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Conexant Joins 2.0 Club

Conexant Systems used BroadbandPlus as a forum to introduce the CX24951, a single-chip cable modem based on DOCSIS 2.0, an advanced CableLabs specification that triples cable's upstream and reduces unwanted noise.

The unit with the unwieldy name can support the advanced time-division multiple-access (A-TDMA) and synchronous code-division multiple-access scheme (S-CDMA) specifications required under DOCSIS 2.0.

The CX24951 can generate 500 million instructions per second (MIPS) and houses an embedded interface for access to the company's HomePlug 1.0-certified powerline and HomePNA phoneline semiconductor products and other home networking devices.

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Conexant said the new chip is now available in sample quantities, with production accelerating in the first quarter of 2003. The modem is priced at $21 in OEM (original equipment manufacturer) volumes of 10,000 units.

Conexant did not disclose which cable modem vendors have committed to use the new chip. A number of cable modem makers use Conexant chipsets in their EuroDOCSIS, DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1 models, including Accton, Belkin Corp., Best Data Products, CastleNet, D-Link, Dakos, Powercom, Samsung, SMC Networks and Zoom Technologies.

In other news, Conexant selected Ashley Laurent's BroadWay 2.0 CableHome software suite for integration with its current and next-generation modem chips. This integration should reduce product development costs and help speed time to market, a Conexant spokesperson said.

Conexant joins Broadcom, Texas Instruments and Terayon in the cutting-edge, DOCSIS 2.0 modem and CMTS club.

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Conexant Joins 2.0 Club

Cable World, Dec 9, 2002

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