September 2, 2003 – Xignal Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, an IP provider for the communications semiconductor industry, has released a new AFE design for mixed-signal ICs.

The technology uses mainstream CMOS processes and is billed as the first single-chip solution for VDSL, according to company president Yousif Ammar.

“By making single-chip designs possible for VDSL equipment, the Xignal team has broken a critical barrier to profitable, mass-market penetration of VDSL services worldwide,” he stated.