Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: HPFC-5400A
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 December 2001
Fibre Channel controller needs no memory
The HPFC-5400A Tachyon DX2 from Agilent Technologies is a 2Gbit/s dual-channel Fibre Channel controller that requires no external memory.
The HPFC-5400A Tachyon DX2 from Agilent Technologies is a 2Gbit/s dual-channel Fibre Channel controller that requires no external memory and is the only single-chip, dual-channel solution that supports the new, high-performance PCI-X bus architecture The new product offers manufacturers of storage networking equipment the highest level of performance while saving board space and reducing costs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Tachyon DX2 controller processes and controls dual, 2Gbit/s Fibre Channel data streams with a single chip.
The Tachyon architecture requires no external memory, unlike competitive offerings that employ multiple chips and therefore use more circuit board space and require additional design time.
The Tachyon DX2 is also the only dual-channel solution that supports the new, high-performance PCI-X bus architecture, which delivers bus speeds up to 133MHz.
"We've shipped over 1.5 million Tachyon ICs", said Bob Whitson, worldwide marketing manager of Agilent's Storage Networking Division.
"The Tachyon DX2 chip extends our leadership in the 2Gbit/s market by boosting performance and throughput while lowering cost per port and saving precious board space".
Agilent's proven state machine architecture scales proportionately with system CPU resources to avoid performance bottlenecks associated with on-chip processors.
This architecture allows simultaneous, parallel processing of inbound data, outbound data, and hardware control and commands to maximise bandwidth and minimise latency and I/O overhead.
Agilent also delivers host adapter boards based on the Tachyon architecture.
Agilent will begin sampling the new chip to select customers this quarter, with volume availability for storage networking equipment manufacturers expected later this summer.
The device is targeted at storage subsystems, storage routers, host bus adapters (HBAs) and host computer motherboards for a variety of storage networking applications.
Agilent is also planning to introduce dual-channel 2Gbit/s HBAs based on the Tachyon DX2 chips later this year. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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