Sunnyvale, Calif., April 7, 2008 — Cortina Systems® (CortinaTM), one of the fastest-growing suppliers of intelligent communications solutions for network equipment manufacturers, today announced the opening of offices in Netherland and Italy. These new offices will provide local services and create greater efficiency to improve our ability to meet our European customer’s requirements and improve their time-to-market.
“Europe is a strategic region for Cortina due to the international telecommunication OEM headquarters and design locations in this region, which are increasingly relying on Cortina’s advanced communications ICs,” said Amir Nayyerhabibi, president of Cortina Systems. “Our expansion in the European market will allow us to more closely align with our customers and to provide the best support and products for their success.”
Cortina leads the industry in mixed-signal, high density, low power ICs, 10 Gbps packet data framing, high-density Ethernet aggregation technology, optical FECs, and, TDM and 10/100 PHYs. In September 2006, Cortina acquired Intel’s Optical Networking Division, increasing its product portfolio to more than 300 products with tens of millions of units shipped annually.
Cortina’s Netherland office is located at: Mien Sneevliet Draaijer Straat 20, 3207 GH Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Cortina’s Italy office is located at: Via Giordano,4, 20019 Settimo Milanese (MI), Italy
About Cortina Systems
Through continuous innovations in advanced port processing and intelligent port connectivity, Cortina Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions for the Core, Metro, Access and Enterprise network market segments. Cortina delivers a wide suite of products that address customers’ performance, density, and flexibility needs with state-of-the-art, high-speed, analog-digital integration technology. Cortina solutions enable faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. Working closely with customers to understand their system requirements and anticipate their needs, Cortina is creating the foundation for new generations of services. For more information, please visit www.cortina-systems.com.