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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (2503)	11/27/2000 8:57:15 PM
From: Junkyardawg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2882

ebnews.com Intel, Analog Devices to detail DSP architecture By Darrell Dunn Electronic Buyers' News (11/27/00, 04:53:36 PM EST) Analog Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. said today they will provide the first details of their joint DSP development effort on December 5. Intel and ADI first announced their intent to co-develop a new DSP architecture in February 1999, and have since provide virtually no details of the project, code-named Frio. The new core is expected to be low power and high performance, and targeted at embedded communications and computing applications such as Internet-enabled cellular handsets. Earlier this year, Ron Smith, vice president of Intel's Wireless Communications & Computing Group, said Frio would likely provide the DSP functionality for its Intel Personal Client Architecture (IPCA) platform, which is built around its previously disclosed XScale microprocessor. It is expected to be pitted against Texas Instruments Inc.'s Open Multimedia Applications Platform, which is built around TI's TMS320C55x DSP and the ARM9 microprocessor. The Frio would be the second jointly developed general-purpose DSP architecture. Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group and Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Group co-developed the StarCore architecture, which is now shipping in volume. In addition to Smith, ADI's chief executive, Jerry Fishman, is scheduled to participate in the Dec. 5 press conference, which will be held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel conference center.

To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (2503)	11/28/2000 12:41:00 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2882

Nov. 28, 2000--The DSL IC market will grow from just over 10 million ports shipped in 1999, to over 90 million by 2004 according to Cahners In-Stat Group, a high-tech market research firm. "The DSL IC market is expanding rapidly in 2000, as providers begin a massive build-out of much-needed DSL infrastructure," states Katherine Bowen, a Research Analyst with In-Stat's Voice and Data Group. "Chipset integration and increasing densities are reducing costs, allowing ASPs to fall and reach mass market levels. The main barrier now lies in provisioning, to reduce the cost and time of deploying DSL." DSL chipset and equipment manufacturers have intensively addressed major obstacles to deployment, including interoperability and standardization. As standards compliance and interoperability become typical, vendors are finding themselves competing primarily on cost. "To balance out this trend, vendors must start competing on levels beyond the mere offering of high-speed DSL access," says Bowen. "This means integrating more value into a DSL chipset and supporting the drive towards true plug-and-play CPE modems." In-Stat has also found that: -- Asymmetrical DSL (ADSL) leads the market, with the top three DSL IC vendors all manufacturers of ADSL chipsets. -- High growth in ADSL is set to continue over the forecast period, as integrated line cards with POTS and ADSL enable penetration of the previously unreachable residential market behind DLCs. This is key to growth in the US, since the percent of the population residing behind DLCs is constantly increasing. -- The market for DSL IC ports is expected to grow at a CAGR of 84.3% through 2004. The report, Silicon Superstar: The DSL IC Market Takes Off (No. NT0007MS), provides a market analysis and five-year forecast from 2000-2004 for symmetrical and asymmetrical DSL chipsets, including SHDSL as well as Lite ADSL. Vendor profiles for companies such as Alcatel, Microelectronics, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), Broadcom, Infineon, Intel, Lucent Microelectronics, NEC, ST Microelectronics and Texas Instruments are also included. To purchase this report, or for additional information, please visit contact Courtney McEuen at 480/609-4533; cmceuen@instat.com. The report price is $3,495 USD. Jim