RapidIO Connections - February 2004
Membership Spotlight
Agere Systems is an industry-leading semiconductor supplier dedicated to product execution, customer satisfaction and technological excellence.
Agere is uniquely positioned to offer design, manufacturing and delivery of
standard and custom silicon solutions made possible by:
- The most widely-deployed wireless infrastructure DSP
- Extensive knowledge of system applications and software
- Proven expertise in complex, highly integrated devices
- Broad offering of demonstrated communications IP including RapidIO
- World-class High-Speed Interface technologies including Serial RapidIO
- State-of-the-Art design methodology including signal integrity tools
- Differentiated cell libraries and Memory interfaces
- State-of-the-Art IC/Package co-design
- Cost-effective packaging
- Excellence and flexibility in supply chain management
- Outstanding quality, reliability and support
Agere Systems Inc. has a broad and deep portfolio of solutions for wireless
infrastructure, whether its customers needs are within the basestation (Node
B/BTS), the basestation controller (RNC/BSC) or the gateway (SGSN/GGSN/MGW).
Agere's multi-core SoCs for 2.5G and 3G baseband processing leverage the
world's most widely deployed infrastructure DSP and unparalleled wireless
network systems expertise, plus expert silicon/package design and product
execution. Customers who come to Agere for these wireless infrastructure
solutions come to a vendor that offers them complete, field-tested solutions
including a high performance protocol independent switch fabric, the PI40,
framers and mappers like the TSOT16, and network processors like the APP550
which offers 1/24th the software development investment of competing
solutions.
To speak to someone directly about how Agere can accelerate your growth and
continued success in the very high performance embedded systems market,
phone 800 372-2447.
Agere Systems At-A-Glance:
Corporate Headquarters: Allentown, PA
Web Site: http://www.agere.com/
Exchange/Ticker Symbol: NYSE / AGR.A and AGR.B
Employees: 6,800
FY2003 Revenue: $1.83 B
