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Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2)
Company typePrivate
IndustrySemiconductor Devices
Founded1998
HeadquartersValencia, Spain
Key people
Founder, Jorge Blasco
ProductsPower line Communications Integrated Circuits
Websitewww.ds2.es

Founded in 1998, Design of Systems on Silicon S.A. (DS2), is a leading supplier of silicon and software for Power line Communications (PLC) and the first company to develop and market PLC chipsets delivering data rates of up to 200 Mbit/s.

On 5 March 2010, DS2 reported the company entered the Spanish equivalent of voluntary chapter 11 (concurso de dcreedores)[1].

Standards

DS2 develops products compliant with the 200 Mbit/s specification developed by the Universal Powerline Association (UPA).

On Dec 2008, DS2 announced plans to develop the DSS9960 chip, which will be a dual-mode device interoperable both with the ITU-T G.hn standard and with the UPA specification[2].

G.hn is the first international standard that provides a way to create a high-speed (up to 1 Gigabit/s)[3] Local area network using existing home wiring (power lines, phone lines and coaxial cables). G.hn is promoted by HomeGrid Forum and supported by a number of home networking organizations such as (CEPCA, HomePNA and the Universal Powerline Association).[4][5][6]

DS2 showcased the advanced state of their G.hn development at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2010 by performing live demonstrations [7] of G.hn prototypes over the three medium types G.hn is defined to operate over (coax, phoneline, and powerline). It is expected that DS2 will deliver early silicon in Q3 2010.

History

Started in 1998 at the European Innovative Companies Center (CEEI) in the Paterna Technology Park. Reported a final figure of $23 million in sales in 2008, compared to $15 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2006. Has over 100 employees in Paterna (Valencia), Spain headquarters.[8]

References

  1. ^ DS2 Emerges from Difficult Year
  2. ^ DS2 welcomes new ITU-T G.hn standard for high-speed networking and plans for compatible chipset with G.hn/UPA/OPERA compatibility
  3. ^ DS2 Blog: How fast can G.hn be?
  4. ^ Home networking groups edge toward G.hn, EE Times
  5. ^ G.hn-ing for gigabit - How the next-gen home LAN standard war was won, The Register
  6. ^ UN’s ITU-T G.hn standard gains support
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ DS2, pioneer designing chips for Power Line Communications
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