Dune Networks is a semiconductor supplier of networking devices, facilitating the build of data center, enterprise and carrier Ethernet solutions. Dune provides a switching solution that allows capacity, port rate and service scheme scalability. This extends the life cycle of packet platforms from three to ten years and longer, revolutionizing the economics of packet networks.

Dune recently released the Petra P330 device, which integrates packet processing. The Petra solution offers the ability to design high-density switching line cards ranging from 24 to 48 10GE ports for data center and carrier access applications. For the first time, this enables a no-compromise switching system design, including a strictly non-blocking fabric, 100ms packet buffer and densities of up to 768 ports of 10GE or 40GE/100GE equivalent with a single stage fabric. Furthermore, the P330 enables the build of switching systems featuring power and cost metrics similar to legacy 1GE switching systems.

The P330 incorporates a flexible packet processor using micro-code engines. The packet processor is purpose-built for data center and metro access applications. Packet-processing features include comprehensive L2 bridging, L3 IPv4 and IPv6 unicast and multicast routing, and flexible L2/L3/L4 aware access lists (ACLs). For data centers, the P330 offers additional benefits such as enhanced transmission control protocol (TCP) performance, TCP starvation avoidance, lossless Ethernet support, high fan-out equal cost multiple paths (ECMPs) and link aggregation groups (LAGs), security and policing, and virtualization support.

“GSA has been an invaluable resource to Dune Networks by providing up-to-date information about the fabless semiconductor ecosystem, driving data sharing within members and compiling these numbers into benchmarking figures. GSA plays a key role in strengthening the fabless semiconductor industry and Dune will continue contributing to its future development.”

– Ori Aruj, Vice President, Marketing, Dune Networks

OneChip Photonics, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, develops and manufactures low-cost, high-performance optical transceivers, based on monolithic photonic ICs (PICs) in indium phosphide (InP), for access networks and other mass-market broadband applications.  OneChip's breakthrough approach and technology will remove the cost and performance barriers that have been impeding the ubiquitous deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and enable new business and consumer broadband applications. Currently, the company is developing these low-cost, high-performance transceivers for optical network terminals (ONTs) and optical line terminals (OLTs) in Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) and gigabit passive optical networks (GPON).

The company recently secured $19.5 million in venture capital financing from leading Canadian and U.S. investors, including BDC Venture Capital, DCM, GrowthWorks Canadian Fund and Morgenthaler Ventures. This funding will enable the company to expand its operations globally and deliver the only fully integrated FTTH transceivers on the market, which will provide higher performance than competing solutions at significantly lower cost.

“OneChip Photonics looks forward to working with GSA members to promote and support leading-edge technology innovation and the widespread deployment of broadband technologies to businesses and consumers worldwide. GSA provides OneChip with access to a wealth of semiconductor industry knowledge and research, and it gives us the opportunity to team with other global companies and thought leaders to drive progress on key industry issues.”

– Steve Bauer, Vice President, Marketing, OneChip Photonics