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SandCraft Licenses Alcatel Technology for High Performance Network Infrastructure Chips
SANTA CLARA & CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001--
Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) and SandCraft Inc., a leader in the design of
high-performance MIPS® processors, today announced that SandCraft
has licensed Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet MAC soft core technology for
its next generation Central Processing Units (CPUs) for advanced
networking services.
With Alcatel's Gigabit Ethernet soft core technology, SandCraft
will bring verified, stable, proven architecture to customers of its
advanced superscalar microprocessor solutions. Alcatel's
industry-leading technology will reduce development risk, facilitate
rapid development of product enhancements, and improve system
performance for SandCraft's customers while preserving their current
hardware and software platforms.
``Our investment in a high-performance, communications processor
family required us to partner with companies that have proven core
technology with a high level of scalability,'' said Dominic McCarthy,
SandCraft's vice president of Architecture. ``The wide deployment of
the Alcatel Gigabit Ethernet MAC soft core has set the standard for
the industry and is a perfect candidate for integration in SandCraft's
next generation communications processors.''
``Demand for ever-increasing bandwidth is driving the need for high
performance CPUs for the network core and edge infrastructure,'' said
Alan Amrod, Alcatel's vice president of Enterprise Marketing.
``SandCraft's highly scalable, standards-compliant architecture will
let customers easily upgrade to new generations of processors while
remaining compatible with their installed base.''
Alcatel is the market leader in 10/100 Mbps and Gigabit Ethernet
media access controller technology and a Principal Member of the
10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. The Alcatel Technology Licensing Group's
silicon-proven products are currently used in approximately 80 percent
of the 10/100 Mbps ports and over 50 percent of the Gigabit Ethernet
ports shipping worldwide.
Alcatel's Technology Licensing Group provides 10/100 Mbps,
Gigabit, triple speed 10/100/1000 Mbps, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet MAC
building blocks in the form of Verilog HDL code for designers of
networking ICs and system devices. Alcatel MAC cores have been
licensed to dozens of companies worldwide including Philips
Semiconductor, Mitel Corporation, Nortel, NEC Electronics, Broadcom,
and Lucent. For additional information about Alcatel Technology
Licensing Group products and services, visit:
http://www2.ind.alcatel.com/prod_sol/internetworking/emac/index.cfm.
About SandCraft
SandCraft Inc. develops and markets advanced superscalar
microprocessor solutions for high-performance networking equipment
based on MIPS Instruction Set Architecture. These ultra-high
performance processors are primarily targeted for use in
communications applications such as control plane processing, Internet
infrastructure, edge switches and routers. For more information about
SandCraft, visit www.sandcraft.com.
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated
end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new
carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales
of $29 billion (EURO 31 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees,
Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information,
visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com.
Contact:
Alcatel
Kristen Bailey, 818/878-4419
kristen.bailey@alcatel.com
or
SandCraft Inc.
Patricia Colby (Pacifico, Inc.), 408/293-8600
pcolby@pacifico.com
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