Santa Clara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) introduced a new communications oriented system-on-chip processor today. The RC32438 is aimed desktop/workgroup switches, gateways, wireless access points (WAPs), and virtual private network (VPN) equipment, and will also serve as a platform for IDT to develop future products that target emerging market segments such as… embedded security and converged gateways. Target operating system support for the new processor includes Linux and VxWorks.

The RC32438 integrated communications processor incorporates a 32-bit MIPS 4Kc CPU core with a double data rate (DDR) memory controller, a 32-bit version 2.2 PCI bus interface controller, and two 10/100 megabit Ethernet ports. The device also includes 3 general-purpose counter/timers, an I²C interface, 2 16550-compatible serial ports, a 10-channel DMA controller, an interrupt controller, a general-purpose I/O controller, and a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus interface. Maximum CPU clock rate is 266 MHz.

The use of the 4Kc CPU core from MIPS Technologies in the IDT Interprise RC32438 integrated communications processor allows customers to select from a broad range of generic development tools, including compilers, in-circuit emulators and real-time operating systems. IDT is already providing optimized VxWorks and embedded Linux solutions for the 79EB438 evaluation platform to enable customers to benchmark or prototype application software ahead of the availability of their own hardware. The device is also supported by a diverse range of in-circuit emulator equipment compatible with the enhanced JTAG (EJTAG) interface to help speed hardware/software integration tasks.

The IDT Interprise RC32438 integrated communications processor is currently sampling with production quantities available in Q1CY03. Pricing for the devices starts at $25 in 10,000-unit quantities.

 
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