First with ISDN over DECT -- VLSI's new Vega VMax chip; extends digital cordless communications beyond voice into real data applications.SOPHIA Sophia (sōfī`ə, Ger. zōfē`ä), 1630–1714, electress of Hanover, consort of Elector Ernest Augustus. She was the daughter of Frederick the Winter King and Elizabeth of Bohemia, who was the daughter of James I of England. , France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 1997--VLSI Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. ) today unveiled samples of the world's first DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as baseband processor to offer ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. capability. The Vega VMax(TM) processor, the latest addition to VLSI's new Vega(TM) family of DECT processors, supports twelve simultaneous two-way communications channels and can automatically combine these channels to form higher-data-rate links, seamlessly delivering 64kbps and ISDN-compatible access and making it the most powerful DECT solution on the market. Vega VMax has also been designed from the start to support Wireless Local Loop (WLL See wireless local loop and PHS-WLL. ) applications and is already being designed into forthcoming WLL products from major vendors. Enabling a New Generation of Cordless Modem and Web Access Devices "Vega VMax has extended digital cordless communications beyond voice into real data applications," said Thierry Laurent, VLSI's senior vice president for the Communications Products Group. "Our new chips enable a new generation of cordless modems and Web access devices that will be indistinguishable in terms of performance and throughput from their wired equivalents. Furthermore, Vega VMax will cut the cost of basic telephony infrastructure in developing countries by significantly reducing the cost of establishing a new network where no telecommunications infrastructure exists, or where new operators are emerging to compete with the established `wired' networks. Using the new VLSI chip allows new telecommunications operators to provide subscribers with 64kbps ISDN links, as well as normal voice links without the need to use copper cable." The Wireless Local Loop market represents a huge opportunity for cordless standards such as DECT. WLL applications could account for 40 million new telephone lines per year by the year 2000, of which a quarter or more are expected to be DECT-based. Vega VMax has been designed from the start for such applications and is already being designed into forthcoming products from major vendors. Product Detail Vega VMax is currently the only DECT processor that implements the LU7 error correction protocol; a key requirement for DECT based WLL implementations. It also includes an on-chip 2Mbit/s IOM-2TM interface for easy connection to a network infrastructure. The interfaces provided on Vega VMax mean that it is also highly suitable for wireless LAN applications where DECT slots are joined together to achieve data rates of 0.5MBits/s and even higher. The Vega VMax is implemented in 0.35m CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology and is based on VLSI's Communication Platform architecture that forms the basis of current and future solutions for PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base , DECT, GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. and ISDN as well as multi-mode systems. The ARM7TDMI(TM) Thumb(TM)32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. microprocessor, a flexible radio interface, and a 4-channel G.721 ADPCM (Adaptive Differential PCM) A widely used variation of PCM that codes the difference between sample points like differential PCM (DPCM), but can also dynamically switch the coding scale to compensate for variations in amplitude and frequency. transcoder, make the new DECT processor well equipped to support multi-user terminal applications as well as base stations. Since Vega VMax is based around the same powerful DECT burst-mode architecture as the existing Vega (which it complements), equipment manufacturers will be able to re-use significant elements of their development investment when building systems around the new processor. VLSI Technology provides low-level software drivers optimized for the Vega VMax to further reduce the effort needed for software development or porting. About VLSI Technology Inc. VLSI Technology Inc. designs and manufactures System-Level Silicon integrated circuits based on its FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus functional system blocks library. Targeting its offerings toward the communications, consumer digital entertainment and computing markets, the company offers its customers advanced system-level integration capabilities. The company is based 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. , with 1996 revenues of $717 million, and approximately 3,000 employees worldwide. The European corporate headquarters is in Munich with additional Sales and Technology Centres in Milton Keynes, England; Palaiseau, France; and Milan, Italy. The Communications Products Group Headquarters is in Sophia-Antipolis, France. Visit VLSI's homepage at http://www.vlsi.com . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Vega, Vega VMax FSB, functional system blocks and System-Level Silicon are trademarks of VLSI Technology Inc. IOM-2TM is a trademark of Siemens. ARM7TDMI and Thumb are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brand or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Translations: A translation of this release into Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish is available on request. Please contact Peter van der Sluijs at Neesham Public Relations at +44 1442 879 222. CONTACT: VLSI Technology Inc. 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