MIPS Technologies' MIPS32(R) 74K(R) Core Powers Advanced GPON Processors From BroadLight
12 April 2011 - 6:30AM
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS), a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital
consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business
applications, and BroadLight, a leading supplier of fiber access
processors, today announced that BroadLight's BL23500 third
generation GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) processor family
is powered by the MIPS32® 74K® core. In the BL23500 processors, the
powerful 74K core running at 1GHz controls ONT (optical network
terminal), RGW (residential gateway) and PON (passive optical
network) functionality.
The fast growth of multimedia content and new services, both for
consumer and enterprise customers, has brought high-bandwidth PON
fiber access technology to the forefront as a key enabler of
next-generation networks. Providing bandwidth of 2.5Gbps downstream
and 1.25Gbps upstream, GPON technology can cost-effectively support
tremendous amounts of network traffic. The highly scalable MIPS®
architecture provides performance, power and area efficiency for
GPON CPE (customer premises equipment) and residential gateways, as
well as GPON OLT (optical line terminals) for high-end carrier
applications.
"Continuing our long and successful relationship with MIPS
Technologies, we are pleased to leverage the superscalar 74K core,
which enables high performance, low power, quality of service, and
other features that provide a superior experience in our SoCs,"
said Igor Elkanovich, vice president of VLSI, BroadLight. "GPON
processors for the fiber access mass market must provide fiber
class services, top performance and a high quality of experience at
the lowest possible cost. With the 74K core in our innovative
architecture, the BL23500 GPON family features the most cost
effective implementation, lowest power consumption and the lowest
cost of manufacturing of any chip in its class."
"MIPS Technologies provides the number one processor
architecture for broadband access markets including DSL, cable and
PON, with MIPS processors continuing to lead the way in
fast-growing segments such as GPON. As a long-time MIPS licensee,
BroadLight continues to push the envelope of innovation with its
high-performance, cost-effective, low-power products for fiber
access and other networking market segments," said Art Swift, vice
president of marketing and business development, MIPS
Technologies.
The BL23500 offers a fiber grade architecture that meets both
GPON CPE platform requirements and emerging GPON RGW market
requirements. The BL23500 processors are now shipping to customers
worldwide, including GPON processors for VoIP SFU (single family
unit)/gateway applications, VoIP SFU designs, MDU (multiple
dwelling unit) applications, VoIP SFU/gateway applications
processing, and SFU/SFP (small form factor pluggable) transceiver
designs. Publicly announced customers of the BL23500 family include
Gemtek, the industry-leading maker of broadband wireless and VoIP
devices; Taiwan's Billion Electric Co. Ltd., one of the leading
providers of network equipment and power supply products in Asia
Pacific; Edimax Technology, a global manufacturer of a broad range
of networking and connectivity solutions; and Korea's Deonet, a
leading GPON CPE supplier.
On Tuesday, April 12th, BroadLight founder and vice president of
carriers strategy, Didi Ivancovsky, will be speaking at the
upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2011 in
Las Vegas, Nevada on the topic of "GPON Technology
Developments."
About the MIPS32 74K Core
The MIPS32 74K core family provides essential advantages for
high-performance SoC design, while significantly reducing overall
die area, cost, and power consumption. The fully-synthesizable 74K
cores surpass 1GHz using industry standard libraries and EDA flows.
The 74K core family is based on a superscalar microarchitecture
with out-of-order instruction dispatch. The innovative embedded
microarchitecture also incorporates the MIPS DSP Application
Specific Extension (ASE) Rev2. These instructions, coupled with a
dual-issue 74K microarchitecture, dramatically boost signal
processing performance. The 74K core family is supported by a
robust suite of software development tools, the MIPS DSP Library,
and a third party DSP applications network. This enables SoC
designers to work in a single design environment and significantly
lower system costs by migrating DSP functionality onto a 74K core.
The 74K core is available with or without floating point unit
support.
About Broadlight
BroadLight is a leading provider of highly integrated networking
and embedded processors enabling fiber grade quality of service
delivery for central office and customer premise equipment.
BroadLight's fiber grade architecture powers equipment vendors
serving telecommunication operators' fiber access, fixed mobile
networks and connected digital homes worldwide. For more
information, please visit: http://www.broadlight.com.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of
industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some
of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment,
communications, networking and mobile device markets. These include
broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices
from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top
boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit
microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from
Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is
headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For
more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.
MIPS, MIPS32, 74K and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered
trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks referred to herein are the
property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
Jen Bernier-Santarini
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
+1 408-530-5178
jenb@mips.com
Orit Coty
BroadLight
+972 03-566-3303
pr@broadlight.com
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