SAN JOSE, Calif., April 5-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest New Design Extends Signaling Distance While Reducing Power Consumption Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL) an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced the KS8001 family of Fast Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX) PHYs. This fifth generation KS8001 family is the latest addition to Micrel's successful KS8721 line of Fast Ethernet PHYs. The ICs utilize advanced mixed-signal technology to