ZTE Selects Tundra Semiconductor for Next Generation Platform

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Tundra's PCI Express Product Brings Maximum Performance to NewGraphics
Card
OTTAWA, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tundra SemiconductorCorporation , a leader in System Interconnect, has been selected by ZTECorporation, a leading global provider of telecommunicationsequipment and network solutions, to supply Tundra's highperformance PCI Express(R) product for ZTE's Next GenerationPlatform System Graphics Card.
ZTE selected Tundra's high performance semiconductor to improveoverall performance on its new Graphics Card. Tundra's highperformance semiconductor has typical power consumption of 1.3W,and incorporates power management to minimize power consumptionduring operation. In addition, the Tundra's PCI Express productoffers the flexibility, high performance, small footprint, lowpower consumption and drop-in compatibility that ZTE required forits new design.
"Tundra's high performance PCI Express semiconductor is thebest fit for ZTE's Next Generation Platform Graphics Card. Ourengineers evaluated several other products available on the marketand found that Tundra offered the best performance and poweragainst the competition. Our designs require the best technology tosolve our customers' needs and Tundra's interconnect solutions arethe best the market has to offer," said Mr. Zhu Baowang,Project Manager, Design and Development Dept., Central ResearchInstitute, ZTE . "The design support provided by Tundra issecond-to-none in the industry and ZTE continues to rely onTundra's industry-leading interconnect expertise."
"We are proud to work with ZTE on their new designs. Tundra iscommitted to the expanding China market and we are pleased topartner with global leaders such as ZTE to bring new technologiesto the industry," said Daniel Hoste, President and ChiefExecutive Officer, Tundra Semiconductor. "Tundra's PCI Expressproducts offer the best performance features on the market todayand are backed by Tundra's world-class design support tools,development platforms and customer support," continued Hoste.
About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipmentand network solutions. The ZTE product range is the most completein the world - covering virtually every sector of the wireline,wireless, service and terminals markets. The company deliversinnovative, custom-made products and services to customers in morethan 135 countries, helping them to achieve continued revenuegrowth and to shape the future of the world's communications. ZTEcommits around 10% of annual turnover to research and developmentand takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodiesdeveloping emerging telecoms standards. It is the fastest growingtelecoms equipment company in the world, and is China's only listedtelecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the HongKong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. In the Asian Wall StreetJournal's Readers' Survey 2007, ZTE was among the Top 10 MostAdmired Companies in China, the only company that was included inthe Top 10 list representing the telecom industry. ZTE was awardedthe "Most Promising Vendor of the Year" by Frost &Sullivan in its 2007 Asia Pacific ICT Awards, and was reported asthe fastest growing telecom equipment and solutions provider amongthe major telecom vendors worldwide by IDC in 2007. ZTE wasincluded in BusinessWeek's 2006 ranking of China's Top 20 Brands.For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn .
About Tundra
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation supplies the world's leading communications, computing and storagecompanies with System Interconnect products, intellectual property(IP) and design services backed by world-class customer service andtechnical support. Tundra's track record of product leadershipincludes over a decade of bridges and switches enabling keyindustry standards: RapidIO(R), PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express(R), PowerArchitecture(TM), VME, HyperTransport(TM), Interlaken, and SPI4.2.Tundra's products deliver high functional quality and simplifiedboard design and layout, with specific focus on system level signalintegrity. Tundra's design services division, Silicon LogicEngineering, Inc., offers industry-leading ASIC and FPGA designservices, semiconductor intellectual property and productdevelopment consulting. Tundra's technology connects criticalcomponents in high performance embedded systems around the world.For more information, please visit www.tundra.com .
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CONTACT: Keri Zeran, Director Marketing Communications, (613)592-0859
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