AMCC Extends Performance and Continues Market Leadership with Latest RAID-Enabled Storage Processor.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) Releases PowerPC([R]) 440SPe to Production; Cost-Effective Processor Increases CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Performance by 20%, Offering Industry Leading Bandwidth and Integration SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) [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 that the newest version of the PowerPC 440SPe has been released to production, increasing core performance to 800MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. (1600 DMIPS DMIPS Dhrystone MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) ). Integrated with RAID 5 and RAID 6 acceleration hardware, this product delivers 20% higher performance compared to the previous version. The 440SPe combines a wide variety of features including multiple PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. interfaces, multiple hardware RAID engines, a crossbar-based on chip bus architecture providing 12.8 Gigabytes per second of on chip data bandwidth, and a DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory 2 memory controller supporting up to DDR800 memory devices. The 440SPe processor targets storage applications such as internal and external RAID controllers for SAN, NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular and DAS systems. "Today's storage industry demands ever increasing bandwidth and the latest interface technologies. AMCC offers the highest bandwidth storage processors on the market," said Sam Fuller, vice president of marketing at AMCC. "The 440SPe specifically addresses storage market requirements such as RAID 5 and RAID 6 support, system redundancy, battery-backed memory support and support for PCI Express interfaces." The 440SPe is the first processor to include three separate PCI Express and one PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. interfaces and optional RAID 5 and RAID 6 hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and technology. The product is uniquely architected to meet the demand for high connectivity, high bandwidth and reliable data processing. Customers benefit from an internal bus capable of data rates of 12.8GB/s, and a dual ported memory controller able to support up to 16GB of DDR1 or DDR2 memories. The multiple PCI Express interfaces include one 8-lane and two 4-lane PCI Express ports, each independently configurable as either root complex or end point, and a 64-bit PCI-X interface for expanded interconnectivity. The PCI express buffering is optimized for high bandwidth transactions achieving 94% sustained data transfer efficiency for inbound and outbound transfers. The 440SPe is able to execute high-speed DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. transfers to and from memory with sustained bandwidth in excess of 2GB/s, perform RAID 5 or RAID 6 P&Q parity calculations, and carry out PCI Express to PCI Express bridge functions with minimal CPU overhead. With its highly efficient architecture and on-chip RAID hardware acceleration, the 440SPe has world class RAID 5 and RAID 6 performance. The 440SPe works seamlessly with AMCC's 440GX front-end for iSCSI applications and complements the 440SP, a PCI-X version of AMCC's growing family of storage processors. Through the AMCC Partners Program, AMCC's PowerPC embedded processors are supported by an ecosystem of industry-leading suppliers of operating systems, hardware/software development tools, embedded software, board-level products, and system design services. For full details of the products and services available through the AMCC Partners Program, or to browse support available for a specific processor, please visit: http://www.amcc.com/Embedded/Partners/. Pricing and Availability The PowerPC 440SPe is currently available in volume production. AMCC's 440SPe is packaged in a 27mm x 27mm, 1mm pitch, 675-ball FC-PBGA. The product is available in standard and lead-free RoHS compliant packaging. The distribution suggested resale pricing for the 440SPe processor in standard or lead-free package starts at $115 in 25K quantities. For additional information, please contact your local AMCC sales office, representative or authorized AMCC Distributor. Contact information can be found 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. . All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. PowerPC is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. |
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