AMCC Delivers Comprehensive Evaluation Kit, Accelerating Customers' Time-to-Market.Saguaro saguaro: see cactus. saguaro Large, candelabra-shaped, branched cactus (Cereus giganteus, or Carnegiea gigantea) native to Mexico, Arizona, and California. Slow-growing at first, mature saguaros may eventually reach 50 ft (15 m) in height. Evaluation Kit Features Innovative, Ease-of-Use Capabilities Designed for nP3705 Packet Processor Evaluations SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation AMCC Air Mobility Control Center AMCC Ashore Mobile Contingency Communications AMCC Advanced Materials Commercialization Center AMCC allied movement coordination center (US DoD) ) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMCC) today announced the availability of the Saguaro low-cost, easy-to-use evaluation kit for its nP3705 packet processor. The kit contains an AdvancedTCA([R]) (ATCA See AdvancedTCA. ) form factor evaluation board, which includes an nP3705 packet processor for data-plane functions, a PowerPC([R]) 440EP processor for the control plane, and AMCC's Amur S1215 framer device. The Saguaro evaluation kit allows customers first to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the nP3705 packet processor and then to use the base hardware/software design as a starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for their own product development. To accelerate customers' system development time, AMCC's Saguaro evaluation kit provides users with a comprehensive set of resources including a custom-designed evaluation board, optimized packet processor software tools, an industry-leading PowerPC software development environment, sample applications, and hardware design files. A Resource CD included in the kit offers a wide range of sample applications that can be used as a basis for customers' software development, as well as various utilities to aid in system configuration. The CD also includes AMCC's "nP Workshop" software development tools, enabling customers to use the kit as their software development platform before their own target hardware is available. Available separately, applications software source code packages implementing various protocols, such as IPV IPV poliovirus vaccine inactivated. IPV abbr. inactivated poliovirus vaccine IPV see infectious pustular vulvovaginitis. 4, IPV6, ATM, AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) The part of the ATM protocol that breaks up application packets into 48-byte payloads which become ATM cells when the 5-byte headers are attached. The AAL resides between the higher layer transport protocols and the ATM layer. 2, AAL5, IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting , etc., enable faster time-to-market while still allowing for maximum flexibility and visibility. Also included in the evaluation kit is a suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics from Kozio, Inc., known as kDiagnostics[TM]. This diagnostics package, which can be licensed by customers and quickly configured for their custom hardware design, performs in-depth testing of the PowerPC processor and evaluation board. "One of the biggest problems facing customers who want to use off-the-shelf network processing solutions is meeting the code development requirements on those processors," said Joseph Byrne Joseph Byrne is a fictional character in the BBC medical drama Holby City, portrayed by actor Luke Roberts.[1] The character first appeared on-screen on 3 January 2006 in the episode "Mother Love" - Series 8, Episode 12 of the programme. , senior analyst at The Linley Group and author of "A Guide to Access Processors." "Companies like AMCC are helping to reduce code development time, which facilitates the adoption of these processors and enables customers to meet today's critical design challenges." "AMCC is committed to providing the necessary tools that our customers need to jump start their packet processor evaluation and then their software development," said Charlie Ashton, director of software at AMCC. "The Saguaro evaluation kit provides a low-cost, user-friendly environment to evaluate and benchmark the nP3705 processor as well as an effective platform for our customers to start the development of their products." The board is configured with the VxWorks([R]) operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. from Wind River, running on the 440EP processor. Schematics and layout files for the board are provided so that customers can start their designs from a proven baseline. To further assist customers in accelerating their software development, an evaluation version of Wind River's Workbench development tools for PowerPC is included in the kit. For network I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , the board provides 14 10/100 Ethernet ports, two Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. ports and two OC-12 ports. Other interfaces include a serial port and a USB port. About AMCC's nP3705 Packet Processor The nP3705 is an OC-24 packet processing and traffic management solution. In addition to high-performance packet processing and fine-grained traffic management, the nP3705 includes specialized coprocessors that perform classification, policing, and coherent database management for unparalleled line-rate performance. The nP3705 packet processor expands AMCC's packet processor technology to multi-service access applications. Developed over several generations of traffic management and packet processor products, AMCC's packet processor technology unites the flexibility of the industry's highest performance packet processing nPcore with the most widely deployed and mature traffic management technology. This unique combination enables developers to achieve extremely fine-grained control of subscriber traffic, without impacting the ability to perform complex protocol inter-working at media speeds. The single-stage programming model dramatically simplifies software development and troubleshooting for fast time-to-market. Pricing and Availability AMCC's Saguaro evaluation kit is aggressively priced at $6500. The evaluation kit may be ordered from AMCC or any authorized distributor using part number EV-NP3705-KIT-01. For more information, please contact your local AMCC sales office at http://www.amcc.com/Sales/. About AMCC AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport and storage solutions. Our products enable the development of converged IP-based networks offering high-speed secure data, high-definition video and high-quality voice for carrier, metropolitan, access and enterprise applications. AMCC provides networking equipment vendors with industry-leading communications processing, Ethernet, SONET and switch fabric solutions. AMCC is also the leading vendor of high-port count SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. RAID controllers enabling low-cost, high-performance, high-capacity storage. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit our web site at http://www.amcc.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expects, anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not be successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , and in the Company's other SEC filings. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. AMCC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) is a fabless semiconductor company designing network and embedded Power Architecture (including a Power Architecture license), optical transport and storage solutions. . THE POWERPC NAME AND LOGO ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) CORPORATION AND USED UNDER LICENSE THEREFROM. ALL OTHER TRADEMARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. |
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