Silicon Laboratories Enables Soft Modems In STMicroelectronics' Set Top Box Processor; Si3070 Silicon DAA Reduces Cost and Simplifies Design.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced that STMicroelectronics, a market leader in set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. processors, has licensed and integrated Silicon Laboratories' system-side silicon direct access arrangement (DAA DAA - Distributed Application Architecture: under design by Hewlett-Packard and Sun. A distributed object management environment that will allow applications to be developed independent of operating system, network or windowing system. ) technology into STMicroelectronics' new STi5100 processor. The integration of Silicon Laboratories' system-side DAA allows set-top box manufacturers to realize a low-cost soft-modem solution utilizing Silicon Laboratories' new Si3070 embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. line-side DAA. Under the licensing agreement, Silicon Laboratories will supply the Si3070 DAA line side device to STMicroelectronics' customers enabling a single-chip soft modem Software that performs modem functions using the computer's main CPU rather than in modem hardware. Instead of using a dedicated data pump, programmable DSP chips are used. For example, the PowerPC and Intel's MMX Pentiums have instructions that allow it to perform modem functions. for low speed applications. The new Si3070, one of Silicon Laboratories' embedded line-side products, is pin compatible with existing line-side devices used in the company's market-leading ISOmodem(R) hardware modem solutions. This enables customers to implement a single layout to support all speeds of hardware and software modems See soft modem. without redesigning the system, maximizing design flexibility while minimizing the risk of transitioning from hardware to software modems. The embedded line-side DAA family leverages Silicon Laboratories' proven DAA technology to achieve global compliance, dramatically reduce the number of discrete components and simplify modem design. "We have leveraged our market leading ISOmodem products and silicon DAA technology to enable the transition to soft modem technology in set-top boxes," said Dave Bresemann, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. "The success of soft modem technology has been proven in the PC market, where, like the set-top box market, price, performance and ease-of-design are key factors in the success of the technology." "Silicon Laboratories is a leader in silicon DAA technology and our joint solution offers leading-edge integration to simplify set-top box design for our customers," said Chris Carter Chris Carter may refer to:
STB - set-top box Division. "The availability of powerful processor technology enabling soft modem support creates a new model for set-top box connectivity based on high-performance, affordable technology." Silicon Laboratories' Si3070 DAA is specifically engineered for cost sensitive, low-speed embedded modem applications. All devices in Silicon Laboratories' embedded line-side product family offer a programmable line interface to meet global telephone line interface requirements and eliminate the need for the analog front end, isolation transformer An isolation transformer is a transformer, often with symmetrical windings, which is used to decouple two circuits. An isolation transformer allows an AC signal or power to be taken from one device and fed into another without electrically connecting the two circuits. , relays, opto-isolators and two- to four-wire hybrid. Availability The Si3070 is available in a 16-pin small outline package. Samples are available now, and volume production will begin in the third quarter of 2004. Silicon Laboratories Inc. Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive mixed-signal integrated circuits A mixed-signal integrated circuit combines analog circuits with digital signal processing (DSP) circuits on a single semiconductor die. An integrated circuit that includes both analog and digital circuitry (but no DSP), like a 555 timer, is generally not considered a mixed-signal (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories please visit www.silabs.com. Cautionary Language This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on Silicon Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Silicon Laboratories believes that it is important to communicate the company's future expectations to investors. However, there may be events in the future that Silicon Laboratories is not able to accurately predict or control. For a discussion of these and other factors that could impact Silicon Laboratories' financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Silicon Laboratories' recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed January 26, 2004, and the 10-Q filed April 26, 2004. Note to editors: Silicon Laboratories, ISOmodem and the Silicon Laboratories logo are trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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