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To: James Connolly who wrote (7716)	5/1/2000 2:48:00 PM
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Intel's new network ICs target enterprise-class applications semibiznews.com Increasing its presence in network processors, Intel Corp. this week is expected to announce its second-generation line for this emerging market. The company also will ship a new development system for OEMs and outline future memory architectures for its devices. The microprocessor giant plans to flood the market with a variety of network-processor chips geared for four major LAN/WAN markets: carrier-class, enterprise, remote-access, and SOHO (small office/home office). "The initial network processors were geared for the edge of the network," said Doug Carrigan, senior product engineer at Intel in Santa Clara, Calif. "As the market matures, the technology is moving in many different segments. Each segment will have its own and different requirements." Intel has built a solid foundation in this business in the last 12 months. Last year, it acquired Softcom Microsystems, a supplier of network processors for carrier-class applications. Earlier this year, the company purchased Basis Communications, a supplier of processors for the digital subscriber line market. And late last year, Intel announced its internally developed network processor. Dubbed the IXP1200, the chip has six 166-MHz RISC-based engines embedded within a StrongARM RISC processor. This week, it will announce the second iteration of that part, designed for enterprise-based switches and routers. The new IXP1200 chip embeds six 200-MHz RISC-based engines within the StrongARM processor, and has a throughput of about 3 million data packets per second, according to Intel. The new chip also includes a high-speed memory interface based on SDRAM technology, and is said to provide from 400 to 800 Mbytes/s of peak bandwidth. Other network-processor vendors, including SiTera Inc. (now owned by Vitesse Semiconductor Inc.), have endorsed Rambus Inc.'s high-speed memory interface. Intel, which supports Rambus' architecture on the PC side, has not dismissed the technology's communications capabilities. "SDRAM is an optimal solution in terms of cost per bit. But it's also clear that Rambus provides a lot of bandwidth with very few pins," Carrigan said. Intel's IXP1200 chip is $300 per unit. Samples are now available. The company is also shipping a development system to help OEMs get their product to market more rapidly. Regards JC.