Compatible with standard industrial Ethernet communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, SERCOS III, EtherCAT and Profinet, the new PHYs are also compliant with IEEE802.3.

NEC Electronics plans to announce the first product in its industrial Ethernet PHY family in March 2010, with mass production expected to start in the third quarter of 2010.

Pricing details were not mentioned.

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Key Features

1. Industry-leading high-speed data transfer

The new PHYs enable low node latency, delivering high-speed data transmission and reception without failure.

2. Enhanced link control

With a powerful link control, NEC Electronics' new PHYs provide high-speed link-up and link-down control mechanisms. For example, this feature can be applied in robotics that require very fast link-up and link-down control.

3. Advanced cable monitoring and diagnostic features

The new PHYs enable consistent cable quality monitoring for easy maintenance, and support easy repair during the maintenance cycle. The cable diagnostic feature is based on the time domain reflectometer (TDR) function that determines and localizes cable problems.

4. Accurate time stamping

With the time stamping of transmitted and received packets, the new PHYs provide outstanding timing precision by enabling continuous and automatic processes where the clock differences are noted and automatically adjusted. The time stamping of transmitted and received packets allows designers to determine the differences between clock frequencies and correct for them to achieve real-time performance.

NEC Electronics' family of PHYs provides users of Ethernet communication in industrial environments with unique features that are not available in existing implementations. The new PHYs are compatible with standard industrial Ethernet communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, SERCOS III, EtherCAT and Profinet. They are also compliant with IEEE802.3 and qualify for robust industrial environments. NEC Electronics' new PHYs enhance the company's other Ethernet-based product offerings such as V850 Ethernet-based microcontrollers (MCUs), ASSPs and ASICs, and are also available as embeddable macros for these products.

"Our new PHY family demonstrates NEC Electronics' commitment to the industrial automation markets and underlines our leading position in communication networks today," said Kazuyoshi Yamada, vice president, 1st SoC Operations Unit, NEC Electronics Corporation. "Our PHY technology provides robust, high-performance Ethernet-based network solutions to deliver multiple innovations for the industry's automation systems."

Availability

NEC Electronics will be announcing the first member of its industrial Ethernet PHY family in March 2010 with mass production expected to start in Q3 of 2010. More information can be found at http://www.necel.com/function/en/ethernet_phy/index.html. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)

Exhibition at SPS 2009

NEC Electronics' new Ethernet PHY family will be showcased in the company's booth (#6-230) at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009, to be held in Nuremberg, Germany from November 24 to 26.

About NEC Electronics Corporation

NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) specializes in semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the high-end computing and broadband networking markets; system solutions for the mobile handset, PC peripheral, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of customer applications. NEC Electronics Corporation has subsidiaries worldwide including NEC Electronics America, Inc. (www.am.necel.com) and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH (www.eu.necel.com). More information about NEC Electronics worldwide can be found at www.necel.com.

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Compatible with standard industrial Ethernet communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, SERCOS III, EtherCAT and Profinet, the new PHYs are also compliant with IEEE802.3.

NEC Electronics plans to announce the first product in its industrial Ethernet PHY family in March 2010, with mass production expected to start in the third quarter of 2010.

Pricing details were not mentioned.

Comments on this story may be sent to tww.feedback@m2.com

The alliance will initially focus on the development of hardware and software solutions to enhance the memory bandwidth and scalability of Intel Xeon processor-based platforms. Such enhancements are intended to benefit systems targeting not only the very high end of the scientific computing market segment, but also smaller HPC installations.

Richard Dracott, general manager of High Performance Computing at Intel, said: "Intel's substantial investment in the Intel architecture, including the development of processors, chipsets, software compilers and other related products has expanded the usages of Intel Xeon processors in both the volume and high-end HPC market segments. With NEC further innovating on Intel Xeon processor-based systems, Intel is poised to bring Intel Xeon processor performance to an even wider supercomputing audience."

In March, Intel invested in a new high-performance computing research facility in France as part of a five-year collaboration. The lab, which is part of the Intel Labs Europe initiative, was designed as an exascale HPC center focused on hardware and software optimization.

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