Avaya Adopts Lattice Semi

HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC) and Avaya, Inc. (NYSE:AV) today announced that Avaya(TM) has deployed Lattice's ORLI10G Field-Programmable System Chip (FPSC) within its Avaya P580 and the Avaya P882 MultiService Switches. Avaya has integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) modules into the flagship products of its Cajun(R) MultiService Switching family, designed to provide not just the muscle of additional bandwidth, but also the brains of smarter networking hardware and software. All 10GbE traffic that flows through the Avaya switches will be carried by Lattice's ORLI10G FPSC, a 10 Gigabit line interface device that acts as a high-speed conduit for Ethernet traffic transmitted over optical components. "The Lattice ORLI10G is an elegant solution for enabling 10 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities on our Cajun switch products," said Roozbeh Ghorishi, Director of Engineering for Avaya. "Lattice's FPSC technology provides us the flexibility of Ethernet PCS functionality implemented in programmable logic that seamlessly integrates with proven XSBI functionality in an embedded core. Lattice has a novel system-on-a-chip approach that delivers clear time-to-market and customization advantages while also addressing power, board space, interconnect, and design-complexity issues," Ghorishi added. Avaya Inc. Lattice Semiconductor Corp.