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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX AND APPLIED TELECOM ANNOUNCE $15 IMA SOLUTION
FOR SPARTAN™-II FPGAS
Cost-effective Spartan-II implementation competes directly with
ASSPs
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 17, 2000-Xilinx Inc., (NASDAQ:XLNX)
and Applied Telecom, Inc. today announced the
immediate availability of an eight-channel Inverse Multiplexer for ATM (IMA) core
for use with the new Xilinx Spartan-II FPGAs.
The new IMA-8 core developed, sold and supported by AllianceCORE partner Applied
Telecom, further expands the penetration of the application specific standard product
(ASSP) marketplace by the Spartan-II family.
Applied Telecom's new Spartan-II FPGA based IMA-8 solution can support up to eight
channels, and targets network access systems such as adapters and switches with an
emphasis on low-cost applications typically served by ASSP vendors. The IMA
market, according to Dataquest Inc., San Jose, Calif., reached $2.8 billion in 1998
with prospects of increasing by 21 percent per year.
"Mariner Networks uses Applied
Telecom's IMA solution for the Dexter product line of access concentrators,"
said David Scheel, president and CEO of Mariner Networks. "We have confidently
used this solution for over a year in our IMA module products, which have been successfully
deployed in applications around the world. The new Spartan-II version of this
IMA solution provides us with design flexibility and time-to-market advantages, at
a lower cost than existing ASSPs."
Programmable ASSP at half the ASSP cost
Applied Telecom's Spartan-II IMA-8 solution cuts the costs by half, in comparison
with typical off-the-shelf 8-channel IMA ASSPs available in the market today.
IMA is still an emerging technology with limited test equipment support and compliance
test suites. An FPGA-based IMA solution, with efficient partitioning of hardware
and software functions, provides the necessary scalability and flexibility to handle
all applications and adapt to changing standards.
"Telecom and networking companies require an integrated IMA solution
with FPGA-like flexibility at ASSP price points," said Jim Beatty, president
of Applied Telecom. "Our IMA-8 core uses Spartan-II features such as BlockRAM™,
true dual port RAMs, ROMs, and tristate buffers to achieve the required integration
and performance. This combination of density, system-level features and pricing
of the new Spartan-II family creates the perfect solution for system manufacturers."
Standardized solution for IMA applications
The IMA-8 core has been field proven, refined and validated by multiple rounds of
extensive testing at the InterOperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire,
the facility used by telecom vendors to verify the interoperability of their products.
First standardized by the ATM Forum in 1997, and recently updated in 1999, IMA is
applicable to both public and private networks and allows end users to enjoy the
many benefits of ATM. IMA applications include:
- Transmission of a high-bandwidth stream of ATM cells over multiple T1 or E1 facilities.
- ATM Wide Area Network (WAN) access equipment, including ATM switches and routers.
- ATM access concentrators, multiplexers and communication servers.
- WAN interface for general purpose access multiplexers, traffic aggregators and
access switches.
- Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), where IMA can be used to
interconnect the DSLAM with a remote access multiplexer as the high-speed network
interface.
Spartan-II FPGAs
The Spartan-II family delivers 100,000 system gates for under $15 at speeds of 200
MHz and beyond, offering unmatched design flexibility. These low-powered 2.5-volt
devices feature I/Os that operate at up to 3.3 volts with full 5-volt tolerance.
Spartan-II devices also feature multiple Delay Lock Loops (DLLs), on-chip RAM (block
and distributed) and the versatility of Select I/O technology supporting over 16
high-performance interface standards; all of this in a device that offers unlimited
programmability and can even be upgraded in the field.
"The Spartan-II family, combined with its vast soft IP portfolio, is
the first programmable logic solution in the industry to effectively penetrate the
ASSP marketplace," said Robert Bielby, Xilinx director of strategic applications.
"Applied Telecom's IMA-8 solution ported to the Spartan-II device highlights
the value of a programmable ASSP. The combined solution competes very effectively
on cost and features against stand-alone ASSP solutions."
Availability and Pricing
The IMA-8 core is immediately available for use in Spartan-II FPGAs. An evaluation
board and the DRV-IMA software are also available now. All IMA products can be purchased
directly from Applied Telecom. The datasheet can be downloaded from the Xilinx IP
Center (www.xilinx.com/ipcenter), a comprehensive resource for system-level intellectual
property and services. The Spartan-II XC2S150 FPGA with 150,000 system gates lists
for $15* in high volumes.
About Applied Telecom
Applied Telecom, Inc. is a leading supplier of embedded communications products and
technologies that meet the needs of communications equipment and semiconductor device
manufacturers. The technical focus includes but is not limited to communications
standards such as SONET/SDH, PDH and ATM. Software and hardware products from Applied
Telecom provide vital standards-compliant system functions and are designed with
well-defined interfaces and features to work in many different system architectures
and applications. For more information, visit the Applied Telecom website at www.apptel.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including
advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions
delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array
(FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx
solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products
for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control,
instrumentation, high-reliability/military and consumer markets. For more information,
visit the Xilinx website at www.xilinx.com.
*Based upon volume projections of 250k units, -5 speed, FG256 package,
End of 2000
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