AUSTIN, Texas, Feb 22, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB), a leader in
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced
the CP220x, the industry's smallest and highest performance
single-chip Ethernet controller addressing today's most widely
deployed local area network (LAN) technology. By reducing the amount
of board space required by up to 90 percent and minimizing the overall
system cost and complexity, the CP220x enables designers to easily add
embedded Ethernet connectivity to a broad range of products including
POS terminals, access control devices, security panels, VoIP adapters,
vending machines, appliances, industrial monitoring and control
devices or any other product that is in proximity to an Ethernet
network.
Available in a small 5 x 5 mm package, the CP220x includes an
integrated IEEE 802.3-compliant 10 Base-T Ethernet MAC and PHY and 8
kB of on-board Flash memory that is factory preprogrammed with a
unique 48-bit MAC address to eliminate the serialization step from the
product manufacturing process of most embedded systems. The on-board
Flash can be used to store user constants and web server content or as
general-purpose non-volatile memory.
By implementing a high-performance parallel external memory
interface with an operating speed of up to 30 Mbps, the CP220x allows
the companion MCU to execute stack or other code much more efficiently
since less time is spent in communication. The new device is capable
of operating from -40 to +85 degrees while consuming only 70 mA, or as
little as one-third the current of competing devices. The CP220x also
supports auto-negotiation, which often is the only mechanism available
to the user to inform the network of the controller's complete
Ethernet capabilities. Without this mechanism or user control of the
switch, the relevant network segment will default to its lowest common
capability resulting in a lower bandwidth communication solution.
"Due to the ease-of-use and low maintenance costs, Ethernet has
become broadly used in applications as varied as facilities management
and utility and vending machine monitoring," said Derrell Coker, vice
president of Silicon Laboratories. "As the industry's smallest,
highest performance embedded Ethernet controller, the new CP220x
simplifies our customers' task of adding embedded Ethernet capability
to any product that has access to an Ethernet network."
Silicon Laboratories offers an Ethernet development kit that
provides all of the hardware and software necessary to develop
real-world embedded Ethernet solutions with the CP220x. Included in
the kit is a C8051F120 MCU target board, a CP2200-based Ethernet
development board, a USB debug adapter and all necessary cables to
debug the MCU and connect it to an Ethernet network. The CMX Micronet
TCP/IP protocol stack, which was developed specifically for embedded
processors, is included in an easy-to-use library format. A TCP/IP
configuration wizard is provided to generate a highly customized
library optimized for user-selected protocols. This wizard generates
both the framework code required to use the library and a project file
that can be managed within the Silicon Laboratories Integrated
Development Environment (IDE). The Ethernet Development Kit is
available for $199 at www.silabs.com/ethernet.
Pricing and Availability
The CP220x is available in a 5 x 5 mm 28-pin quad flat no-lead
(QFN) package or a 48-pin thin quad flat package (TQFP). Pricing for
the CP220x family begins at $3.32 in quantities of 10K. Samples are
available now with production quantities available beginning in Q2
2006.
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits
(ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse
portfolio of highly-integrated, patented solutions is developed by a
world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in
cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering,
marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America,
Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories,
please visit www.silabs.com.
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