Legerity Unveils Breakthrough Technology for Cost-Effective ADSL and Pots Voice Integration.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2001 Advanced High-Voltage, High-Speed Process Technology Enables New Semiconductor Product Line to Reduce the Cost and Complexity of Integrated Data + Voice Systems Legerity, the proven communication IC company, today unveiled at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference International Solid-State Circuits Conference is a global forum for presentation of advances in solid-state circuits and Systems-on-a-Chip. The Conference offers a unique opportunity for engineers working at the cutting edge of IC design to maintain technical currency, and to (ISSCC ISSCC International Solid State Circuits Conference ISSCC International Student Services Center Corporation Limited ) a new high-voltage, high-speed line driver architecture, designed to significantly reduce the footprint, cost and complexity of integrated data and voice switches. The forthcoming product line, code-named "BroadSword," will be fabricated using Legerity's next-generation HV7 process technology. Legerity's high-voltage, high-speed HV7 process represents a dramatic leap forward in bipolar technology. Legerity ICs manufactured on the 170V, silicon-on-insulator (SOI (Silicon On Insulator) A chip architecture that increases transistor switching speed by reducing capacitance (build-up of electrical charges in the transistor's elements), and thus reducing the discharge time. The power requirement is also reduced in some designs. ), dielectrically isolated HV7 process are able to handle the high voltages required for voice communications and ring generation, as well as support the higher frequencies needed for ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line data transmission. Legerity is leveraging its unique HV7 process technology to develop new line driver circuits that will support integrated voice and full-rate ADSL Refers to the standard ADSL technology in contrast to the slower-speed G.lite version. See DSL. services through a single line interface without separate splitters, SLICs and conventional data-only line drivers. The HV7 process will also be used to produce high-performance line driver devices for smaller-footprint 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. applications. "Widespread, commercially viable ADSL requires not only innovative circuit design but also breakthroughs in process technology. Legerity has addressed this challenge by using its advanced HV7 bipolar process technology to fabricate a forthcoming line of high-voltage, high-speed line drivers. Legerity's HV7 process supports both high voltages and high data rates, which appears to be a winning combination for the ADSL market. HV7 also holds huge potential for other broadband applications, ranging from cable telephony See cable telephone. to voice over IP," said Fred Zieber, president of Pathfinder Research, Inc., an analyst firm based in 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. , Calif. "The communication industry stands to benefit greatly from the breakthroughs in data and voice integration enabled by Legerity's process technology and proven IC designs," said Ron Van Dell, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Legerity. "Competitive access providers want to add voice offerings, incumbents want to deliver data, and consumers want faster, easier and more affordable broadband services. Forthcoming Legerity IC products based on our HV7 process will deliver these benefits to carriers and consumers by increasing the density and driving down the power and cost of system solutions that provide integrated full-rate ADSL and voice services." The first products from Legerity's BroadSword family are planned to be commercially available toward the end of the second quarter of 2001. About Legerity, Inc. Legerity is the proven communication integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) company providing system solutions that accelerate the deployment of integrated voice and data networks. Legerity combines IC design expertise and unique process technology with global applications support for leading communication OEMs worldwide. Visit Legerity on the Web at www.legerity.com. Legerity, the Legerity logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Legerity, Inc. All other brand and product names are used for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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