Infineon Launches SOCRATES 4 the Industry's Lowest Power Multi-Channel SHDSL Transceiver for High Density Line Cards

Jun 4, 2001 | Market News

Atlanta, June 4, 2001 –– Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX), a leading supplier of communications integrated circuits, today announced at Supercomm the availability of SOCRATES™ 4, the industry’s lowest power, symmetrical high-bit rate digital subscriber line (SHDSL) transceiver that combines four complete SHDSL channels, analog and digital, on a single device, making it ideal for multi-channel applications such as high-density linecards used in DSLAMs and DLCs.

“The growing demand for higher density systems is driving system vendors to seek higher integration and lower power silicon solutions. The SOCRATES™ 4 enables our customers to reduce costs by optimizing these factors“, said Christian Wolff, vice president of Infineon’s communications business group and general manager of the carrier access business unit. “With our new device service providers such as ILECs, CLECs and ISPs can now offer the large business and SOHO markets more competitive solutions over existing copper wires.”

Based on Infineon’s highly reliable SOCRATES™ single channel transceiver announced in April 2000, SOCRATES™ 4 offers the industry’s lowest chip count and a reduced number of passive components. The device also boasts the lowest power consumption on the market at less than 700mW per channel a figure 30 percent below competing solutions.

SOCRATES™ 4: Integrated Multi-channel Device
Infineon is the market leader for integrated features within a single SHDSL package. By combining the analog front end, line driver, microcontroller, tunable hybrid, framer, HDLC controllers and memory into a single 388 pin BGA package, SOCRATES™ 4 reduces the board space required on high density linecards significantly. For example, a 72 channel linecard requires only 1 square inch per port, saving customers overall system costs by reducing the amount of silicon real estate used. In addition to DSLAMs and DLCs, the device can also be used in multi channel IADs, E1/T1 replacement as well as 4-wire repeaters.

About SHDSL


SHDSL features a bit rate from 192 kbps up to 2.3 Mbps and is standardized by ITU G.991.2 and ETSI TS 101524. SHDSL provides roughly 25 percent more loop reach than currently deployed 2B1Q based SDSL technology and offers excellent spectral compatibility with other DSL services like ADSL. With interoperability an increasingly important requirement, SHDSL is well positioned to become the successor to all existing symmetric DSL technologies such as HDSL, HDSL 2 and SDSL.

Pricing and Availability


The SOCRATES™ 4 SHDSL single-chip transceiver, part number PEB 242622, is now available in sample quantities accompanied by a complete firmware and evaluation package. A 32-channel DSLAM density study is also available. Housed in a 388-pin BGA package, SOCRATES™ 4 is priced at US$20 per channel and will start shipping in volume quantities in Q3/2001.


About Infineon


Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for applications in the wired and wireless communications markets, for security systems and smartcards, for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the fiscal year 2000 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 7.28 billion with about 29,000 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com.

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Glossary:



ADSL Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
CLEC Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
DLC Data Link Control
DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Module
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FSAN Full Service Access Network
IAD Integrated Access Devices
HDSL High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
ILEC Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
ISP Internet Service Provider
ITU International Telecommunications Union
SDSL Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
SHDSL Symmetrical High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line

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INFCOM200106.085e

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