National Semiconductor introduces quad SerDes transceiver to extend life of high-end router backplanes

January 13, 2004

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today announced one of the industry's fastest quad serializer/deserializer (SerDes) transceivers, which extends the life of today's high-end router backplanes by quadrupling the data throughput capacity. This new single-chip device, the SCAN50C400, allows communication system designers to easily upgrade existing switch/fabric cards and line cards to 5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) serial data rate performance without a costly replacement of existing backplanes. With the announcement of the SCAN50C400, National Semiconductor is enhancing its leadership in the SerDes market and now offers a complete portfolio of backplane solutions, ranging from Gigabit LVDS SerDes for broadband infrastructure to multi-Gigabit solutions for core and metro routers.

"Service providers and OEMs tell us they want to increase capacity and optimize CAPEX expenditures by upgrading existing equipment rather than investing in new platforms," said Stephen Kempainen, marketing director of the Communication Infrastructure Products group at National Semiconductor. "National Semiconductor's new product makes this possible. The SCAN50C400's combination of 0.1 UI (unit interval) transmitter jitter performance and 0.65 UI receiver jitter tolerance enables our customers to upgrade their systems and achieve 5 Gbps serial data rate by just upgrading fabric and line cards."

National Semiconductor Corp.

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