ITeX and Taiwan's CCL/ITRI Sign MOU for ADSL Chipsets And Joint Product Development
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Telecom Express, Inc. (ITeX) today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Computer and Communication Research Laboratories/Industrial Technology Research Institute (CCL/ITRI), a prestigious and influential research and development lab in Taiwan. Under the terms of this initial agreement, ITeX will be one of CCL/ITRI's primary ADSL chipset suppliers. Accordingly, CCL/ITRI will design an ADSL application system for its consortium, which is made up of more than 14 leading modem manufactures and OEMs. ITeX will supply CCL/ITRI with its G.dmt and G.lite compliant Apollo ADSL Chipsets and host-based G.lite Scalable ADSL Modem (SAM) Chipset, both compatible with T1.413 standard central office equipment. A formal contract between the two parties is expected in early 1999.
''One of our most important missions at CCL/ITRI is to provide our consortium with state-of-the-art technology to help accelerate manufacturing of advanced solutions for the market,'' said Dr. Tzung-Pao Lin, Director of Communications Systems Division of CCL.
Lin continued, ''ITeX's range of ADSL chipset solutions are extremely flexible, cost-effective and compatible with major ADSL central office equipment, all elements which will be very attractive to our consortium members.''
According to Jow Peng, ITeX' s Senior Director of Marketing, ''ITeX is extremely pleased and honored that the CCL/ITRI recognized the versatility of ITeX's ADSL chipset solutions, their compatibility with ADSL central office equipment and ITeX's commitment to enable the ADSL market with our cost-effective chipset solutions.''
About CCL/ITRI:
The Computer and Communications Research Laboratories (CCL) is located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Spun off in 1990, from the Electronic Research and Service Organization of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ERSO/ITRI), it has since grown into one of the biggest members of the ITRI. CCL amasses nearly one thousand employees, of whom 11.3% hold Ph.Ds., and 52% Master's degrees.
CCL is entrusted with the mission of enhancing the competitive position of the domestic information, communications and consumer electronic industries through advanced technology development. Commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), CCL executes technology development projects of national scale, by means of which a solid base of technology expertise is formed within. CCL is also actively engaged in technology dissemination to the industries.
About Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.:
ITeX, a privately owned company, is in business to design, manufacture, market and support ADSL semiconductor solutions for the telecommunications equipment, PC and consumer electronics industries. The company provides solutions that give system manufacturers advantages in system design, flexibility, scalability and cost. ITeX has significant resources that include important technical and management skills such as design expertise in analog, digital and mixed-signal technologies. The company has strategic partnerships with Alcatel, the leading ADSL equipment manufacturer, as well as foundries in Asia.
Located in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, ITeX currently employs 104 people. The company's engineering team is made up of 80 research and development engineers, including 14 scientists with Ph.D. degrees. ITeX also has a research office in Los Angeles, and sales offices in Round Rock, Texas, and Taipei, Taiwan. The company is a member of ADSL Forum, Universal ADSL Working Group (UAWG), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and T1E1. Additional information about the company can be found on ITeX's website at www.itexinc.com.
SOURCE: Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.
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