Industry First: Marvell Bridges Fiber Optic and Copper Networks with the Introduction of the Latest Product in its Alaska Transceiver Family.Business Editors/Technology Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Marvell (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 : MRVL), a technology leader in the development of broadband mixed-signal and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). technology solutions, announced today that it has become the first integrated circuit communications solutions provider to bridge fiber optic and copper networks with the introduction of the world's smallest form factor Gigabit Ethernet over copper transceiver. The new 117-pin Thin Fine Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (TFBGA TFBGA Thin & Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array TFBGA Thin Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array ) Alaska Gigabit Ethernet over copper transceiver--the latest product to be introduced in Marvell's Alaska(TM) transceiver family -breaks new ground and creates an industry first by allowing the linkage of high-speed fiber optic networks with existing copper networks at 1 Gigabit per second (1 Gb/s) data rates. The new Alaska transceiver includes a built-in 1.25 GHz serializer/deserializer, or SERDES See serializer/deserializer. function, which allows the 117-pin copper device to directly interface with standard Gigabit fiber-optic modules making it possible to extend legacy optical networks with the latest technology. Marvell's new device implements these functions in a single chip as opposed to the 2 to 3 chips currently required, providing manufacturers with a significant cost reduction for Gigabit media conversion. Marvell's single chip solution for Gigabit media conversion also helps to enable a new Gigabit Ethernet industry application -- the 1000BASE-T Gigabit Interface Converter
Marvell's 117-lead TFBGA Alaska plus SERDES device features body package dimensions of only 10x14 mm, or 140mm(2) PC board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) real estate, significantly reducing space on the PCB-- by as much as 80%-- as compared to existing devices on the market today. The small outline package is less than the width of an RJ45 connector, making it the smallest package Gigabit Ethernet transceiver currently available. This allows for even higher port count Gigabit Ethernet over copper switches whereby the RJ45 connectors can be positioned adjacent to one another. "The industry's latest breakthrough in high-speed networking, the bridging of fiber optic and copper networks, is made possible by Marvell's smallest form factor (117-lead) Alaska Gigabit Ethernet transceiver," said Weili Dai, Marvell's Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Data Communications Group. "Marvell is pleased to announce this milestone and we are dedicated to continuing to provide revolutionary, industry-leading Gigabit Ethernet over copper solutions to meet our customers' continuous needs for high-performance networking solutions." Alaska Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Product Information Marvell's Alaska and Alaska plus SERDES devices were designed and fabricated using 0.18 micron 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. process technology. The Alaska transceivers operate at all three data rates currently defined by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3 Ethernet standard- 1000 Mbps, 100Mbps and 10 Mbps. Products based on the Alaska device, which implements the IEEE 802.3u compliant Auto-Negotiation function, will offer a true plug-and-play system enabling backward compatibility to the installed base of 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10 Mbps Ethernet networks. The device, using mixed-signal/digital signal processing and power management techniques, achieves power dissipation of only 1.8 Watts. Marvell's Alaska PHY See physical layer and physical. transceivers use state-of-the-art DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive architecture, advanced mixed-signal processing and high-speed digital circuit technology to implement digital adaptive equalization, echo cancellation, cross-talk cancellation, digital timing recovery, line driver support, encoders, and decoders. Marvell's high precision analog-to-digital converters result in robust performance in noisy environments with the added feature of low power dissipation. Marvell's mixed-signal and DSP design techniques result in high differential/integral linearity, high power supply noise rejection and low error rates. Transmitting and receiving data simultaneously on all four pairs of cable, the Alaska chip achieves 2 gigabits per second data throughput. The Alaska family of Gigabit Ethernet transceivers leverages technology developed through four generations of PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) A technique used to differentiate a valid signal from noise by measuring the rate of change at various intervals of the rising waveform. read channels designed for the data storage market as well as Marvell's field-proven Fast Ethernet physical layer devices. Marvell's Alaska Gigabit Ethernet transceiver is designed to meet the demands of robust networking systems where high performance and low power are absolutely necessary. Availability Marvell's 117-pin Alaska (88E1010) and Alaska plus SERDES (88E1010S) devices are available today. About Marvell Marvell is comprised of Marvell Technology Group Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is an American producer of storage, communications and consumer semiconductor products. Their products can be found in a range of applications:
MAPL Mid Atlantic Prep League MAPL Maximum Allowable Path Loss MAPL Military Acquisition Position List(ing) MAPL Master of Advocacy and Political Leadership ) and Marvell Japan K.K. (MJKK). On behalf of MTGL, MSI develops proprietary Communications Mixed-Signal Processing (CMSP CMSP Custom Medical Stock Photo (Chicago, Illinois) CMSP California Motorcyclist Safety Program CMSP Certified Mine Safety Professional CMSP Certified Modeling & Simulation Professional CMSP Content Management Service Provider ) technology for increased information capacity of data storage and data communications products. MAPL is headquartered in Singapore and is responsible for Marvell's production and distribution operations. As used in this release, the terms "Company" and "Marvell" refer to the entire group of companies. The Company's proprietary CMSP technology combines custom digital signal processing algorithms to allow technology customers to store and move digital data on demand at high data access rates. MSI is headquartered at 645 Almanor Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif., 94085; phone: (408) 222-2500, fax: (408) 328-0120. |
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