Vitesse Semiconductor introduced its new SparX-III family of Gigabit Ethernet (GE) switching silicon designed for green-enabled Ethernet SMB and enterprise equipment with substantially lower power consumption and higher density.
The launch includes a two chip 25-port GE switch solution that can be paired with Vitesse’s recently launched SimpliPHY 12-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY with dual media copper and fiber support. Both devices feature Vitesse’s EcoEthernet 2.0 technology, which offers energy efficiency capabilities such as a “PerfectReach” intelligent cable length algorithm, “ActiPHY” automatic link-power down, as well as IEEE 802.3az idle power savings.
Leveraging Vitesse’s 65-nm technology, the SparX-III family delivers power dissipation of <400mw>
