The single-chip BCM5761 is an eleventh-generation 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller for network applications. It is fabricated in a low voltage, 65nm CMOS process that provides low power dissipation.
According to Broadcom, the controller features a centralized architecture that provides secure, remote offline manageability, which enables users to manage their desktop and mobile systems independent of the location. The controller uses TruManage technology that integrates desktop and mobile architecture for system hardware (DASH) and platform management controller interface (PMCI) open client manageability standards. It also includes power management features that enable enterprise class PCs to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program.
Our new Gigabit Ethernet controller, with TruManage technology, is the first in the industry to enable secure, energy-efficient management functionality while maintaining EPA Energy Star compliance on enterprise-class PC products, said Vinod Lakhani, senior director and general manager, High-Speed Controller business at Broadcom.
This launch is an extension of Broadcom’s earlier launch of BCM5757, a network controller chipset, in March 2007. The chipset supports the DASH management initiative developed by the distributed management task force (DMTF).
In the Gigabit Ethernet controller market, Broadcom competes with Intel, which has already launched the 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller, a single component with integrated Gigabit Ethernet media access control (MAC) and physical (PHY) layer functions packaged in a 15×15 mm thin and fine ball grid array (TFBGA).
Source: ComputerWire daily updates
