Tensilica's Xtensa Processor is Employed in Marvell’s
Horizon III Communication Controllers
Xtensa processor used as acceleration engine
for encryption, decryption, flow classification
and ATM features
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sept.
22 2003 – Tensilica Inc., the leading
supplier of configurable and extensible microprocessor
cores announced that MarvellTM has integrated
Tensilica’s Xtensa configurable processor
in its new HorizonTM III family of single-chip
WAN to Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers.
“The Horizon family of communication controllers
has been widely adopted by leading OEMs in the
communications market segment, for a large variety
of converged applications, such as: edge routers,
integrated access devices and VoIP equipment” stated
Alon Hurwitz, Director of Product Marketing for
the Communication Controllers, Marvell Semiconductor. “Tensilica’s
Xtensa processor integrated in our Horizon III
communication controller is the leading solution
to meet our customer’s demand for higher
performance and flexibility.”
The highly customized Xtensa processor forms the
heart of Marvell’s NetGXTM co- processor.
The Marvell NetGX co-processor is an integrated,
high-performance, low power, and extremely code
efficient 32-bit programmable RISC processor. The
NetGX co-processor enhances data path processing
for full IP security encryption and authentication
protocols as well as flow classification and ATM
features. NetGX allows Marvell’s customers
to introduce highly secured, feature-rich enterprise
products with minimal effort.
The NetGX co-processor is integrated into the
Horizon III controllers and other Marvell communications
solutions. The Marvell Horizon III family allows
leading OEMs to build feature-rich, highly integrated
and cost-optimized routers for customers migrating
from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet. The NetGX
co-processor also was used in Marvell’s earlier
Horizon products as well as their Link Street 88E6318
IPSec VPN (Virtual Private Network) gateway router.
“Marvell’s application really showcases
the power of our customizable Xtensa processors,” stated
Bernie Rosenthal, Tensilica’s Senior Vice
President of Marketing and Sales. “We are
very pleased that they have been able to use their
innovative NetGX co-processor across several products.”
About Tensilica
Tensilica was founded in July 1997 to address
the growing need for optimized, application-specific
microprocessor solutions in high-volume embedded
applications. With a configurable and extensible
microprocessor core called Xtensa, Tensilica is
the only company that has automated and patented
the time-consuming process of generating a customized
microprocessor core along with a complete software
development tool environment, producing new configurations
in a matter of hours. For more information, visit
www.tensilica.com.
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Editors’ Notes:
- “Tensilica” and “Xtensa” are
registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica
Inc. Marvell, Horizon and NetGX are trademarks
of Marvell. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective holders.
- Tensilica’s announced
licensees are Agilent, Astute Networks, Avision,
Bay Microsystems, Berkeley Wireless Research
Center, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Conexant Systems,
Cypress, ETRI, FUJIFILM Microdevices, Fujitsu
Ltd., Hudson Soft, Hughes Network Systems, IC4IC,
Ikanos Communications, JNI Corporation, Marvell,
Mindspeed Technologies, National Semiconductor,
NEC Laboratories America, NEC Corporation, Nippon
Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), Olympus Optical
Co. Ltd., ONEX Communications, OptiX Networks,
Osaka & Kyoto Universities, S2io, Solid State
Systems, Sony, STMicroelectronics, TranSwitch
Corporation, Trebia Networks, Victor Company
of Japan (JVC) and ZiLOG.
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