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04/20/04
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New Breed of Communications Processors Emerges
Motorola Maintains Dominance Against Diverse Group of Players
MOUNTAIN
VIEW, CA—April 20, 2004—A new class of communications
processors is emerging as vendors increase the complexity
and functionality of chips for modern CPE applications, according
to a new report announced by The Linley Group. "A
Guide to Communications Processors" examines the emerging
trends shaping this new technology direction.
"Communications
processors continue to evolve in response to the demands
of complex CPE appliances. What's interesting
is the trend we're seeing with vendors incorporating
encryption engines for secure communications or including
WLAN interfaces
for wireless communications," says coauthor and senior
analyst, Sanjay Iyer. "As broadband deployments continue
at a rapid pace, so does the demand for ever-increasing
through-put and features. As a result of the increase in
complexity,
each vendor profiled brings a unique set of strengths and
weaknesses to the high-volume CPE market." This newly revised report from The Linley Group provides
comprehensive coverage of communications processors from
Motorola, Intel, Brecis, Infineon, and Ubicom. This edition
includes all-new coverage of wireless-LAN processors from
Atheros, Broadcom, Conexant, and Marvell. Also included
is coverage of devices containing encryption
engines from vendors
such as Motorola, AMD, Brecis, and Broadcom.
"The
trend toward integrating complex functions such as Ethernet
switches and wireless LAN favors those companies that
have already developed and validated these technologies," says
Linley Gwennap, coauthor and principal analyst at The Linley
Group. "As the communications-processor market shifts
toward highly integrated products, traditional processor
vendors such as Motorola and IDT may be left behind mixed-signal
companies such as Broadcom and Conexant."
The report provides deep technical analysis and insight
into product strengths and weaknesses with key details
presented
in a consistent, easy-to-compare fashion. The authors
pay particular attention to product features, performance,
architecture, system design, and vendor roadmaps. The
Linley
Group’s
expert analysis and conclusions help you identify critical
differences in these products.
Which vendors are best positioned for success and which
will fail? Only The Linley Group provides the deep
technology analysis you need to understand this market.
If you want
to make informed business decisions in this market, "A
Guide to Communications Processors" provides the crucial
information you need.
Unlike typical market research, this report provides
technology analysis rather than quantitative market
data. Which chips
will win designs and why? How will these vendors
be positioned as communications processors continue
to
evolve? Only
The Linley Group’s unique technology analysis can provide
this forward-looking view.
About The Linley Group
The
Linley Group is the leading provider of independent technology
analysis for the networking-silicon industry, covering emerging
areas such as network processors, Gigabit Ethernet, switch
fabrics, search engines, 802.11 chip sets, security processors,
control-plane processors, communications processors, high-speed
interconnects, and storage networking processors. The company
provides in-depth technology reports and interactive seminars
as well as strategic consulting services tailored to the individual
client. To get free access to The Linley Group's analysis
of recent news and events in this market segment, subscribe
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