Broadcom Launches 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver

Las Vegas -- Broadcom Corporation introduced what the company claims is the industry's lowest power and smallest sized 8-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) physical layer (PHY) transceiver chip. This octal GbE PHY device is manufactured in a 90-nanometer (nm) process technology, dissipating less than 500 milliWatts of power per port while reducing printed circuit board (PCB) space. The new 90-nm octal PHY features a high level of peripheral component integration that enables bill-of-materials (BOM) cost savings for low-end and high-end switches, servers and data center applications.

"With the introduction of the company's new BCM54980 octal PHY product, Broadcom is well positioned for sustained growth in the Gigabit Ethernet copper PHY market," said Bob Wheeler, Senior Analyst at The Linley Group. "In fact, our market share study shows that Broadcom grew its GbE PHY share faster than any of its competitors in 2005."

"Broadcom leads the Gigabit Ethernet networking IC market by consistently developing industry first technological innovations," said Nariman Yousefi, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's PHY/Transceiver, High-speed Interconnect and Optical Lines of Business. "The BCM54980 octal GbE PHY transceiver chip underscores our winning strategy that strives to provide customers with advanced, field-proven technologies that deliver the best mix of power, footprint and cost effectiveness."

The Broadcom BCM54980 octal GbE PHY transceiver is sampling to early access customers and is housed in a ball grid array (BGA) package. Pricing is available upon request.

SOURCE: Broadcom Corporation