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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX, COREDGE AND YAMAICHI DEMONSTRATE FLEXIBLE
10GBPS PACKET PROCESSING ON INDUSTRY STANDARD ATCA/AMC PLATFORM
Proven solution enables rapid deployment of converged
voice,
data and video platforms
CHICAGO, June 6, 2005 - At the SuperComm 2005 communications conference
today, Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the world's leading programmable
logic provider, demonstrated its 10Gbps enabled packet processing
solution, developed with CorEdge Networks and Yamaichi Electronics.
Based on a Xilinx Virtex™-II Pro FPGA, the design platform
is aimed at dramatically driving down communications system design
costs and accelerating time-to-market using an industry standard
ATCA architecture. The proven solution will enable rapid deployment
of converged voice, data and video platforms ultimately aimed at
the digital consumer market. For more information and a live demo,
visit Xilinx booth #29046 June 5-9, McCormick Place Convention Center,
Chicago, or visit www.xilinx.com/virtex4.
The jointly developed platform includes the industry's first reprogrammable
Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) and cutaway AMC carrier and is capable
of switching Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet channels.
The platform provides system designers with the flexibility to support
various applications using a single AMC carrier card. The platform
also enables a more efficient use of the network and provides key
new features such as multi-protocol support and enhanced QoS and
policy-based networking. Providing these intelligent networking
capabilities on an ATCA standardized backplane provides designers
a low-cost architecture that provides Telco-grade reliability in
this rapidly growing market.
Ernie Bergstrom - Principal Analyst with Crystal Cube Consulting
an ATCA market research firm specializing in Open System Platforms
headquartered in the Seattle Metropolitan area , predicts that Xilinx'
ATCA backplane shipments could reach a potential of over 1.5 million
units, based on the Total Available Market (TAM) generating more
than $41 billion in revenue by year-end 2009.
"Early adopters of ATCA-based solutions need the flexibility
to update and upgrade their systems to address changing market needs",
said Will Chu, president of CorEdge Networks. "By instantiating
both our high-performance communications engine and non-blocking,
cut through, low latency 40 Gigabit switch fabric in the Xilinx
Virtex-II Pro FPGA, we are delivering a high performance platform
with programmable flexibility. The solution supports a variety of
interfaces on the line side, mezzanine/chip-to-chip, and backplane
side, enabling a single solution to be configured to support multiple
interfaces and to switch multiple protocols, depending on customer
requirements."
About Xilinx Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs
The Xilinx Virtex-II Pro family is the world's first FPGA to offer
integrated PowerPC embedded technology and 3.125 Gbps serial transceivers.
Virtex-II Pro devices include these multiple PowerPC CPUs and multi-gigabit
serial transceivers at no additional charge, providing unequaled
capability and value for today's system design requirements. Based
on their industry-leading capacity, performance, and cost-effectiveness,
Xilinx® Virtex FPGAs are the number one choice of designers
worldwide.
About CorEdge Networks
CorEdge Networks is a leading supplier of IP/chips, sub-system and
system-level products. Through its dynamically programmable Multi-Protocol
Communications Engine, Multi-Protocol Switch Fabric, and advanced
digital and mixed-signal technologies, the company develops and
markets networking products that enable high performance, scalable,
flexible, reliable and cost-effective solutions for ATCA, HPC and
data center applications. For more information, visit www.coredgenetworks.com.
About Yamaichi Electronics
Yamaichi Electronics is a leading supplier of test and burn-in sockets,
connectors and interconnect systems where reliability and dependability
are paramount to the overall project's success. Yamaichi has rapidly
achieved world class status as a manufacturer of high quality and
reliable components for demanding applications in telecom infrastructure,
industrial automation, high-speed networking, optical filters, and
LCD display assembly. The CN074 series developed by Yamaichi is
the first connector series supporting the Advanced Mezzanine Card
market. Yamiachi is also providing the first working connector for
MicroTCA system demonstrated at SuperComm, 2005. The new connector
is a vertical entry AMC connector mounted directly to the backplane
with 12.5 Gbps speed capability. For more information, visit www.yamaichi.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is the worldwide leader of programmable
logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is available
at www.xilinx.com.
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