Networking

Home networking is one of the most explosive sectors within the burgeoning broadband arena, and for good reason. More and more consumers have chosen the Internet as their primary source of information, entertainment and communications –which has fueled a significant increase in data, voice, gaming and multimedia content that is being downloaded, transferred, played, viewed and stored on home networks. In turn, this is then shared across multiple PCs, networked devices and TVs throughout the home.

SoC designers targeting the home networking and broadband access markets require high-performance delivery of HD video and other multimedia content into the home. The digital entertainment appetite of consumers is insatiable and increasing daily—and today's digital home requires the most reliable network available to connect the home and family to a wide range of digital content and broadband services. In millions of U.S. homes, consumers require the sharing of HD video, IP-based content, personal movies, photos, music and even gaming. And they consistently want new and exciting alternatives to enjoy multi-room, connected services. Therefore, the demand for home network infrastructure to support faster speeds, extended range, more reliable connections and seamless streaming has skyrocketed.

Sonics offers its customers the ability to rapidly respond to changing networking requirements and deliver a range of advanced SoCs for broadband and home networking. The company’s on- chip connectivity solutions feature high reliability, increased performance and the design scalability necessary for powerful home networking SoCs. Wireless data network SoCs rely on Sonics to give the performance and flexibility needed in a multi-functional gateway. Sonics’ power-efficient solutions allow for SoCs to go into smaller form factors by reducing the heat dissipation and ultimately deliver a ‘greener’ product.