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Aquantia Announces Sampling of Industry's First Low-Power 10GBASE-T Silicon for Mainstream Applications
AQ1000 Family Expands 10-Gigabit Ethernet in the Data Center by Enabling Low-Cost Copper Connectivity With the Familiar RJ45 Jack
| Source: Aquantia
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - April 21, 2008) - Aquantia, the leading developer of
mainstream 10GBASE-T solutions, today announced the sampling of the AQ1000 family of PHYs, the
first 10GBASE-T PHYs that meet the requirements of volume platforms such as
servers and aggregation switches within the data center. By enabling
copper 10GE connectivity within the data center, Aquantia's new devices
permit familiar RJ45 and copper cabling to deliver the benefits of 10GE
without the costs and complexities of the XFP or SFP+ alternatives.
"The 10GBASE-T standard has been around for some time, but the first
products were more proofs-of-concept than high-volume production vehicles,"
said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst at the Linley Group. "Aquantia's new PHY
products will reduce power dissipation sufficiently to kick off the start
of volume deployments by server and switch vendors."
Aquantia's AQ1000 family of
10GBASE-T PHYs features low power in a compact 21mm BGA package. These
are monolithic designs implemented in a proven 90nm CMOS process. The
innovative architecture delivers the low power of 5.5W for a max distance
of 100m of Category 6A cable. This low power enables 10GBASE-T within
mainstream applications such as dual-port NICs, 16-port line cards, and
24-port aggregation switches. This is the first low-power monolithic
10GBASE-T PHY to be sampled into the marketplace. The AQ1001 offers
single-speed 10GE operation and is sampling now. Aquantia will host demonstrations in
Aquantia's suite (ER2482) on the show floor at Interop Las Vegas on April
29 through May 1.
Multi-rate 100M/1GE/10GE and Wake-on-LAN (WOL) capabilities will be
featured in the AQ1002. The AQ1002, which is socket- and
firmware-compatible with the AQ1001, will be sampling within the third
quarter.
"Our goal from the outset was not just to design low-power 10GBASE-T
silicon suitable for demonstrating technology, but also to meet the
market's requirements for volume manufacturability and deployment," said
Phil Delansay, president and CEO of Aquantia. "Such low power in 90nm
demonstrates the merit of Aquantia's differentiated architecture. In
achieving this goal, the AQ1001 product line marks the beginning of
real-world deployment of 10GBASE-T in data center and enterprise
applications."
About Aquantia
Aquantia is a supplier of 10GBASE-T Ethernet physical layer silicon that
enables cost-effective, high-bandwidth connectivity with familiar RJ45
connectors and twisted-pair copper cabling. Low-power 10GBASE-T PHYs are
instrumental in deployment of the converged network in servers, switches
and storage.
Aquantia is an active participant in the Ethernet Alliance as well as IEEE
initiatives, and uses its unique expertise to deliver the industry's most
advanced products. Aquantia is a venture-backed private company with strong
financial backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners,
VentureTech Alliance, and Pinnacle Ventures. For more information, please
visit www.aquantia.com.