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Atrica Selects Lattice 10 Gigabit Ethernet Field Programmable System Chips (FPSCs) for Carrier-Class Metro Core SwitchesHILLSBORO, OR ý February 24, 2003 - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that Atrica has selected Lattice's ORLI10G product, a programmable 10 Gigabit Ethernet line interface chip, for use in Atrica's A-8000 family of Optical Ethernet core switches. The A-8000 family, including the A-8800 and A-8100, are high-performance metro core switches designed to scale from 10 Gigabit Ethernet to 320 Gbps with fully integrated optical switching. Recently, Atrica announced that France Telecom chose the Atrica Optical Ethernet system for deployment of metro services in the Paris region. The Ethernet services announced by France Telecom include high bandwidth Internet access, Ethernet leased lines and Transparent LAN Services. Lattice's ORLI10G line interface device is a Field Programmable System Chip (FPSC) that provides data networking equipment designers with customizable, protocol-independent interfaces to high-speed optical transport facilities used in Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and Metro Area Network (MAN) deployments. The chip implements a 10 Gigabit Sixteen Bit Interface (XSBI) for optical transponders (modules that combine optical transmitters and receivers with associated electronics) in efficient standard cell logic, as well as a 10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface (XGMII) for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) circuits in programmable logic. The XGMII interface is a key part of Lattice's Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) Intellectual Property core. The ORLI10G employs Lattice's ORCA® Series 4 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) architecture which is specifically designed to accommodate networking Intellectual Property (IP) cores. "Our customer successes with the A-8800 core switch validates Atrica's vision of delivering carrier-class Ethernet solutions at enterprise Ethernet prices," said Tim Dixon, Atrica vice president of marketing. "Lattice's Field Programmable System Chip approach has helped us bring this solution to market by providing a fully functional interface between optical components and today's 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC implementations, yet one we can easily reprogram in the future to comply with new customer requirements." "Atrica's innovative Optical Ethernet solution that integrates Ethernet with traditional SONET services is an ideal application for Lattice's programmable networking system-chip technology," said Stan Kopec, vice president of marketing at Lattice Semiconductor. "By utilizing our high speed standard cell macros, field programmable gate array logic and flexible networking IP cores, system developers like Atrica can move forward knowing that changes to communications standards won't impose time-consuming delays as they get their products to market." Additional A-8800 / A-8100 Metro Core Switch Information The A-8800 is a 34-slot, high-density chassis that integrates the industry's highest capacity integrated Ethernet and wavelength switching capabilities, delivering unmatched scalability for Metro cores. The A-8800 features 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and a standard MPLS-based architecture that is capable of engineering up to 500,000 flows. Hot swappable module support includes redundant switch management, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and DWDM. The A-8800 multiplexes up to 32 wavelengths of 10 Gigabit Ethernet on a single fiber, adding and dropping any wavelength at any node. The A-8800 also offers full protection with sub-50 millisecond failure recovery as well as redundant DC power and full redundancy of all common equipment. Additional ORLI10G Technical Information
The device interfaces directly to industry-standard multiplexer and demultiplexer ICs. This allows Lattice to offer cost-effective solutions for a variety of line interfaces:
Lattice's 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCS (Physical Coding Sublayer) intellectual property core includes the following features:
Lattice can deliver the PCS core as a ready-to-run bitstream or with VHDL source code along with simulation and synthesis scripts and complete documentation. About Atrica About Lattice Semiconductor Corporation Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to OEM customers in the fields of communication, computing, computer peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 USA; Telephone 503-268-8000, FAX 503-268-8037. For more information on Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, access our World Wide Web site at http://www.latticesemi.com. Statements in this news release looking forward in time are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including market acceptance and demand for our new products, our dependencies on our silicon wafer suppliers, the impact of competitive products and pricing, technological and product development risks and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements. # # #
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