Chelsio Communications licenses Tensilica's Xtensa processor

Chelsio Communications, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., has licensed the Xtensa LX customizable DPU (dataplane processor) for its next-generation 10Gb Ethernet Terminator ASIC. Chelsio has used Tensilica's Xtensa DPUs in two previous generations of Terminator ASICs.