Design of Systems on Silicon
{{Infobox company
| name = Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2)
| type = Private
| foundation = 1998 |defunct= 2010
| location = Valencia, Spain
| key_people = Founder, Jorge Blasco
| industry = Semiconductor Devices
| products = Power line communication
Integrated circuits
}}
Design of Systems on Silicon, officially Diseño de Sistemas en Silicio S.A., (DS2), was a supplier of integrated circuits and software for power line communications.
The company was founded in 1998, and went out of business in 2010 after trying to expand into other home network technologies.
Standards
DS2 developed products compliant with the 200 Mbit/s specification developed by the Universal Powerline Association (UPA).
The products can be used to create a local area network, often called as a home network within a residence using existing electrical power wires.
In December 2008, DS2 announced plans to develop the DSS9960 chip, which was to be a dual-mode device interoperable both with the ITU-T G.hn standard and with the UPA specification.{{cite news |date=16 December 2008 |title= DS2 welcomes new ITU-T G.hn standard for high-speed networking and plans for compatible chipset with G.hn/UPA/OPERA compatibility |work= News release |url= http://www.ds2.es/press-events/news-sheet.aspx?ID=121 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100620110112/http://www.ds2.es/press-events/news-sheet.aspx?ID=121 |archivedate= 20 June 2010|accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=http://blog.ds2.es/ds2blog/2009/04/how-fast.html |title=DS2 Blog: How fast can G.hn be? |access-date=2009-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720140221/http://blog.ds2.es/ds2blog/2009/04/how-fast.html |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title= Home networking groups edge toward G.hn |work= EE Times |date= 25 February 2009 |author= Rick Merritt |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4081477/Home-networking-groups-edge-toward-G-hn |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
The UPA technology had been proposed (but not accepted) into the IEEE 1901 standard.{{cite news |title= G.hn-ing for gigabit: How the next-gen home LAN standard war was won |author= Tony Smith |work= The Register |date= 7 February 2009 |url= http://www.reghardware.com/2009/02/27/g_hn_and_p1901_future_of_home_lans/ |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
DS2 demonstrated their G.hn development at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2010.{{cite news |date= 11 January 2010 |title= DS2 first to show working G.hn prototypes for home networks |work= News release |url=http://www.ds2.es/press-events/news-sheet.aspx?ID=138 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100620105531/http://www.ds2.es/press-events/news-sheet.aspx?ID=138 |url-status= dead |archivedate= 20 June 2010 |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
Prototypes used the three medium types used by G.hn (coax, phoneline, and powerline).
History
DS2 was started in 1998 at the European Innovative Companies Center (CEEI) in the Paterna Technology Park. The company reported $20 million in sales in 2008, compared to $15 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2006. It had over 140 employees in 2008.{{cite news |title= DS2, pioneer designing chips for Power Line Communications |year= 2009 |work= España, technology for life |url= http://www.spaintechnologyforlife.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6719802_6728366_4270264,00.html |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
Jorge Blasco, president and CEO of DS2, was nominated for the European Inventor of the Year Award. The European Inventor of the Year Award ceremony was held in Madrid, Spain along with the European Patent Forum in April 2010.
A video at the European Patent Office explains the nomination and the invention.{{cite web |title= A pioneer in internet connectivity: Finalist for European Inventor 2010 in the "SME" category |publisher= European Patent Office |year= 2010 |url= http://www.epo.org/news-issues/european-inventor/finalists/2010/blasco.html |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
On 5 March 2010, DS2 entered the Spanish equivalent of voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy (concurso de acreedores, in Spanish).{{cite news |title= DS2 Emerges from Difficult Year: Company Initiates debt restructuring, forecasts growth going forward |work= News release |publisher= DS2 |date=5 March 2010 |url= http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100305005939&newsLang=en |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
On 19 August 2010, Marvell Technology Group announced it acquired the intellectual property and assets of DS2.{{cite news |title= Marvell Acquires DS2 Technology |work= News release |publisher= Marvell |date=19 August 2010 |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marvell-acquires-ds2-technology-101063629.html |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title= DS2 |work= Official web site |url= http://www.ds2.es |year= 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100701153029/http://www.ds2.es/ |archivedate= 1 July 2010 |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
- {{cite web |title= Universal Powerline Association |work= Official web site |url= http://www.upaplc.org/page_viewer.asp?category=Home&sid=2 |year= 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090529062040/http://www.upaplc.org/page_viewer.asp?category=Home&sid=2 |archivedate= 29 May 2009 |accessdate= 29 July 2011 }}
Category:Technology companies of Spain
Category:Electronics companies of Spain