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Micrel Takes Ethernet Fiber to the Power of Five

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/CEA/industryPR-deta [2008-7-15]

Tag : ethernet fiber transceiver

Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications andEthernet IC solutions, today launched the KSZ8995FQ, Micrel'slatest member of the 5-port switch family. The new solution enablesusers to successfully build loop applications by using two fiberports 3 and 4 to cascade together a ring, while still utilizing theMII interface on port 5 to the CPU/Host. The highly versatiledevice is ideal for Industrial Ethernet, Managed Media converters,and FTTx customer premise equipment in the Telecommunications andEnterprise markets. The device is offered in a compact, costeffective 128-pin PQFP package. Please contact Micrel directly forpricing.

"Since 1999, the industry has shipped more than 250 millionports, making Ethernet one of Micrel's more lucrative and growingtechnologies," noted Richard Bowers, Micrel's director ofmarketing for Ethernet. "Micrel brings the power of five toEthernet with its latest 5-port switch solution that givesdesigners more versatility, lower cost and the addition of fibermode."

The KSZ8995FQ also offers a highly integrated Layer 2 managedswitch solution with optimized bill of materials (BOM) cost for lowport count, cost-sensitive 10/100Mbps switch systems. It providesan extensive feature set such as tag/port-based VLAN, quality ofservice (QoS) priority, management, MIB counters, dual MIIinterfaces and CPU control/data interfaces to effectively addressboth current and emerging fast Ethernet applications. The KSZ8995FQcontains five 10/100 transceivers with patented mixed-signallow-power technology, five media access control (MAC) units, ahigh-speed non-blocking switch fabric, a dedicated address look-upengine, and an on-chip frame buffer memory.

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