Infineon Launches Ultra-Low Power ADSL2+ Chipset to Increase Efficiency: Industry`s First Class D-based Design Cuts Power Consumption and Footprint by One Third

Infineon Launches Ultra-Low Power ADSL2+ Chipset to Increase Efficiency: Industry`s First Class D-based Design Cuts Power Consumption and Footprint by One Third

Infineon's GEMINAX PRO is the industry's first ADSL2+ chipset with Class D technology that has been designed to overcome both limiting factors, footprint and power consumption.

Munich, Germany – March 31, 2005 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX), a leading supplier of broadband access semiconductor solutions, today launched GEMINAX PRO, the industry's highest-integration and lowest-power ADSL2+ chipset. Consisting of a 16-channel ADSL2+ Digital Front End (DFE) and a 4-channel Analog Front End (AFE), with integrated low-power Class D line drivers.

Additionally, Remote Units (RUs) – typically constrained by power, area and battery back-up requirements – which incorporate the new Infineon chipset will also benefit from significant operational cost savings. Also, in environments where power dissipation values are restricted by standards, operators can now exploit real estate in the central office more efficiently.