Success Stories

Cell-based ASIC Successes

Nortel Networks™ BayStack™ 470 Ethernet Switch

Part of the successful Nortel Networks BayStack family, BayStack 470 switches are stackable 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Layer 2 switches designed to provide high-density desktop connectivity for mid-size and large enterprise wiring closets. NEC Electronics' embedded DRAM technology is used in several ASICs in the system.

IPSTAR Broadband Satellite Terminal by ECC

This integrated, low-cost, high-speed, two-way satellite terminal was deployed on Shin Satellite's IPSTAR system. It features an NEC Electronics' ASIC with an embedded processor.

Gate Array Successes

Garmin® GPSMAP® 192C Marine GPS Receiver

Garmin's high-end GPS receiver, designed for marine applications, employs our CMOS-10HD gate array to power its satellite signal processing. Garmin selected this ASIC solution, designed in a 0.25 µm process, for its balance of gate density, speed and low NRE costs.

PC Boards for the Rockwell Automation® MicroLogicx™ Family

NEC Electronics' CMOS gate arrays power several Rockwell automation products. NEC Electronics' gate arrays can be found in the MicroLogicx 1200 and 1500 base units, the PC SLC 500 programmable controller and the compact I/O controller. NEC Electronics' solutions offered the right mix of price, reliability, packaging and technical support to meet Rockwell's design needs.

Full-service COT Successes

Microsoft® Xbox® 360

The Xbox 360 system's powerful graphics controller leverages NEC Electronics' 90 nm embedded DRAM technology to help deliver its exceptional graphics performance. With on-chip eDRAM, memory bandwidth is increased, and power consumption is lowered through the elimination of power-hungry I/Os to external memory.

Solutions for Fabless Semiconductor Companies

LeWiz Communication's Bus Port Adapters

LeWiz has used NEC Electronics' solutions for a variety of products. The TALON3008™ PCI Express NIC, the MAGIC2028-4P™ host bus adapter (HBA) board, the MAGIC2028-2P™ dual-port HBA and the MAGIC2028-10G™ single-port HBA all use a 150 nm ASIC developed using advanced tools and libraries including PCI Express IP from NEC Electronics. The capabilities and helpfulness of the physical design team and a reasonable cost structure were additional factors in LeWiz' decision to use NEC Electronics solutions.

SiliconStor™ SS1300 Active-Active Mutiplexer

The SiliconStor SS1300 enables the rapid adoption of lower-cost, higher-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives in enterprise storage applications. SiliconStor utilized NEC Electronics' 150 nm ASIC featuring a Serial ATA IP core to create the multiplexer. Mature 0.15 µm process technology, silicon-proven SATA IP and NEC Electronics' world-class support model, gave SiliconStor the perfect solution.