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These excerpts taken from the MRVL 10-K filed Apr 1, 2009. Communications Controller and Embedded Processor Products We have a broad offering of high performance and highly integrated system control-plane communication controllers and fully integrated embedded processors. These devices offer both integrated embedded CPU technology as well as variants that can support discrete embedded RISC microprocessors. Our devices are used in a broad range of applications including routers, switches, digital subscriber line access multiplexers, access concentrators, wireless base stations, VoIP gateways and storage area networks. Discovery™ Innovation: Our Discovery™ Innovation series is a complete SoC solution based on our Sheeva™ embedded CPU technology. By leveraging our highly successful Discovery™ system controllers and deep expertise in ARM instruction-set-compliant CPUs, the Discovery™ Innovation SoCs offer one of the highest levels of integration in the industry. The high-performance, low-power, highly integrated processors are ideally suited to a wide range of applications ranging from sophisticated routers, switches, and wireless base stations to high-volume laser printer applications. Discovery™ System Controllers: Our high-performance Discovery™ system controllers support MIPS™ and PowerPC™ CPU-based communication systems. Our controllers are used in systems developed by leading original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, for the Internet infrastructure. These include enterprise switches, LAN to WAN edge routers, enterprise routers, access concentrators, telecom equipment and laser printers. Our
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Table of Contentssystem controllers contain all of the key control blocks needed to build high-performance 32-bit and 64-bit CPU subsystems, including a DRAM controller, a peripheral device controller, direct memory access engines, timers, PCI interfaces and interrupt controllers. These system controllers are designed to provide system designers with the ability to match their CPU performance to the targeted overall system price/performance. Our portfolio Discovery™ system controllers are generally software-compatible with older generations, thereby supporting faster time to market, lower product development risk and lower cost of ownership due to the re-use of system software, which might otherwise need to be re-developed. Horizon™ WAN Communication Controllers: Our Horizon™ family of single chip advanced communications controllers provides all of the required network interfaces that bridge the LAN with the Internet infrastructure and combines most of the common functions found in multi-service access routers. These devices target the core of next-generation multi-service edge routers and remote access equipment that merge the functions of LAN-to-WAN routers, VoIP gateways, network security equipment and remote access concentrators. The Horizon™ family has been designed to enable end-to-end quality of service, or QoS, for applications that run at the edge of a network with the integration of hardware support for differentiated services and 802.1p and 802.1q support. Our Horizon™ system controllers provide new packet processing capabilities for systems that require the convergence of voice, video and data at the edge of the network. The integrated NetGX™ coprocessor can handle computation-intensive tasks such as flow-classification based on Layer 3 to Layer 5 packet information, encryption and authentication for security purposes and virtually any other packet processing function typically handled by the host CPU. The NetGX™ coprocessor can free processing power so that the CPU can run multi-service applications such as managing virtual private networks, firewalls and integrated voice services. Kirkwood™ Embedded Processor: The Kirkwood™ product family is the third generation of our highly integrated embedded processor SoC. The Kirkwood™ family is based on our Sheeva™ embedded CPU technology, providing users with single and dual-CPU cores, which have been highly optimized to maximize the overall computing performance while simultaneously lowering total device power consumption. Purposely built to address the needs for network connected consumer electronic equipment, this family provides the performance, flexibility, interfaces and price points that fit the needs of the digital economy. Applications for Kirkwood™ SoCs include home gateways, set-top boxes, network storage, printers, media players and point-of-service terminals. Orion™ Embedded Processor: The Orion™ product family is designed to enable media vault platforms that allow users to instantly access rich multimedia and data content throughout the home. The Orion™ family enables what we believe is the industry’s first guaranteed, home-wide QoS, designed to offer true, uninterrupted multi-streaming performance. The Orion™ product family powers a range of media vault platforms, each capable of delivering simultaneous streams of rich, multimedia content seamlessly across wired and wireless networks. The scalable storage, networking and smart media processing architecture of Orion™ is designed to provide a price/performance advantage over other solutions and to be a key component in markets such as standalone home storage appliances, integrated storage appliances, including access points and digital video recorders and next generation broadband service provider products. Communications Controller and Embedded Processor Products We have a broad offering of high performance and highly integrated system control-plane communication controllers and fully integrated embedded processors. These devices offer both integrated embedded CPU technology as well as variants that can support discrete embedded RISC microprocessors. Our devices are used in a broad range of applications including routers, switches, digital subscriber line access multiplexers, access concentrators, wireless base stations, VoIP gateways and storage area networks. Discovery™ Innovation: Our Discovery™ Innovation series is a complete SoC solution based on our Sheeva™ embedded CPU technology. By leveraging our highly successful Discovery™ system controllers and deep expertise in ARM instruction-set-compliant CPUs, the Discovery™ Innovation SoCs offer one of the highest levels of integration in the industry. The high-performance, low-power, highly integrated processors are ideally suited to a wide range of applications ranging from sophisticated routers, switches, and wireless base stations to high-volume laser printer applications. Discovery™ System Controllers: Our high-performance Discovery™ system controllers support MIPS™ and PowerPC™ CPU-based communication systems. Our controllers are used in systems developed by leading original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, for the Internet infrastructure. These include enterprise switches, LAN to WAN edge routers, enterprise routers, access concentrators, telecom equipment and laser printers. Our
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Table of Contentssystem controllers contain all of the key control blocks needed to build high-performance 32-bit and 64-bit CPU subsystems, including a DRAM controller, a peripheral device controller, direct memory access engines, timers, PCI interfaces and interrupt controllers. These system controllers are designed to provide system designers with the ability to match their CPU performance to the targeted overall system price/performance. Our portfolio Discovery™ system controllers are generally software-compatible with older generations, thereby supporting faster time to market, lower product development risk and lower cost of ownership due to the re-use of system software, which might otherwise need to be re-developed. Horizon™ WAN Communication Controllers: Our Horizon™ family of single chip advanced communications controllers provides all of the required network interfaces that bridge the LAN with the Internet infrastructure and combines most of the common functions found in multi-service access routers. These devices target the core of next-generation multi-service edge routers and remote access equipment that merge the functions of LAN-to-WAN routers, VoIP gateways, network security equipment and remote access concentrators. The Horizon™ family has been designed to enable end-to-end quality of service, or QoS, for applications that run at the edge of a network with the integration of hardware support for differentiated services and 802.1p and 802.1q support. Our Horizon™ system controllers provide new packet processing capabilities for systems that require the convergence of voice, video and data at the edge of the network. The integrated NetGX™ coprocessor can handle computation-intensive tasks such as flow-classification based on Layer 3 to Layer 5 packet information, encryption and authentication for security purposes and virtually any other packet processing function typically handled by the host CPU. The NetGX™ coprocessor can free processing power so that the CPU can run multi-service applications such as managing virtual private networks, firewalls and integrated voice services. Kirkwood™ Embedded Processor: The Kirkwood™ product family is the third generation of our highly integrated embedded processor SoC. The Kirkwood™ family is based on our Sheeva™ embedded CPU technology, providing users with single and dual-CPU cores, which have been highly optimized to maximize the overall computing performance while simultaneously lowering total device power consumption. Purposely built to address the needs for network connected consumer electronic equipment, this family provides the performance, flexibility, interfaces and price points that fit the needs of the digital economy. Applications for Kirkwood™ SoCs include home gateways, set-top boxes, network storage, printers, media players and point-of-service terminals. Orion™ Embedded Processor: The Orion™ product family is designed to enable media vault platforms that allow users to instantly access rich multimedia and data content throughout the home. The Orion™ family enables what we believe is the industry’s first guaranteed, home-wide QoS, designed to offer true, uninterrupted multi-streaming performance. The Orion™ product family powers a range of media vault platforms, each capable of delivering simultaneous streams of rich, multimedia content seamlessly across wired and wireless networks. The scalable storage, networking and smart media processing architecture of Orion™ is designed to provide a price/performance advantage over other solutions and to be a key component in markets such as standalone home storage appliances, integrated storage appliances, including access points and digital video recorders and next generation broadband service provider products. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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