Intel Rolls Out First Chip in Line Specifically for Embedded Communications
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001--Intel
Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC - news) today enhanced its approach to advanced
building blocks for communications solutions by introducing the first
in a line of chips specifically designed for the embedded industry.
The new product, the Intel® 82801E Communications I/O Controller
Hub (C-ICH), integrates multiple communications ports, eliminating the
need for separate networking chips that otherwise would be required.
Reducing the number of chips in a design simplifies development and
reduces the overall system cost of communications applications based
on Intel® Pentium® III and Celeron® processors, such as
voice-over-IP, firewall and virtual-private-network appliances.
The 82801E C-ICH features dual 10/100 media access controllers and
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) ports. Working with
an appropriate Intel® chipset, the highly scalable C-ICH enables
developers to create communications systems that can be easily
tailored to meet changing needs.
"Faced with a demand for increasingly feature-rich communications
products, developers of embedded communications solutions are
demanding building blocks, such as the 82801E C-ICH, designed for
their specific needs," said Joe Jensen, general manager of Intel's
Embedded Intel Architecture Division. "This is the first offering in a
series of embedded Intel Architecture components for communications
products that will be available as standard building blocks."
To further simplify the design job, the new Intel®
Communications I/O Controller Hub Value Appliance Reference Design
provides developers a basic design for a standard printed circuit
board that can be used in a variety of networking applications. The
reference design can be downloaded at
http://developer.intel.com/platforms/applied/eiacomm/value3/value3.htm
without charge.
Production units of the Intel 82801E C-ICH will be available in
January and will cost $15 in quantities of 10,000.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
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Contact:
Intel Corporation
Scott E. Smith, 510/624-9422
scott1.e.smith@intel.com
