IXE 7000 Ethernet switch package development

The IXE74242 is a device in the IXE 7000 product line targeted for high performance Layer 2/3/4 Ethernet communication switching with 24 /spl times/ 1G b/s and 2 /spl times/ 10 Gb/s ports. It is Intel Communication Group ESO division's first 90 nm switch built in a 42.5 mm flip chip package. This paper describes the IXE74242 product and package development challenges in developing successful first working silicon on Intel's 90 nm mixed signal silicon platform.