Cicada Gets Japanese Distribuor

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Cicada Semiconductor Corporation (Headquarters locatedin Texas, USA, David J. McLean, President and CEO) and PALTEK Corporation, a leading silicon and electronic solution supplier in Japan (Tadahito Takahashi, President and CEO) announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement for the Japanese market. With this distribution agreement, PALTEK will strengthen its product portfolio for Gigabit Ethernet‚ LAN and SAN markets.

Cicada Semiconductor, founded in 1996, is now a leading supplier of DSP-based integrated circuit solutions for high-speed communication systems such as LAN (Local Area Networks), WAN (Wide AreaNetworks), and SAN (Storage/Server Area Networks) .Cicada's advanced Digital Signal Processing and System-on-Chip design technologies are enabling gigabit-per-second digital communications throughout the Internet's infrastructure over ubiquitous copper cabling and legacy fiber optic links. Cicada's products deliver robust performance over installed Category-5 cable plants, achieving trouble free deployment well in excess of the 100-meter requirement. Also, Cicada Semiconductor has integrated many passive components in its transceivers, enabling equipment developers to cut down the number of components on a single circuit board, resulting in smaller board size and lower cost. Suppliers of Switch and MAC ICs for Gigabit Ethernet, including Intel, Vitesse, and Switchcore, have adopted Cicadafs products in their reference designs. Moreover, a number of leading equipment suppliers in the United States and Taiwan have already deployed Cicada's SimpliPHY transceivers in high volume Gigabit Ethernet switches and LAN-on-Motherboard products.

PALTEK has been focused on application specific integrated circuits such as PLD and ASSP. Based on the experience and support technology acquired in that field, it has been developing a deep relationship with the customers in Broadband market. Due to the explosive growth of the Internet, equipment manufacturers in the Gigabit Ethernet market need to develop products which satisfy the demand of high-speed and large volume communication systems. PALTEK will enhance its product portfolio by entering into this distribution agreement with Cicada Semiconductor and meet these demands of the Gigabit Ethernet market.

Cicada Semiconductor Inc.