Message-ID: <31272222.1075851520254.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 07:07:47 -0800 (PST) From: midday29@alerts.equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for BRCM Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" @ENRON X-To: Andrew Lewis X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ALEWIS (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: ALEWIS (Non-Privileged).pst =09[IMAGE]=09 =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Upgrades [IMAGE] DownGrades= [IMAGE] Coverage Initiated [IMAGE] Coverage Reiterated [IMAGE] Stock Sp= lits [IMAGE] Buybacks [IMAGE] Dividends [IMAGE] Pos Pre-Announce [IMAGE= ] Neg Pre-Announce [IMAGE] Pos Surprises [IMAGE] Neg Surprises [IMAGE] E= arnings Revisions [IMAGE] IPO - Lockup Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Prici= ng [IMAGE] IPO - Quite Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Postponements [IMAGE] IPO -= Withdrawals [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Filings [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMAGE] Update my Membership / Profile [IM= AGE] Forgot Username / Password [IMAGE] Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE] View = My Alerts [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09 As requested, your News Alert for BRCM follows from E= quityAlert.com. Broadcom Simplifies Gigabit Ethernet System Designs Wit= h New 0.13-Micron QuadSquad(TM) Gigabit Transceiver=1DIndustry-Standard RGM= II With Broadcom's Unique Built-in Timing Adjustment Reduces System Layout = Complexity by More Than 50-Percent IRVINE, Calif., Oct 29, 2001 /PRNewswi= re via COMTEX/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), the leading provider= of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications, today announced = the latest member of its QuadSquad(TM) family of Gigabit Ethernet quad tran= sceivers optimized for high-port density Gigabit Ethernet switches and rout= ers. The Broadcom(R) BCM5424 quad transceiver features the Reduced Gigabit = Media Independent Interface (RGMII), which reduces system design complexity= by over 50-percent as compared with the traditional GMII interface. The BC= M5424 and other members of the QuadSquad family facilitate deployment of Gi= gabit Ethernet bandwidth to the desktop by increasing port density and lowe= ring system cost. Utilizing advanced 0.13-micron process technology, Broadc= om's Gigabit transceivers also achieve the industry's lowest power consumpt= ion of less than one watt per port. "With the introduction of the BCM5424= , we have reduced design complexity, lowered system cost and accelerated ti= me-to-market for our customers," said Marty Colombatto, Vice President and = General Manager of Broadcom's Networking Business Unit. "Our transceiver in= cludes a unique built-in timing delay mode to eliminate the timing delay tr= ace called for in the RGMII specification. By accommodating this timing del= ay on-chip, the BCM5424 can save up to 96 square inches of layout space for= a 48-port blade, simplifying board design and reducing the number of layer= s required." RGMII is a reduced pin count interface that simplifies board= design by lowering the number of interface pins from 25 pins used in the G= MII interface to 12. It also lowers system cost compared to the older GMII = or Ten Bit Interface (TBI) interfaces by reducing the number of layers requ= ired to route high-density networking solutions. Using RGMII, fewer pins ar= e also required for the MAC/switch ASICs, lowering their cost. To illustr= ate, RGMII saves 1,248 pins in a 48-port switch blade. To achieve that, the= RGMII specification calls for a timing delay on the receive and transmit s= ignals for each port. Each timing delay must be implemented in a board-leve= l trace. These trace lengths are typically arranged in a spiral on the boar= d that takes approximately one square inch of board space per trace. Broadc= om's alternative timing solution provides a DLL-based delay for the receive= and transmit clocks, thus eliminating the need for the timing delay traces= . Given the space requirement for each of the transmit and receive signal t= iming delays on 48 ports, eliminating the timing delay traces can save 96 s= quare inches of layout space. In addition to the RGMII interface, the BCM= 5424 also supports the RTBI interface, which is a reduced pin count version= of the TBI interface. The BCM5424 incorporates Broadcom's fourth-generat= ion Gigabit Ethernet transceiver technology implemented in the advanced 0.1= 3-micron process already proven in production in Broadcom's quad-port BCM54= 04 and used in BCM5434 Gigabit Ethernet transceivers and the company's sing= le port BCM5421 copper and BCM5421S copper-plus-fiber transceivers. Broadco= m's Ethernet transceivers are the most widely deployed and field-proven in = the industry, with over 3 million Gigabit Ethernet ports and over 300 milli= on Fast Ethernet ports shipped to date. The BCM5424 is manufactured using t= he advanced 0.13-micron process technology developed by Taiwan Semiconducto= r Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of Broadcom's foundry partners. Collabo= ration between Broadcom and TSMC, drawing on Broadcom's advanced communicat= ions IC expertise and TSMC's process technology knowledge, led to a broad f= amily of mixed signal devices that achieve superior performance, lower cost= and slash power requirements by 50-percent. The BCM5424 incorporates all= three Ethernet speeds -- 10, 100, and 1000 Megabits per second (Mbps) -- w= ith standards-based auto-negotiation, to ensure compatibility with all exis= ting Ethernet network equipment operating over legacy Category 5 copper cab= le plants. Unique Ethernet@Wirespeed(TM) technology enables equipment manuf= actured using the BCM5424 to auto-negotiate to the maximum speed possible o= ver an impaired cable plant, regardless of the maximum speed advertised by = the end-equipment. The BCM5424 incorporates the industry's most powerful = transceiver DSP engine, delivering over one Teraop (one trillion operations= per second) performance, combined with high-speed, precision mixed-signal = circuits. This processing power ensures robust operation at Gigabit speeds = over the broadest range of existing cable plants. In addition, the BCM5424 = is designed to exceed the IEEE specifications for noise cancellation and tr= ansmission jitter, providing consistent and reliable operation even over ma= rginal cable plants. The BCM5424's cable diagnostic capability allows use= rs, IT managers and networking equipment manufacturers to remotely analyze = the quality and attributes of the cable, thereby avoiding unnecessary equip= ment returns and service calls. Built-in diagnostics help pinpoint the caus= e of network malfunctions without deploying field support personnel or brin= ging down the network. Pricing and Availability The BCM5424 quad Gigabi= t Ethernet transceiver is currently sampling to Broadcom's early access par= tners and is priced at $90 in quantities of 1000 units. About Broadcom = Broadcom Corporation is the leading provider of highly integrated silicon s= olutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, vide= o and data services. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design met= hodologies, Broadcom designs, develops and supplies complete system-on-a- c= hip solutions and related applications for digital cable set-top boxes and = cable modems, high-speed local, metropolitan and wide area and optical netw= orks, home networking, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), carrier access,= residential broadband gateways, direct broadcast satellite and terrestrial= digital broadcast, digital subscriber lines (xDSL), wireless communication= s, System I/O(TM) server solutions and network processing. Broadcom is head= quartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at 949-450-8700 or at www= .broadcom.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigat= ion Reform Act of 1995: This release may contain forward-looking statemen= ts that are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections ab= out our industry, and reflect management's beliefs and certain assumptions = made by us based upon information available to us at this time. Words such = as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "esti= mates," "may," "will" and variations of these words or similar expressions = are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any state= ments that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of= future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are = forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date here= of. Such information is subject to change, and we will not necessarily info= rm you of such changes. These statements are not guarantees of future perfo= rmance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are dif= ficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially an= d adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a res= ult of various factors. Important factors that may cause such a differenc= e for Broadcom in connection with the BCM5424 products include, but are not= limited to, general economic and political conditions and specific conditi= ons in the markets we address, including the recent significant economic sl= owdown in the technology sector and semiconductor industry; the timing and = successful completion of technology and product development through volume = production; the rate at which our present and future customers and end-user= s adopt Broadcom's technologies and products in the markets for Gigabit Eth= ernet networking products; delays in the adoption and acceptance of industr= y standards in those markets; the timing of customer-industry qualification= and certification of our products and the risks of non-qualification or no= n-certification; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant cu= stomer orders and the ability of our customers to manage their inventory; t= he loss of a key customer; the volume of our product sales and pricing conc= essions on volume sales; the effectiveness of our expense and product cost = control and reduction efforts; changes in our product or customer mix; the = qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technolog= ies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; intelle= ctual property disputes problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, te= sting or delivery of our products; our ability to specify, develop or acqui= re, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new pro= ducts and technologies in a timely manner; the effects of new and emerging = technologies; the risks of producing products with new suppliers and at new= fabrication and assembly facilities; problems or delays that we may face i= n shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in ach= ieving higher levels of design integration; the risks and uncertainties ass= ociated with our international operations, particularly in light of recent = events; our ability to retain and hire key executives, technical personnel = and other employees in the numbers, with the capabilities, and at the compe= nsation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; the qual= ity of our products and any remediation costs; the effects of natural disas= ters, international conflicts and other events beyond our control; the leve= l of orders received that can be shipped in a fiscal quarter; and other fac= tors. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Re= ports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K and 8-K/A, and othe= r Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important = risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financ= ial condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any = forward-looking statements for any reason. Broadcom(R), the pulse logo(R)= , QuadSquad(TM), Ethernet@Wirespeed(TM) and SystemI/O(TM) are trademarks of= Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States and certai= n other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respectiv= e owners. Broadcom Trade Press Contact Laura Brandlin Marketing= Communications 949-585-5108 lbrandlin@broadcom.com Broadcom= Business Press Contacts Bill Blanning or Eileen Algaze Corporate= Communications Department 949-585-5555 or 949-585-5971 blanning@= broadcom.com ealgaze@broadcom.com Broadcom Technical Contact = Jim Muth Product Line Manager 949-585-6222 jmuth@broadcom.c= om Investor Relations Contact Nick Kormeluk Director, Invest= or Relations 949-585-6932 nickk@broadcom.com = MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewsw= ire.com/prn/11690X79061336 SOURCE Broadcom Corporation CONTACT: = Trade Press, Laura Brandlin, Marketing Communications, += 1-949-585-5108, lbrandlin@broadcom.com, or Business Press, Corporate = Communications Department, Bill Blanning, +1-949-585-5555, = blanning@broadcom.com, or Eileen Algaze, +1-949-585-5971, = ealgaze@broadcom.com, or Technical, Jim Muth, Product Line M= anager, +1-949-585-6222, jmuth@broadcom.com, or Investor = Relations, Nick Kormeluk, Director, +1-949-585-6932, nick= k@broadcom.com, all of Broadcom Corporation URL: http://www.br= oadcom.com http://www.prnewswire.com Copyright (C) 2001 PR Newswire. 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