Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: GDA Technologies | Subject: GPEX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 December 2003
PCI Express cores find
storage area network slots
QLogic Corp has selected GDA for PCI Express cores to broaden the company's ongoing PCI Express product development efforts
The GDA PCI Express controller core, called GPEX, is integrated into QLogic Fibre Channel and iSCSI products for storage area networks. GPEX is a highly configurable core that is optimised for link utilisation, latency, reliability, and silicon footprint for both ASIC and FPGA implementations.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 December 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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PCI Express IP core works on ASICs or FPGAs
The GPEX is a new PCI Express IP core that provides the computing, networking and communications industries a significant enabler for development of silicon based products supporting PCI Express
Express IP has all options covered
Flexible and configurable PCI Express controller IP can be used for end-point, root complex, switch and bridge implementations
"GDA is a leader in the emerging market for PCI Express products", said Frank Berry, Vice President of Marketing, QLogic Corp.
"GPEX technology is helping QLogic provide highly integrated PCI-Express products that deliver outstanding reliability and performance".
"QLogic is a leader in their market space and we are excited to work with them", said Prakash Bare, Vice President of IP Business at GDA Technologies Inc.
"The QLogic design-win is a validation of our PCI Express IP core quality, because it is noted throughout the industry that they select the best class of solutions for their products".
GPEX adheres to the PCI Express 1.0a specifications and is available for both ASIC and FPGA implementations.
It supports endpoint, bridge, switch and root complex solutions.
It includes MAC, datalink and transaction layers.
GPEX supports PIPE based PHY architecture and provides a flexible packet oriented user logic interface.
GPEX Configurable options include number of lanes (up to 16), number of virtual channels (up to 8), maximum payload size (up to 4Kbyte), and transmit retry/receive buffer size.
GPEX provides flow control support for both directions and completely handles PCI Express ordering rules.
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