Product category: Intellectual Property Cores
News Release from: Rambus | Subject: PCI Express digital controller core
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 11 July 2005
PCI Express core
enables Fibre Channel ASICs
QLogic Corp has incorporated the Rambus PCI Express digital controller core in its new line of Fibre Channel storage processor ASICs
These ASICs are used in the popular QLogic SANblade line of Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), the year 2004 market share leader according to analyst firms Gartner, Dell'Oro and IDC. 'We chose the Rambus PCI Express end point core, because it was the most advanced core available on the market', said Amit Vashi, Senior Director Product Marketing for QLogic Corp.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 July 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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'Our engineers have given two thumbs up for the integration support that they received from the Rambus team'.
QLogic provides OEMs, resellers and system integrators with end-to-end SAN infrastructure solutions.
The company produces the controller chips, host bus adapters, fabric switches and management software that are the backbone of storage networks for most Global 2000 corporations.
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QLogic serves customers with solutions based on all storage network technologies including SCSI, Internet SCSI (iSCSI) and Fibre Channel.
'The successful silicon implementation of our PCI Express digital controller is the result of Rambus's rigorous design and verification processes and the extensive interoperability testing our team has performed with leading system platforms', said Abhijit Sarid, Group Marketing Manager for Digital Core Products at Rambus.
'This achievement underscores Rambus's dedication to deliver products with the highest level of compatibility and reliability to ensure seamless integration into our customers' designs'.
Rambus PCI Express digital controllers are highly configurable cores, available in end point, root complex, switch port, and hybrid (root complex and end point) configurations.
The architecture is tailored to optimise link use, latency, power consumption and silicon footprint.
The Verilog cores are delivered with a complete test environment, test cases and synthesis environment for maximum ease of integration.
Rambus digital controllers are also available as part of a complete integrated PCI Express solution, which includes Rambus's PCI Express PHY cells.
The Rambus PCI Express PHY cells are available on multiple foundry and captive processes at process nodes ranging from 180 to 65nm.
Rambus' PCI Express PHY cells are listed on the PCI-SIG Integrators List, having passed PCI-SIG compliance and interoperability testing by Rambus PHY cell customers and digital controller partners.
The PCI-SIG is the special interest group that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry standards.
Rambus has also demonstrated its Turbo PCI Express platform with serial links operating at 5.0 and 6.25Gbit/s datarates to meet future PCI Express requirements.
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