Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Oxford Semiconductor | Subject: Expresso family
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 February 2008
Expansion devices add more lines to PCI
Express
PCI Express expansion devices deliver high-performance reliable industrial-grade PCI Express-based connectivity.
Now available in production volumes, the Expresso family of PCI Express expansion devices from Oxford Semiconductor deliver high-performance reliable industrial-grade PCI Express-based connectivity expansion solutions to interconnect system processors with multiple serial peripherals Driven by the transition in processor-based systems and associated chipsets from PCI to PCI Express as the main peripheral bus, the Expresso family of OXPCIe952, OXPCIe954, OXPCIe958, OXPCIe840 targets the PC peripheral, industrial control, point of sale, server, communications and embedded systems markets with two, four and eight serial port options plus a stand-alone parallel port device
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Oxford brings a long history of developing leading-edge connectivity solutions to the marketplace", explains Adrian Braine, Marketing Manager, Connectivity Solutions at Oxford Semiconductor.
"With this single-chip, high-performance 950 UART based solution that supports up to eight ports and offers 12/16-port expansion capabilities, the Expresso family truly leads the market".
"It will greatly facilitate the migration of commercial/industrial products from PCI to PCI Express while offering significant system cost savings".
Oxford Semiconductor is very well established in the PCI market, having shipped compatible serial bridge chips for more than a decade.
The company's proprietary UART solution is recognised as one of the world's fastest and is integrated into the new PCI Express product range, enabling the Expresso devices to achieve optimal system performance and meet industrial temperature and quality requirements.
All devices are supported by complete kits that include everything needed to evaluate the devices from a PCIe board to software and device drivers.
The kits also include sample devices and all required cables.
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