TDK Semiconductor's Fast Ethernet Transceiver Qualifies for NVIDIA nForce2 Platform Processors.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Connects Desktops, Laptops, Game Consoles, Set-Top Boxes and Other Devices to 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. Semiconductor Corp.'s 78Q2120 Fast Ethernet PHY See physical layer and physical. , one of the computer industry's best known Ethernet transceivers, has been qualified by NVIDIA Corp. for use with NVIDIA's new nForce2(TM) family of platform processors, a revolutionary graphics and multimedia PC architecture. TDK Semiconductor's expertise is in mixed-signal technologies and products, such as digital/analog interfaces and line drivers. Its 78Q2120 functions at the physical layer interface to make the digital/analog connection to standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet media. A product like this is necessary for every device using Ethernet, including desktop and laptop computers, set-top boxes, and game consoles. "We believe TDK has set the quality benchmark for Ethernet transceivers," said Brian Truesdale, the company's vice president of marketing and business development. "Our return rate from customers is 100 DPPM DPPM Defective Parts Per Million (Six Sigma metric, manufacturing) DPPM diphenylphosphino methane DPPM Differential Pulse Position Modulation DPPM Defence Policy Procurement Manual (Australia) (defective parts per million parts per million mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm. ). That's one-tenth the failure rate of competitive PHYs. To our knowledge, not one faulty 78Q2120 has ever found its way into a end-user customer's hands." "We are impressed with TDK's quality rating, and that's why we asked TDK to submit its part for our qualification testing," said Drew Henry, senior director of platform business at NVIDIA. "TDK's fast Ethernet PHY came through with flying colors, and we are convinced that graphics and multimedia applications taking advantage of our nForce2 platform processors and TDK's 78Q2120 transceiver will experience the best of both worlds -- performance and reliability." About the 78Q2120 TDK Semiconductor made its mark in the Fast Ethernet market with the 78Q2120 when it was offered as the world's first 3.3V and 5V 10/100TX PHY. TDK's successful inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ to mobile computing applications occurred in part because the 78Q2120 offered the lowest power consumption available (313mW, maximum). In addition to mobile use, the device proved well suited for applications confined by stringent power requirements, long cable lengths and non-CAT-5 line segments. The TDK 78Q2120 includes an integrated Media Independent Interface, ENDECs, scrambler/descrambler, dual-speed clock recovery, and auto-negotiation functions. The transmitter includes an on-chip pulse-shaper and a low-power line driver. The receiver has an adaptive equalizer and a baseline restoration circuit required for accurate clock and data recovery. The transceiver interfaces to Cat-5 or Cat-3 unshielded twisted pair See twisted pair. (hardware) unshielded twisted pair - (UTP) Normal telephone wire (in the USA). It may be used for computer to computer communications, e.g. using a version of Ethernet or localtalk. It is much cheaper than standard "full-spec" Ethernet cable. (UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair ) cabling, and is connected to the line media via 1:1 isolation transformers. No external filter is required. About TDK Semiconductor TDK Semiconductor, part of the $4.8 billion TDK Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TDK), provides advanced ICs for communications markets worldwide. The company produces analog and mixed-signal products for applications such as digital cable and satellite set-top boxes; local, metro and wide area networking; and point of sale terminals, credit card verification See CSC. systems and smart card readers. Further information is available on the company's Web site http://www.tdksemiconductor.com, by e-mail support@tdksemiconductor.com or by calling 714/508-8800. About NVIDIA NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA NVDA NVIDIA Corp (stock symbol) NVDA Non-Violent Direct Action (direct resistance lobbying) NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (open-source screen reader) ) is a visual computing technology and market leader dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video games consoles. NVIDIA has headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. and employs more than 1,400 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.nvidia.com. 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