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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 dataplane processors (DPUs) 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.

In Japan, we're working with NTT DOCOMO and its partners NEC, Panasonic and Fujitsu, on the LTE rollout. Already the LTE network access modems are on the market:

NTT LTE modem

XI modem used for high-speed data in NTT DOCOMO's LTE network in Japan

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Companies using Tensilica's processors in network access devices:

AppliedMicro


AppliedMicro picked Tensilica's Xtensa LX DPUs for a high-throughput communications design project because of the high-bandwidth, efficient interfaces.  See press release.

Aquantia uses the Diamond Standard 108Mini processor core for their 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer transceiver chip design. See press release.

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

Chelsio


Chelsio Communications is using Xtensa LX DPUs for 10 gigabit Ethernet. See press release

DesignArt Networks is using multiple Xtensa LX DPUs in the PHY and MAC layers of their DAN2400 Femtocell processor.. Some replace RTL state machines and some are custom DSP engines, handling high-speed signal processing functions. See press release

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.

Hughes

 Hughes Network Systems is using Xtensa processors in the HN9000 satellite modem for high-speed satellite Internet connectivity.

 

 

 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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Tensilica's processors have been successfully deployed in dozens of Marvell products over the past decade.

 

NEC licensed the Xtensa LX 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.

NTT Docomo

NTT Docomo is usning several Tensilica DPUs in its newest generation of LTE modems, being rolled out in Japan in 2011. See press release.

Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. has licensed the Xtensa LX DPU for a baseband processor integrated circuit for mobile phones. See press release.

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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