IDT Announces Industry's First Network Search Engine Manufactured on TSMC's 90 Nanometer Process Technology; Leading Technology Innovators Leverage Intimate Knowledge of Design Expertise and Fabrication Process to Achieve Manufacturing Milestone
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec. 7, 2005—
IDT(TM) (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.)
(NASDAQ:IDTI), the leading provider of network search engines (NSEs),
today announced the industry's first NSE manufactured on TSMC's
(Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 90 nanometer (nm) process
technology. This next-generation IDT device, which is now sampling,
achieves new levels of performance, cost and power consumption to
further accelerate packet processing in enterprise switches and
core/edge routers.
Utilizing cutting-edge process technology and innovative design
techniques, the IDT next-generation NSE doubles core search
performance while cutting power consumption in half and reducing
package size by 30 percent. In addition, because the TSMC 90 nm
technology utilizes 300mm wafers for its manufacturing process, IDT
achieves world-class economy of scale and efficient NSE production.
"Our product development strategy incorporates the right mix of
in-house manufacturing and outsourcing to leading facilities such as
TSMC," said Scott Sarnikowski, vice president and general manager for
the IDT IP co-processor division. "In this case, we are able to
leverage our design expertise with TSMC's intimate knowledge of the
fabrication process to develop NSEs that provide new levels of
performance to support the emergence of next-generation triple-play
services such as IP TV and VoIP, as well as to provide more efficient
processing of IPv6 traffic."
"TSMC continues to accelerate the development of next-generation
products based on leading-edge process technologies," said Kenneth
Kin, senior vice president of worldwide sales and service for TSMC. "A
successful union between fabrication facility and semiconductor
provider relies on innovative and market-leading products that
complement the latest developments in process technology. As a
consequence, IDT, the premier provider of NSEs, enables new levels of
service and functionality in emerging communications networks."
In addition to offering the industry's first NSE manufactured on
90 nm process technology, IDT is also the first NSE vendor to announce
shipments exceeding seven million units. All of the company's NSE
devices are coupled with comprehensive design support, including
hardware and software design tools that speed time to market and lower
overall development costs.
TSMC's Nexsys 90nm is the only foundry process at that node to
feature standard copper interconnects, low-k dielectrics, and 12-inch
wafer production. The Nexsys 90nm process provides a 2-times gate
density improvement, 35 percent faster speed, 60 percent improvement
in active power savings and a 20 percent interconnect RC improvement
compared to the company's 0.13 micron process.
IDT Network Search Engine Solutions
IDT provides a comprehensive family of NSEs that accelerate packet
processing and enable intelligent application management in
next-generation networking equipment. IDT is recognized by RHK, Inc.
and IDC as the technology leader, and as the volume shipment leader of
NSEs. IDT offers the industry's highest-performance NSE operating up
to 250 MHz, and was the first vendor to introduce an NSE with an
integrated LA-1 interface. The IDT NSE portfolio includes a family of
custom devices, as well as families of NSEs with high-performance
interfaces for ASICs, and glue-less interfaces to leading network
processors, to accelerate packet classification and forwarding in
core, metro and access networks. IDT is an Associate Member of the
Intel(R) Communications Alliance (www.intel.com/go/ica).
About IDT
IDT is a global leader in semiconductor solutions for advanced
network services. IDT serves its customers by applying its advanced
processing, timing and memory technologies to create flexible, highly
integrated products that enhance the functionality and processing of
networking, computing, and consumer equipment. IDT accelerates
innovation with products such as network search engines (NSEs),
flow-control management (FCM) ICs, standards-based serial switching
and bridging devices, and leading timing solutions products. The IDT
timing solutions portfolio now integrates technologies from IDT, ICS
and Freescale, providing a comprehensive mix of devices for virtually
any advanced electronics system. In addition, the company's product
mix consists of FIFOs, multi-ports, telecommunications,
high-performance digital logic and high-speed SRAMs to meet the
requirements of leading communications companies.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company employs
approximately 2,900 people worldwide and has a wafer manufacturing
facility in Oregon, an assembly and test facility in Malaysia, a test
facility in Singapore, and design centers in China, Canada, and the
United States.
IDT and the IDT logo are trademarks of Integrated Device
Technology, Inc. Other brands, product names and marks are trademarks,
registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective owners.
Contact:
IDT Corporate Communications
Carolyn Robinson, 408-284-8515
Email Contact
or
Porter Novelli
Brad Langley, 408-369-4600 ext. 636
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