Enigma Semiconductor

Enigma Semiconductor raises $5.6 million in a Series B financing extension and hires a new CEO and VP of Sales. It plans to use the funds to launch new packet-based switch fabrics in the first half of 2008. Investors include Innovations Kapital, NorthZone Ventures, TVM Capital, and Sunstone Capital.

Nov 2007 · Light ReadingNews article

Enigma Semiconductor explores hybrid switching fabrics that combine elements of crossbar and shared-memory switching chips. The company says its HybriCore EN6100 switch and EN6240 traffic manager use variable-length packets for Ethernet/IP interfaces and backplane switching, reaching up to 360 Gbits/second per switch and more than 2-terabit/s full-duplex nonblocking speed across the backplane. CEO Rob Sturgill highlights fast multicast support for IPTV designs.

Jul 2006 · EETimesNews article

Enigma Semiconductor licenses Rambus' Advanced Backplane (ABP) serial-link interconnect technology for its HybriCore switch architecture. The agreement gives Enigma access to Rambus' 1–10 Gbps ABP technology for legacy and greenfield modular switching systems. HybriCore incorporates Rambus' SmartDFE intelligent equalization technology, which CEO Rob Sturgill says gives OEMs seeking greater system speed and density a competitive edge.

Feb 2006 · Design-ReuseNews article

Enigma Semiconductor announces its HybriCore integrated switch architecture, which delivers more than 280 Gbps per switch and supports two terabits of full-duplex, non-blocking traffic across the system backplane. Designed for triple-play applications, it combines cell and native packet switching for application-aware VoIP, IPTV, and video-on-demand services. CEO Rob Sturgill says the architecture offers low cost and power consumption.

Dec 2005 · Light ReadingNews article