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Lucent Technologies Expands Modem Chip Set Presence in Desktop PCs

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Lucent Technologies has expanded its position in the modem chip set market by signing up four additional desktop PC manufacturers for its Mars(TM)-2 chip set solution. The new customers, Legend Computer Systems, NEC Corp., Packard Bell NEC, and Samsung Electronics, will use Lucent's digital signal processor (DSP)-based solution in their desktop PCs. This move further solidifies Lucent's winning streak in the PC market, with the company recently named the world's number one seller of modem chip sets integrated within PCs. Lucent has shipped over 4 million Mars-2 chip sets since May of this year, with the chip set consisting of the DSP1646, CSP1034 line codec, and an optional CSP1027 voice codec.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent Technologies has signed up four additional desktop PC manufacturers, including Legend Computer Systems, NEC Corp., Packard Bell NEC, and Samsung Electronics, for its Mars(TM)-2 chip set solution.
  • The company has shipped over 4 million Mars-2 chip sets since May of this year, making it one of the industry's smallest, lowest power-consuming, and lowest cost modem chip sets.
  • The Mars-2 chip set is compatible with the International Telecommunications Union's V.90 56 kbps modem standard and enables modems to transmit data at up to 56 kilobits per second (kbps).
  • Lucent's DSP-based solution, the Mars-2, has been used in one of the first controller-less PCI modems to pass PC 97 OnNow/Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface "Designed for Windows" logo requirements.
  • The company's Apollo(TM) DSP1644-based chip set is being used in Dell Computer Corp.'s newest line of Inspiron 7000(TM) notebook computers, with ActionTec Electronics, Inc. designing and manufacturing the internal modem module containing the Lucent chip set.
  • Lucent's commitment to innovation has helped position the company as one of the first modem chip manufacturers to help its customers display the "Designed for Windows" logo on Microsoft Windows 98 products.

Statistics:

  • 4 million: The number of Mars-2 chip sets shipped by Lucent since May of this year.
  • 66%: The decrease in size of the Mars-2 DSP1646 compared to the Mars-1 DSP1645 introduced by Lucent last year.
  • 56 kilobits per second (kbps): The maximum data transmission speed enabled by the Mars-2 chip set.
  • V.90 56 kbps modem standard: The standard compatibility of the Mars-2 chip set.
  • 4: The number of additional desktop PC manufacturers signed up by Lucent for its Mars(TM)-2 chip set solution.
  • 52.8%: The percentage ownership of Packard Bell NEC by NEC Corp.
  • 800-372-2447: The customer response center phone number for the Microelectronics Group.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Lucent Technologies Signs Up Four Additional Desktop PC Manufacturers for Mars(TM)-2 Chip Set Solution"
  • Lucent Technologies, "Lucent Technologies Expands Modem Chip Set Presence in Desktop PCs"
  • Lucent Technologies, "Microelectronics Group"
  • International Data Corporation
  • Dataquest
  • VisionQuest 2000

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