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Zarlink and Marvell® First to Demonstrate Synchronous Ethernet Solution Supporting Network-Quality Performance
OTTAWA, CANADA, January 31, 2007 – Zarlink Semiconductor
(NYSE/TSX:ZL) and Marvell® (NASDAQ:MRVL) today announced the successful
demonstration of a synchronous Ethernet solution using already available
products from both companies that will allow carriers to support
real-time services over packet-based networks.
Carriers face a major stumbling block in the drive towards network
convergence because many applications with “built-in” timing
requirements rely significantly on network synchronization. For example,
economical cellular backhaul over IP networks requires synchronization
to allow legacy applications such as voice and fax to function properly.
As high-growth applications such as YouTube and AOL Video gain
popularity, these applications need to co-exist alongside critical
time-sensitive services on IP backhaul networks. To guarantee
performance, carriers must currently operate a number of different
networks and deploy costly external mechanisms to ensure synchronization.
In response, Zarlink and Marvell’s collaborative solution focuses on
emerging synchronous Ethernet solutions that allow carriers to support
real-time services over asynchronous Ethernet networks. In synchronous
Ethernet operation, each piece of network equipment must have
synchronized timing capabilities.
To meet this requirement, the companies have successfully completed
interoperability testing demonstrating that Zarlink’s ZL™30120
analog/digital PLL can synchronize a Marvell 88E1145 Ethernet physical
layer device to a telecom networking timing reference, while generating
a very low jitter (picoseconds) Ethernet clock. This will enable
developers of Ethernet switching and routing platforms to provide
complete end-to-end solutions for next-generation IP networks.
“This interoperability testing advances Marvell’s commitment to deliver
the most comprehensive and technologically advanced Ethernet PHY
solutions for the carrier market,” said Ozdal Barkan, director of PHY
Technology for the Connectivity Business Unit, Communications and
Consumer Business Group at Marvell.
“As IP networks become ubiquitous, the ability to accurately synchronize
what is by design a best-effort infrastructure is just as critical as
the data that is being carried across the network,” said Mel Roberts,
director of Business Development, Zarlink Semiconductor. “By combining
best-in-class technologies from the two companies, we will be able to
provide customers with unique synchronous Ethernet solutions that offer
network quality synchronization.”
An application note on Zarlink–Marvell synchronous Ethernet
interoperability testing is available: http://assets.zarlink.com/AN/ZLAN_211_AppNote_Jan07.pdf.
Complete information on Zarlink’s synchronous Ethernet timing
technology, including detailed application notes and data sheets, is
available to qualified customers.
To learn how to become a qualified customer please send an email to Timingandsynch@zarlink.com.
Alternatively, contact your local sales representative. More information
on Zarlink’s timing technology is available at http://timing.zarlink.com/.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is the leader in development of storage,
communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company’s diverse
product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications
controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire
communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home and
storage networking. As used in this release, the terms “company” and
“Marvell” refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries,
including Marvell Semiconductor Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd (MAPL),
Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd.
(MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL),
RADLAN Computer Communications Ltd., and Marvell Semiconductor Germany
GmbH. MSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and designs,
develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be
contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at www.marvell.com.
Marvell® and the Marvell logo are trademarks of Marvell. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Zarlink Semiconductor
For over 30 years, Zarlink Semiconductor has delivered semiconductor
solutions that drive the capabilities of voice, enterprise, broadband
and wireless communications. The Company’s success is built on its
technology strengths including voice and data networks, optoelectronics
and ultra low-power communications. For more information, visit
www.zarlink.com.
Shareholders and other individuals wishing to receive, free of charge,
copies of the reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and Regulatory Authorities, should visit the Company’s web
site at www.zarlink.com or contact
Investor Relations.
Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, among others, the
following: rapid technological developments and changes; our ability to
continue to operate profitably and generate positive cash flows in the
future; our dependence on our foundry suppliers and third-party
subcontractors; increasing price and product competition; our exposure
to product warranty claims resulting from product defects or failures;
and other factors referenced in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Investors are encouraged to consider the risks detailed in this filing.
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Zarlink and the Zarlink Semiconductor logo are trademarks of Zarlink
Semiconductor Inc.
For more information:
Edward Goffin
Corporate Communications
613
270-7112
edward.goffin@zarlink.com
Mike
McGinn
Investor Relations
613 270-7210
mike.mcginn@zarlink.com
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