Message-ID: <32617693.1075845219417.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 07:57:47 -0700 (PDT) From: alerts@alerts.equityalert.com.simbra.net To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for AMCC 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: \Lewis, Andrew H.\Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: Lewis, Andrew H..pst [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 Market Watch [IMAGE] Largest Short Postition Decreases [IMAGE] La= rgest Short Postition Increases [IMAGE] Lock-up Expiry Dates [IMAGE] = IPO Quiet Periods Expiries [IMAGE] IPO Withdrawals [IMAGE] Analyst = EPS Change - Upside [IMAGE] Analyst EPS Change - Downside [IMAGE] Hig= hest Analyst Activity [IMAGE] Earnings Calendar - This Week [IMAGE]= Upcoming Splits [IMAGE] Stock Splits [IMAGE] Coverage Initiation = [IMAGE] Coverage Re-Iteration HelpDesk [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMA= GE] Update my Membership / Profile [IMAGE] Forgot Username / Password = [IMAGE]Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE]View My Alerts [IMAGE] = =09 As requested, your News Alert for AMCC follows from EquityAlert.com. = AMCC'S Mekong IC Enables End-to-End OC-192 System Solutions for Next-Gen= eration Intelligent Optical Network Equipment=1DMekong Represents AMCC's La= test Generation of Oc-192 Framer Technology With Integrated Features Target= ed Specifically for the Optical Networking and DWDM Equipment Markets SAN= DIEGO, Jun 4, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) = (Nasdaq:AMCC) today announced the availability of the Mekong (S19204), the = industry's first highly integrated OC-192 SONET/SDH framing and pointer pro= cessor device with on-chip features critical for next generation optical ne= tworking equipment. Mekong is a multi-feature integrated circuit enabling= customers to collapse multiple functions down to one chip, including aggre= gation, pointer processing and grooming functions. Mekong is complemented b= y AMCC's best-in-class CMOS Serializers/Deserializers (SERDES), Forward Err= or Correction (FEC) devices and switch fabric devices, to provide an end-to= -end chip set solution (See figure 1) that meets the power, cost and space = requirements of new intelligent optical networking equipment. "Mekong's a= bility to re-map section and line overhead or transparently pass-thru all T= OH (Transport Overhead) bytes (Standard and Reserved bytes), with pointer p= rocessing enabled, on incoming SONET/SDH signals enables intelligent optica= l networking equipment to provide performance monitoring and support switch= ing/routing decisions on incoming fibers. This can all be done while provid= ing full transparent processing of client interfaces over private DWDM netw= orks and public networks," said Mark Donovan, AMCC's Mekong senior product = marketing manager. "By designing the device to interface seamlessly with AM= CC's popular OC-48 transceiver and OC-192 SERDES and 10G digital wrapper/FE= C solutions, we're further contributing to the company's overall system sol= ution approach and reducing our customer's time-to-market." Mekong also s= upports a variety of line interfaces for reducing system and board design r= equirements. For OC-48 interfaces Mekong supports 4-bit wide 622 Mbits/s in= terfaces, to enable seamless connections to AMCC's S3455 SERDES device. For= OC-192 applications, Mekong provides 16-bit 622 Mbits/s interfaces for sea= mless connections to AMCC's 16-bit S3097/98 SERDES devices. Mekong's OC-192= interfaces are also designed for direct connection to AMCC's 10G digital w= rapper/FEC Hudson device. Mekong is AMCC's next generation framer/pointer= processor device that enables the aggregation of four OC-48s into a larger= OC-192 signal, or if used in conjunction with AMCC's Danube framer/pointer= processor device, the aggregation of up to sixty-four OC-3s, sixteen OC-12= s or logical combinations of OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 asynchronous interfaces = into a larger OC-192 signal (See figures 2 and 3). Mekong provides standard= SONET/SDH pointer processing, and in addition, can transparently re-map th= e incoming OC-48 and OC-192 signals TOH across time domains and into the ou= tgoing higher rate signal. Mekong also supports a pass-thru mode, where all= TOH bytes (Standard and Reserved bytes) can be passed through Mekong, with= pointer processing enabled, to enable full transparency across time domain= s. As a result, when AMCC's Danube is used in conjunction with Mekong, opti= cal networking equipment vendors can offer service providers full transpare= ncy from OC-3 to OC-192 rates. Mekong can also perform the same functions i= n an OC-192-to-OC-192 mode. Enabled by the device's two APS ports, Mekong= provides protection switching and redundancy in both the multiplex and dem= ultiplex directions and incorporates non-intrusive TOH monitoring for all i= nputs. The single-chip device features two built-in hitless Time Slot Inter= change switches (TSIs), to provide STS-1 level traffic grooming, cross-conn= ection, and add/drop applications. When used in conjunctions with AMCC's re= cently announced Zambezi, an 80G STS-1 level switch fabric device, the Meko= ng/Zambezi solution can serve as the first and Nth stage switch elements in= a N-stage Clos switch fabric architecture (See figure 4). Mekong also offe= rs a provisional pointer processor bypass mode for STS-192-to-STS-192 opera= tion (through-timing); both a full framer bypass (no frame regeneration) as= well as a pointer processor bypass (frame regeneration enabled) are also p= rovided. Mekong also supports large deksew buffers in the multiplex directi= on for STS-192c inverse multiplexing applications. A high-speed microproces= sor interface is provided for configuration and monitoring. Mekong also sup= ports POH (B3/J1/G1/C2) monitoring, Full TOH drop and insert ports and robu= st alarm monitoring functions to provide the highest in OC-192 SONET/SDH in= tegration and functionality for optical and DWDM equipment. "Mekong's fea= ture-rich architecture and flexibility allows for multiple use in DWDM, Met= ro DWDM, digital cross-connects, multi-service access switches and core swi= tch platforms," said Neal Neslusan, AMCC's marketing director of transport = products. "It is well suited for Optical-Electrical-Optical (OEO) switching= applications where grooming wavelengths from the optical network and suppo= rting electrical SONET/SDH signal switching is required." Pricing and Ava= ilability The Mekong (S19204) is scheduled for sampling to development par= tners in August, with volume production scheduled for Q4 2001. Packaged in = a 624 CBGA, the device is priced at $775.00 in volume quantities. About A= MCC AMCC designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance, hi= gh-bandwidth silicon solutions for the world's optical networks. AMCC utili= zes a combination of high-frequency analog, mixed-signal and digital design= expertise coupled with system-level knowledge and multiple silicon process= technologies to offer integrated circuit products that enable the transpor= t of voice and data over fiber optic networks. The company's system solutio= n portfolio includes PMD, PHY, framer/mapper, network processor, traffic ma= nagement and switch fabric devices that address the high-performance needs = of the evolving intelligent optical network. AMCC's corporate headquarters = and wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Diego. Sales and engine= ering offices are located throughout the world. Forward-Looking Statement= s: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely hist= orical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of = the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act o= f 1934. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to t= he products discussed in this press release are subject to a number of risk= s and uncertainties, including the risk that the products would not be succ= essfully or timely, developed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance,= risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and un= certainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the y= ear ended March 31, 2001, and in other filings of the Company with the Secu= rities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these risks and uncertaintie= s, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statemen= ts. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made = as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any= forward-looking statement. Product photos, datasheets and application no= tes are available upon request. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied M= icro Circuits Corporation. Note: Photos are available at URLs: Mekong: h= ttp://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060401/bb6 End-to-End sol= ution from Copper to Optics: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?= pw.060401/bb6a OC-192: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.0= 60401/bb6b 10 Gbps traffic through Mekong: http://www.businesswire.com/cg= i-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060401/bb6c 40G Line Card with Mekong and Zambezi: htt= p://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.060401/bb6d CONTACT: = Applied Micro Circuits Corp., San Diego Bill Berridge,= 858/535-4260 billb@amcc.com or = Karen Hartz, 858/535-3436 khartz@amcc.com = or The Ardell Group, San Diego = Angela Edgerton, 858/792-2941 angela@ardellgroup.c= om or Katy Tanghe, 858/792-2910 = katy@ardellgroup.com URL: http://www.businesswire.= com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet wit= h Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2001 Business Wire. 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