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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2001-- Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY), the industry leader in high-performance Network Search Engines (NSE), today announced the industry's first 128K NSE with 1.5V core and 1.8V I/O capacity. Target applications include broadband switches and routers supporting multiple data rates at OC-48 and beyond. The CYNSE70128 enables high data rates with performance as fast as 100 million searches per second (MSPS).

Cypress's NSEs - along with its portfolio of high-performance network coprocessors (NCPs) - add wirespeed packet processing to the company's portfolio of networking solutions, which include programmable, physical layer, mixed-signal timing technology, and communications memory solutions for port and backplane applications. Cypress now offers the industry's broadest range of networking solutions with a portfolio that spans the entire linecard.

``Low power consumption is becoming a critical factor for network systems that require multiple NSEs to support large table searches,'' said Rob Raghavan, marketing manager for Cypress's network processing solutions. ``Today's network switches and routers must execute deep packet processing at wire-speeds of OC-48 (2.5 Gbps), OC-192 (9.6 Gbps), and beyond. The CYNSE70128 can accomplish this in a very fast, single-cycle, deterministic fashion while providing low-power operation.''

The CYNSE70128 can operate with 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V devices, allowing designers to incorporate it into existing designs as well as systems using next-generation, low-voltage ASICs or network processors. The device's ternary nature allows for the optimal processing of complex routing protocols. It also has variable entry widths to allow for multi-layer processing; its double-data-rate (DDR) feature enables it to operate without performance degradation at multiple entry widths.

``The CYNSE70128 provides an ideal feature set - including very high performance and low power for network systems - and adds to our existing portfolio of 32K and 64K NSEs,'' said Geoff Charubin, director of marketing for Cypress's Data Communications Division. ``It also extends Cypress's reach across the entire network linecard. Cypress now has a full portfolio of port, packet processing and backplane solutions for network designers. No other company can provide this range of products and services.''

All of Cypress's NSEs can interface through the CYNCP80192 NCP with all current network processors. The CYNCP80192 offers an SSRAM interface, offloads table and pipeline management from the processor, and offers a silicon-optimized ASSP solution to customers. The NCP can interface to multiple CYNSE70128s, as well as the other NSE devices from Cypress, including the CYNSE70032 and the CYNSE70064. These devices have all the features of the CYNSE70128, and they can operate as fast as 83 MSPS.

Cypress's Network Search Engines and Coprocessors

Cypress offers the industry's widest selection of packet processing solutions, including network search engines and network coprocessors. Cypress's packet processing solutions are ideal for use in routers, switches, and other high-performance networking infrastructure systems.

Cypress's NSEs can facilitate both centralized and decentralized architectures. The family includes 32K-entry, 64K-entry and 128K-entry devices, with 256K-entry devices currently in development. They are configurable from 34- to 288-bit data widths to support Layer 2 to Layer 7 applications. These NSEs can search the network database at up to 100 MSPS for wire speeds of OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64 and OC-768/STM-256.

Cypress's network coprocessors manage the interaction between industry standard network processors and Cypress NSEs. These coprocessors accelerate packet processing by offloading tasks from network processors and facilitating database management. The coprocessor's programmable 32-channel descriptor ring supports multiple contexts, which can be programmed independently.

Availability and Pricing

In quantities of 10,000, the CYNSE70128 is priced as low as $129. All are packaged in a 388-ball BGA.

In order to facilitate fast time-to-market, Cypress offers a reference design kit (RDK) that provides the necessary simulation and diagnostic tools for engineers to design and debug their systems quickly. The CYNSE-DEVKIT01 offers various routing schemes to simulate different routing environments. The RDK is available through Cypress sales representatives.

Photo

To download a high-resolution photo of the CYNSE70128, please go to http://www.cypress.com/press/photo/128knse.html.

About Cypress

Cypress Semiconductor is ``Driving the Communications Revolution''(TM) by providing high-performance integrated circuit solutions to fast-growing markets, including data communications, telecommunications, computation, consumer products, and industrial control. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress's product portfolios include high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), network search engines (NSEs), network coprocessors, datapath switching elements (DSEs), networking-optimized and micropower static RAMs; high-bandwidth multi-port and FIFO memories; high-density programmable logic devices; timing technology for PCs and other digital systems; and controllers for Universal Serial Bus (USB).

More than two-thirds of Cypress's sales come from fast-growing communications markets and dynamic companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, and Nortel Networks. Cypress's ability to mix and match its broad portfolio of intellectual property enables targeted, integrated solutions for high-speed systems that feed bandwidth-hungry Internet applications. Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for Internet switching systems and for every Internet data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC.

Cypress employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide with international headquarters in San Jose, California. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CY. More information about Cypress is accessible electronically on the company's worldwide Web site at http://www.cypress.com.

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     Cypress Semiconductor
     John Donovan, 408/943-4885
     JDI@cypress.com