Ventures News: Samsung and Jungo Partner to Introduce Integrated Solution for Broadband Gateways, Routers and DSL Modems

09.05.2003 | Wirtschaftspresse

Reference design, based on the ARM7™ family core, unveiled at Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, April 22-26, 2003



Embedded Systems Conference, San Francisco, April 22, 2003 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in system-on-a-chip technology, and Jungo® Software Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of residential gateway software, today introduced an integrated software and silicon solution providing Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) manufacturers with a production-ready infrastructure that speeds up development of broadband gateways, routers and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modems.


"We worked closely with Jungo to ensure a high level of integration between OpenRG software and our S5N8947 processor," said Dennis Kim, vice president of Samsung's System LSI Division. "CPE manufacturers can cut precious time off their product development cycles and can add customized features to their gateways."


"By offering manufacturers an integrated software and hardware solution with Samsung, Jungo is able to provide its customers with additional flexibility in product development," said Ofer Vilenski, president and chief executive officer of Jungo. "Together we have already secured a significant joint design win and we look forward to seeing other gateway products based on the S5N8947 and OpenRG brought to market."


The new solution, unveiled today at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, combines the Samsung S5N8947 microcontroller with OpenRG™, Jungo's software suite for residential and small office/home office (SOHO) gateways. The Samsung S5N8947, a 32-bit RISC communication processor built around the industry-leading low-power ARM7TDMI® core, is ideally suited for use in ADSL modem gateway routers.


"The combination of the ARM core-based S5N8947 processor and the Jungo residential/SOHO gateway solution provides a quick time-to-market, flexible home networking solution for OEMs and ODMs," said Denise Kerstein, networking segment manager for ARM. "It is particularly suitable for low-power and cost- sensitive consumer data networking applications." Jungo's OpenRG software suite provides a choice of operating systems, broadband applications, drivers and Web- based management, all tightly integrated to ensure high performance and improved time-to-market. The companies' joint solution supports a DSL and Ethernet Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and a variety of local area network (LAN) interfaces including Ethernet, 802.11b and universal serial bus (USB). The OpenRG software provides manufacturers with integrated modules for a Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall, Universal Plug and Play home networking, local Web- based management and remote upgrades.


Availability
OpenRG software for the S5N8947 is now available and can be licensed from Jungo. For more information, and to see a live demo of the solution at Embedded Systems Conference, please contact Jungo at openrg@jungo.com or Samsung at www.samsungusa.com.




About Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices in 47 countries. Samsung Electronics is the world's leading producer of advanced semiconductors, TFT- LCDs, CDMA mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Device Solution Network, Digital Media Network, Telecommunication Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses.


The Device Solution Network specializes in semiconductor and TFT-LCD products for industrial, mobile and advanced computing applications, offering a full line of key solutions of DRAMs, SRAMs, Display Driver ICs, Smart Card ICs, TFT-LCD panels and Flash memories. The Device Solution Network operates 11 overseas sales subsidiaries and mass production facilities to maximize on hand customer support. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.samsungsemi.com




Samsung Semiconductor Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is located in San Jose, Calif. More information can be found at http://www.usa.samsungsemi.com.




About Jungo
Jungo Software Technologies is a leading supplier of residential gateway software solutions, driver development tools and hardware access applications. Jungo offers integrated reference designs with several of the most influential global silicon vendors, enabling its customers to simplify device development cycles, improve performance and accelerate time to market. Jungo is a privately held company with corporate offices in San Jose, California, sales and support offices in Taiwan and an R&D center in Israel. Founded in 1998, Jungo's investors include TeleSoft Partners, Infineon Ventures and Intel Communications Fund.




Editorial Contacts:


Tania Elfersy

Jungo Software Technologies
+972-9-885 9365 ext. 277
tania@jungo.com


Nancy Sheffield
Phone:+1 408 269-0849
nancypr@aol.com




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