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Ideal for Control or Datapath in Network Access Applications
Network access designers need to deal with huge amounts of data processing in real time. Tensilica's embedded controllers and DSPs are ideal for networking applications because they can be optimized to exactly fit the datapath and to efficiently process the data, particularly for PHY and MAC layer control and packet processing, providing the optimum size, lowest power, and best performance.
That's why they're used in:
- Cellular baseband by Design Art Networks, Fujutsu, NEC and Panasonic
- VDSL modems by Ikanos and Triductor
- WiMax chips by Design Art Networks
- 10G Ethernet PHYs by Aquantia and Plato Networks
- Bluetooth by Atheros
- T-MMB receiver DSP by NuFront
- Wireline chips by DS2
- Ultra wide band (UWB) chips by WiLinx
- And Marvel uses Xtensa processors in their Yukon family of Ethernet controllers, the LinkStreet family of SHOHO router chips, and the Horizon family of communications controllers.
Companies using Tensilica's processors in network access devices:
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Aquantia uses the Diamond Standard 108Mini processor core for their 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer transceiver chip design. See press release.
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Atheros is using Tensilica's Xtensa processor in the AR3011 Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm) product. The Atheros AR3011 is a highly integrated, all-CMOS, single-chip Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR solution specifically designed for both laptop and desktop PCs. Designed for the smallest form factor, the AR3011 has a very power efficient architecture. See press release |
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DesignArt Networks is using multiple Xtensa LX2 cores in PHY and MAC layers. Some replace RTL state machines and some are custom DSP engines, handling high-speed signal processing functions. See press release
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Tensilica's Xtensa processor is designed into DS2's 200 Mbps Altana chipset for IPTV, HD Video and audio applications. It delivers room-to-room HD streaming and allows customers to instantly connect devices over home wiring. DS2 offers full backward and forward interoperability between each technology generation. This is necessary to-facilitate the creation of a networked Digital Home. Without full interoperability, different generations of Powerline technology will not connect at full speed when used together on the same home network or in service provider applications. DS2's customers include British Telecom, Telefonica, and Portugal Telecom in Europe, where IPTV roll-out is very advanced. See press release. |
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Coriinex AV200 CableLAN Router
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Corinex AV200 Powerline Adapter
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D-Link DHP300 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter
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NetGear Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adapter XHD111
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Fujitsu Limited of Tokyo, Japan, has licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core as the baseband processor for Fujitsu’s mobile phone. See press release. | |
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Ikanos uses the Xtensa processor in the VDSL modem engine. The SmartLeap chipsets utilize up to 12MHz of spectrum, providing up to highly dense solutions with 60Mbps downstream and 30Mbps upstream performance. See success story. | |
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Marvel's NetGX co-processor is used across a number of Marvell products, and if fully optimized by Marvell, through the use of TIE instructions, to carry packet processing applications. Marvell's products featuring Tensilica's Xtensa processor include the Yukon EC 88E8050 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the Link Street 88E6318 IPSec VPN Gateway Router, the Horizon GT-96122 and GT-96132 Communications Controllers, and the Horizon MV96360/MV96340 Communications Controllers.
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NEC licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core for NEC’s Mobile Phone SOC. NEC will develop Mobile Phone SOCs using several different configurations of the Xtensa processor. See press release. | |
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NuFront Software of Beijing, China, has designed a baseband DSP for China's Mobile TV handset standard. They are using the Xtensa processor because they can optimize it for the performance they need. See press release. NuFront's T-MMB mobile solution was demonstrated at China's IIC 2008 exhibitions. See press release. |
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Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. has licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core for a baseband processor integrated circuit for mobile phones. See press release. | |
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Triductor has used the Diamond 212GP processor as the system controller for VDSL2 design for both the customer premise (CPE) and central office (CO) designs. See press release.
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WiLinx uses the Xtensa LX2 configurable processor for its low-power True-UWB chip, which offers 7 GHZ (from 3 to 10 GHz) of air spectrum as the key enabler for worldwide adoption of UWB into the cellular phone handsets, PCs, PC peripherals and CE (consumer electronics) devices. See press release. | |
