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<body>  <a name="top"></a> <p><span style="font-size:10.1pt; line-height:130%; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,'sans-serif'; letter-spacing:0.0em; word-spacing:0.0em;"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="15%"> </td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="85%"> <br> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">News Archive</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> This archive contains product and company information up to the year 2003. <br><br> Looking for the latest news? All news since 2004 about Cologne Chip and its products can be found in the <a href="frame-news.htm" target="_top">News section</a>. <br><br><br><br> <a name="soon-available"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">New Datasheets Available</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> The datasheets of HFC-4S, HFC-8S and HFC-E1 have been completely revised and can be downloaded now. The new editions include revised sample circuitries, extended programming examples as well as additional information in most chapters. <br><br> <a href="frame-datasheets.htm" target="_top">Download Datasheets</a> <div align="right"><font size="-2">2003-11-14</font></div> <br><br> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Now Available</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <h3><a href="frame-hfc-e1.htm" target="_top">HFC-E1</a> - ISDN for Primary Rate</h3> <ul> <li>integrated E1 (S2M) interface</li> <li>integrated PCM128/PCM64/PCM30 interface</li> <li>integrated HDLC controllers; integrated 32 kByte FIFO RAM</li> <li>integrated DTMF detection and multi-party conference</li> <li>integrated universal external bus interface configurable into PCI bus, ISA-PnP, PCMCIA or microprocessor interface as well as SPI</li> </ul> <h3><a href="frame-hfc-4s.htm" target="_top">HFC-4S</a> - ISDN for PABX and multi-BRI applications</h3> <ul> <li>4 integrated S/T interfaces</li> <li>integrated PCM128/PCM64/PCM30 interface</li> <li>integrated HDLC controllers; integrated 32 kByte FIFO RAM</li> <li>integrated DTMF detection and multi-party conference</li> <li>integrated universal external bus interface configurable into PCI bus, ISA-PnP, PCMCIA or microprocessor interface as well as SPI</li> </ul> <h3><a href="frame-hfc-8s.htm" target="_top">HFC-8S</a> - ISDN for PABX and multi-BRI applications</h3> <ul> <li>8 integrated S/T interfaces</li> <li>integrated PCM128/PCM64/PCM30 interface</li> <li>integrated HDLC controllers; integrated 32 kByte FIFO RAM</li> <li>integrated DTMF detection and multi-party conference</li> <li>integrated universal external bus interface configurable into PCI bus, ISA-PnP, PCMCIA or microprocessor interface as well as SPI</li> </ul> <div align="right"><font size="-2">2002-11-11</font></div> <br><br> <a name="hfc-s-mini"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">New ISDN Chip for Embedded Applications</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> Cologne Chip introduces its new <a href="frame-hfc-s-mini.htm" target="_top">HFC-S mini</a>. This ISDN chip is perfectly suitable for all embedded ISDN applications, such like terminal adapters, LAN routers, telephones, PABX and many more ... <ul> <li>integrated S/T interface</li> <li>integrated PCM interface</li> <li>integrated microcontroller interface </li> <li>integrated HDLC controllers</li> <li>integrated FIFO RAM</li> </ul> HFC-S mini is available from January 2001 in space-saving QFP48 housing. <br><br> <a href="frame-hfc-s-mini.htm" target="_top">Further Information</a> <br><br> <a href="frame-datasheets-discontinued.htm" target="_top">Download Datasheet</a> <div align="right"><font size="-2">2000-12-22</font></div> <br><br> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Now Available</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="usb-logo.gif" hspace="10" height="59" width="120" align="RIGHT"> <h3><a href="frame-hfc-s-usb.htm" target="_top">HFC-S USB</a> - ISDN for USB</h3> <ul> <li>integrated S/T interface</li> <li>integrated PCM128 interface</li> <li>integrated USB interface</li> <li>integrated auxiliary port (USB bridge)</li> <li>no microcontroller, no firmware required</li> </ul> <br><br> <a name="jufo"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Cologne Chip sponsors "jugend forscht" contest</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <a href="../../jugend-forscht/frame-jufo.htm" target="_top"><img src="jufo-logo-200.gif" width="200" height="29" border="0"></a> <br><br> Cologne Chip is official sponsoring company and organizer of the local contest <a href="http://www.jugend-forscht.de" target="_blank">Jugend forscht</a> in 2001 in Cologne. This contest for young people is similar to science fairs which are popular in the United States. Further <a href="../../jugend-forscht/frame-jufo.htm" target="_top">information about the contest</a> is available here. <div align="right"><font size="-2">2000-12-22</font></div> <br><br> <a name="colognechip"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">New Company Name and Logo</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <h4>Success of Cologne Chip exceeds all Expectations</h4> <img src="logo-ani-no-text.gif" alt="Logo Cologne Chip" hspace="20" border="0" height="155" width="85" align="LEFT"> Since Cologne Chip Designs GmbH was established in 1994, the world market for ISDN has been constantly growing. During the past 18 months ISDN was even gaining an unexpected high number of new subscribers world-wide. Cologne Chip offers the best chip solutions for Internet access over ISDN as well as for digital PABX. Furthermore the ISDN controllers made by Cologne Chip offer remarkable high functional integration as well as excellent value-for-money. Also technical support it one of the big strengths of Cologne Chip. So it was no wonder that Cologne Chip became very successful during the past 6 years. With a growth rate of approx. 100 % each year the success of Cologne Chip exceeds all expectations. <br><br> "Cologne Chip AG" was founded in May 2000 due to this enormous increase of business. <br><br> Previous Cologne Chip Designs is organized as "GmbH" (= limited company) while new Cologne Chip is an "AG" (= limited company by shares). The capital of Cologne Chip AG was increased by approx. 20 times compared to the old Cologne Chip Designs GmbH. <br><br> Effective from 1st of June, 2000 the complete business of Cologne Chip Designs GmbH is transferred to Cologne Chip AG. <br><br> The new company logo shows the famous Cologne Cathedral, which is a synonym for the city of Cologne. We added a stylized silicon wafer to the logo. The blue squares in the new logo are taken from a quarter of this wafer - they symbolize the silicon die inside the chip. So the logo is really a "talking logo" - it says: "Cologne Chip".  <br><br> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><img src="gudewidth133-15.jpg" hspace="10" height="133" width="139" align="LEFT"></td> <td valign="bottom"> The board of directors consists of seven board members: Dr. Michael Gude (see photo), who was originally responsible for research & development, is chairman of the board (CEO). Klaus Winterscheidt, Harald Schaefer and Jörg Ciesielski are director finance & logistics, director sales & marketing and chief technical officer (CTO). </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> The Cologne Chip AG is under supervision of three board members: Hermann-Josef Kirschbaum, who is chairman of the supervisory board (right), Uwe Jahnke (left) and Lutz Hempel (middle). </td> <td><img src="aufsichtsrat-3.jpg" hspace="10" width="200" height="144" align="RIGHT"></td> </tr> </table> <br> With the new company organization Cologne Chip enhances its efforts to serve customers demands in an excellent way. Of course all known people at Cologne Chip will be happy to assist you in future, too. <br><br> Cologne Chip - The ISDN chip company! <div align="right"><font size="-2">2000-05-30</font></div> <br><br><br><br> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Wake up on ISDN</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <h4>"Wake up on ISDN" with a passive card</h4> In April 2000 <a href="http://www.digi.com" target="_blank">Digi International</a> introduced its new "Digi DataFire Micro V". This ISDN board is the world's first passive ISDN card which fully supports ACPI power management including "Wake up on ISDN" functionality. The card is based on the <a href="frame-hfc-s-pci-a.htm" target="_top">HFC-S PCI A</a> ISDN controller from Cologne Chip. <br><br> <img src="digi-datafire-micro-v.jpg" hspace="10" height="120" width="173" align="LEFT">By using some unique characteristics of HFC-S PCI A Digi was able to add two remarkable features to their new product: <br><br> The card can be used in 5V PCI slots as well as in 3.3V PCI slots. So Digi's ISDN board is one of the first world-wide being fully compliant to the PCI 2.2 specification. <br><br> Furthermore DataFire Micro V can detect incoming ISDN calls and wake up the host PC. Traditional ISDN cards won't work when the PC is in ACPI power management mode D3cold (e.g. "Suspend to Disk"), because the PCI bus is switched off. But in this case the HFC-S PCI A can be powered from a 3.3V auxiliary supply power. So the chip is still able to detect state changes on the S/T line and to generate a power management event, when an ISDN call comes in. This feature is extremely helpful for the implementation of G3/G4 fax reception and answering machine functionality. For further information please see the <a href="frame-datasheets.htm" target="_top">datasheet</a> of HFC-S PCI A (chapter 3.3). <div align="right"><font size="-2">2000-04-24</font></div> <br><br><br><br> <a name="pci-card-3v5v"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Sample Circuitry for Universal PCI Boards</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <img src="pci-logo.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" height="30" width="100" align="RIGHT"> Nowadays 3.3V environments become more and more common for the PCI bus. As Cologne's single chip solution for ISDN PCI cards <a href="frame-hfc-s-pci-a.htm" target="_top">HFC-S PCI A</a> can be operated at 5V as well as 3.3V our engineers have developed an universal PCI board sample circuitry for both 3.3V and 5V power supply (auto detection). The <a href="../../pci-card-3v5v.pdf" target="_top">sample schematic</a> can be downloaded as PDF-file. <br><br><br><br> <a name="new-pci-chip-released"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">New PCI Chip Released</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <img src="pci-logo.gif" hspace="10" vspace="10" height="30" width="100" align="RIGHT"> Cologne Chip has released the <a href="frame-hfc-s-pci-a.htm" target="_top">HFC-S PCI A</a> which is compliant to the latest <a href="../../pci_v2_2.pdf" target="_top">PCI specification 2.2</a>. The new chip is pin to pin compatible to its predecessor HFC-S PCI. The old chip HFC-S PCI is not recommended for new projects. <br> By end of January the PCI spec. 2.2 has been released by the <a href="http://www.pcisig.com" target="_top">PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)</a>. As Cologne Chip is a member of the PCI SIG we are proud to be one of the first companies world-wide already fully supporting the new PCI 2.2 spec.  <br> The HFC-S PCI A chip is ready for ACPI and supports power management according to the PC 99 standard. <br><br><br><br> <a name="new-st-hybrids"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">New S/T-Hybrids from APC</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> A new series of S/T-Hybrid transformer modules with the complete S/T interface circuitry integrated (receiver and transmitter circuitry) for Cologne Chips ISDN controller chips is now available from APC.  <br> 3.3V and 5V versions can be obtained.  <br> For further information please see <a href="http://www.apcisdn.com" target="_top">APC's web pages</a>. <br><br><br><br> <a name="certified"></a> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-left.jpg"> </td> <td height="60" background="bar-middle.jpg"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF" size="+1">Certified</font> </td> <td width="25" height="60" background="bar-right.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <img src="ani-certified-16.gif" hspace="20" height="102" width="169" align="RIGHT">The <a href="frame-hfc-s-pci-a.htm" target="_top">HFC-S PCI A</a>, the <a href="frame-hfc-spl.htm" target="_top">HFC-S+</a> and <a href="frame-hfc-sp.htm" target="_top">HFC-SP</a> have been certified for 3.3V and 5V power supply by the TÜV Laboratories. They are the first ISDN controllers with integrated S/T interface on the world market certified for 3.3V power supply. <br> Due to their fully digital CMOS architecture the chips can be operated at every voltage between 3.0V and 5.0V. This predestines them to utilization in PCMCIA cards or USB TAs and all low power applications.  <br><br><br><br><br> <map name="navigation"> <area shape="rect" coords="18,72,86,88" href="../../framestart.htm" target="_top"> <area shape="rect" coords="14,68,148,93" href="mailto:info@colognechip.com"> <area shape="rect" coords="120,18,148,50" href="#top" target="_self"> </map> <table width="100%" cols="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="250"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="-2">Copyright © 2006 Cologne Chip<br>The ISDN Chip Company!</font> </td> <td align="center" valign="bottom"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica" size="-2">Last Modified: 06/01/2006</font> </td> <td width="250"> <img src="navigation.jpg" width="160" height="108" align="right" border="0" usemap="#navigation"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </span></p>  <hr> <p align="center"> [<a href="frame-news.htm">News</a>] [<a href="frame-overview.htm">Overview</a>] [<a href="frame-chips.htm">ISDN Controllers</a>] [<a href="frame-datasheets.htm">Datasheets</a>] <br> [<a href="frame-applications.htm">Applications</a>] [<a href="frame-software.htm">Driver Software</a>] [<a href="frame-transformers.htm">Transformers</a>] [<a href="frame-approval.htm">ISDN Type Approval</a>] <br> [<a href="frame-distributors.htm">Distributors</a>] [<a href="frame-contact.htm">Contact</a>] [<a href="../../framestart.htm">Home</a>] </p> <hr> </body>