Monday, April 12, 2010

Mindspeed quadruples core switching matrix size by introducing world’s largest crosspoint switch device

2010 NAB Show, NEWPORT BEACH, USA: Mindspeed Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, has announced the world’s first 288x288 asynchronous non-blocking crosspoint switch.

The M21170 switch provides an unprecedented 82,944 unique switching paths in a single, monolithic integrated circuit (IC), and will enable a new generation of significantly larger serial data switches such as those used by broadcast video and optical transport networks.

Mindspeed will be demonstrating its M21170 crosspoint switch at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12 through April 15, 2010, in the company’s booth, #N408, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The most common switching devices used in large routers to date have been 144x144 crosspoint switches. Mindspeed’s M21170 uses a single chip to create a 288x288 non-blocking matrix for a router’s switching core, replacing four cascaded 144x144 crosspoints required to achieve the same number of inputs and outputs. This method significantly reduces the size, cost and complexity of today’s largest switchers.

Mindspeed’s quadrupling of the core matrix will double this available switching capacity, enabling users to route significantly higher numbers of serial data streams.

The M21170 joins a comprehensive family of Mindspeed crosspoints, cable equalizers, reclockers, and cable drivers and signal conditioners that enable the development of highly sophisticated video broadcast equipment and OTN switches.

The M21170 crosspoint is sampling now, with volume production scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010. It is packaged in a 50mmx50mm ball grid array (BGA) package and priced at $2,900 in volumes of 1,000.

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