Kawasaki licenses Mysticom PHY - Business - Kawasaki Microelectronics - Mysticom Semiconductor - Brief Article

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, Feb 20, 2004 by Ethernet

Kawasaki Microelectronics, a provider of advanced yet affordable ASICs, and Mysticom Semiconductor, a supplier of innovative high-speed communication ICs and cores, announced that Kawasaki has licensed Mysticom's MystiPHY110, a DSP-based 10/100 Mbps Ethernet physical (PHY) core.

This agreement will enable Kawasaki's customers to add a 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet interface to a Kawasaki ASIC to support their high-volume networking applications. Because Mysticom has joined Kawasaki's recently announced IP Partners Program, customers can be assured that Kawasaki can quickly acquire this intellectual property (IP) on their behalf, speeding their ASIC's time-to-market.

The MystiPHY110 is a DSP-based 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX/FX Ethernet PHY that is compliant with the IEEE 802.3u standard. Its DSP-based design approach provides superior performance that exceeds the IEEE 802.3 requirements for cable length and noise immunity, while also providing exceptionally low power consumption and a small die size. The MystiPHY110 operates over cable lengths of up to 160 meters.