Mindspeed Launches Chagall

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Mindspeed Technologies(TM), the Internet infrastructure business of Conexant Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), today introduced the first packet private branch exchange (PBX) on a single chip for enterprise and residential telephony equipment. The latest addition to its family of communications convergence processors, the M825xx silicon PBX (SiPBX) complements the company's recently announced Miro(TM) M82610 processor that bridges wireless & wireline networks for voice transport. The Chagall M825xx enables equipment manufacturers to design low-cost, high quality and high security packet voice systems, enabling "handset to Ethernet" capabilities for business and residential phone applications. The M825xx integrates signaling, encryption, packet processing and signal processing functions, handling up to 64 channels of highly compressed packet voice on a single chip. "Our new M825xx silicon PBX addresses the three major hurdles facing enterprise packet voice equipment designers today -- system complexity, voice quality and security," said Tom Eichenberg, vice president of marketing for Mindspeed. Mindspeed Technologies