Xtensa Processor Chosen For Broadband Optical Network Socs

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, March 11, 2002

Tensilica Inc. has announced that OptiX Networks has licensed the company's Xtensa technology. OptiX Networks will employ Tensilica processor cores in VLSI chipsets targeted at Broadband Optical Backbone, Interoffice and Metro Area Communications applications.

OptiX Networks director of engineering, Aryeh Lezerovitz, said, "We have evaluated a number of approaches to fulfilling the processor requirements of our chipset, and have selected Xtensa due to its intrinsic functionality and compatibility. Our SOCs will offer many differentiated and proprietary features, and for this reason, we needed a flexible, tailorable and proven processor solution. Xtensa provides an excellent fit for our requirements."

Bernie Rosenthal, Tensilica's senior vice president of marketing and business development, commented "This design win is a poster example for Xtensa technology's broad applicability across a range of SOC applications. We are indeed pleased to be selected by OptiX Networks for their transport and optical switching chipset, and we look forward to watching their success in the market place."

OptiX Networks is a fabless semiconductor company that is focused on developing and marketing VLSI solutions for the broadband optical backbone market. The company's mission is to be a market leader enabling the flexible support of broadband networks. Its products are targeted to support the evolving worldwide markets of both WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) transport and optical switching, which are key components in serving the worldwide telecommunications and data communications markets.