delta39K CPLDs will be available in January 2002. Netlist licensing fees will start at $30,000. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) by providing high-performance integrated circuit solutions to fast-growing markets, including data communications, telecommunications, computation, consumer products, and industrial control. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress's product portfolios include high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), network search engines (NSEs), network coprocessors, datapath switching elements (DSEs), networking-optimized and micropower static RAMs; high-bandwidth multi-port and FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out memories; high-density programmable logic devices; timing technology for PCs and other digital systems; and controllers for 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. ). More than two-thirds of Cypress's sales come from fast-growing communications markets and dynamic companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, and Nortel Networks. Cypress's ability to mix and match its broad portfolio of intellectual property enables targeted, integrated solutions for high-speed systems that feed bandwidth-hungry Internet applications. Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for Internet switching systems and for every Internet data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC. Cypress employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide with international headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . 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 electronically on the company's worldwide Web site at http://www.cypress.com. About Alcatel Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of $29 billion (EURO 31 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. 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