Infineon Technologies Geminax ADSL Solution Chosen by Siemens ICN for its XpressLink DSLAM.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002 Infineon Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IFX)(FSE FSE 1. feline spongiform encephalopathy. 2. focal symmetrical encephalomalacia. :IFX), a leading provider of integrated circuits for advanced communications systems, today announced that Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN ICN International Council of Nurses. ) has selected its Geminax chipset for high-performance ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line line cards to be used in the Siemens XpressLink DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ) system. Broadband access system vendors use the Geminax chipset to implement the complete transceiver solution for data only and integrated voice/data ADSL line cards. Exceptional flexibility combined with leading edge data rate and loop reach performance makes the chipset an ideal solution for high volume world wide deployed ADSL line cards. "The high integration of Infineon's ADSL chipset allowed us to implement a 64-channel ADSL data only line card that meets our aggressive cost, space and performance goals," said Dr. Hermann Rodler, Vice President Access Solutions at Siemens ICN. "We are delighted that Siemens ICN, a world leading provider of DSLAM systems, has chosen Infineon's Geminax ADSL solution for it's high volume XpressLink system," said Christian Wolff, Vice President of Infineon's Communications Business Group and General Manager of the Access Business Unit. "Siemens ICN's selection of the Geminax chipset is a further validation of our product roadmap and extends our market success as an xDSL supplier providing ADSL, SHDSL SHDSL Single-Line High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High-Density Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line (Ericsson) SHDSL Symmetrical Highspeed Digital Subscriber Loop and VDSL solutions." The Geminax chipset provides a single programmable hardware platform for line cards supporting ADSL data-only, integrated voice/data, and POTS channels. It supports all of the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. (ITU) as well as regional specifications for ADSL and ADSL2 data links. The Geminax also offers a seamless migration path towards the emerging ADSL+ standard, thus enabling equipment manufacturers to use a single line card for global deployment. About Infineon Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for the automotive and industrial sectors, for applications in the wired communications markets, secure mobile solutions as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the fiscal year 2002 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 5.21 billion with about 30,400 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and 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. (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com. Glossary -- DSLAM -- Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer -- ADSL -- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line -- SLIC -- Subscriber Line Interface Circuits -- POTS -- Plain Old Telephone Service This news release is available online at http://www.infineon.com/news/ |
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