AMD Announces Teradyne and Dolphin Technology Support of Next-Generation HyperTransport Bus.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001 HyperTransport Technology Increases Data Throughput Up to 24 Times Compared to Existing Technologies AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) today announced it has identified a test system from Teradyne, a leader in testing technology, to be used for products that will incorporate the next generation HyperTransport(TM) 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 Link data bus. The Teradyne J973EP VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. Test System with the inSync Differential Test option provides manufacturers of microprocessors, core logic, integrated processors and graphic devices with the ability to increase the frequency and accuracy of HyperTransport implementations. AMD also disclosed that it has been working with Dolphin Technology to develop HyperTransport physical interfaces or "PHYs", the high-speed circuitry inside of a computer chip that enables it to transmit and receive digital data along wire pairs using analog signaling. HyperTransport technology, formerly code-named LDT LDT - Logic Design Translator. Computer system design analysis. [Sammet 1969, p. 621]. , is an innovative new technology designed to enable the chips and components inside of PCs, networking and communications devices like those that power the Internet, to communicate with each other up to 24 times faster compared with existing technologies. "Today's announcement reinforces AMD's commitment to drive state-of-the-art technology into the market," said Gabriele Sartori, director of technology evangelism for AMD. "HyperTransport technology support from companies like Teradyne and Dolphin Technology benefit AMD's plans to introduce innovative new products. Such support may be designed to also address the product design and the test needs of other companies who choose to license the HyperTransport bus for chip-to-chip communications. We have selected Teradyne's J973EP with the inSync Differential Test option as one of the testing systems for the HyperTransport bus." "Teradyne recognized the potential of the HyperTransport bus from the beginning and has worked closely with AMD to ensure that innovative and cost effective test solutions were in place to support the engineering and production ramp of this technology," said Rod Stewart, product marketing manager of Teradyne, Inc. "The HyperTransport bus is designed to enable semiconductor devices to communicate with each other at an unprecedented 1.6 Gbps. This exciting new technology presented new test challenges in the area of speed, accuracy and differential signaling Using two wires for each electrical path for high immunity to noise and crosstalk. The signals are sent down one wire as positive and the other as negative, and the circuit at the receiving end derives the signal from the difference between the two. . We are pleased that AMD has selected Teradyne's J973EP inSync Differential Test option, the ATE industry's first 1.6 Gbps differential test solution." "AMD recognized the importance of having computer chips from different companies communicate with each other," said Mo Tamjidi, president of Dolphin Technology. "At the high speeds within HyperTransport technology, minor electrical variations may create interoperability issues. Dolphin Technologies has worked closely with AMD to develop a physical interface (PHY See physical layer and physical. ) that is designed to allow companies to ensure product compatibility." Although initially developed for high-performance PC and server platforms, the technology is also gaining momentum in networking and communications devices, embedded applications, and other non-PC devices. Multiple products integrating support for HyperTransport technology are in development to support desktop and notebook PCs, workstations and servers, and Internet communication devices. More than 150 companies are working with AMD to drive the development of HyperTransport technology. An increasing number of these companies, including Acer Laboratories, Alpha Processor Inc., Aralion, Inc., Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., Cognigine Corporation, Dolphin Technology, ESS Technology, Galileo Technology, Hewlett Packard, LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic, Mellanox Technologies, Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, PLX Technology PLX Technology, Inc., PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLXT) is based in Sunnyvale, California, USA, and is currently the world’s leading supplier of PCI Express and other standard I/O interconnect semiconductors to the communications, server, storage, embedded-control, and , PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. Sierra, SandCraft, Inc., Broadcom, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Tyan Computer Corporation, have licensed the technology to design into their products. A HyperTransport consortium The HyperTransport Consortium is an industry consortium responsible for specifying and promoting the computer bus technology called HyperTransport. It is led by founding members Advanced Micro Devices, Alliance Semiconductor, Apple Computer, Broadcom Corporation, Cisco Systems, is also planned for later this year. About HyperTransport(TM) Technology HyperTransport(TM) technology is a new high-speed, high-performance, point-to-point link for integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . HyperTransport provides a universal connection that is designed to reduce the number of buses within the system, provide a high-performance link for embedded applications, and enable highly scalable multiprocessing systems. It was developed to enable the chips inside of PCs, networking and communications devices to communicate with each other up to 24 times faster than with existing technologies. Compared with existing system interconnects that provide bandwidth up to 266MB/sec, HyperTransport technology's bandwidth of 6.4GB/sec represents better than a 20-fold increase in data throughput. HyperTransport technology provides an extremely fast connection that complements externally visible bus standards like the Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ), as well as emerging technologies like InfiniBand. HyperTransport technology is the connection that is designed to provide the bandwidth that the new InfiniBand standard requires to communicate with memory and system components inside of next-generation servers and devices that may power the backbone infrastructure of the telecom industry. HyperTransport technology is targeted primarily at the information technology and telecom industries, but any application in which high speed, low latency and scalability is necessary can potentially take advantage of HyperTransport technology. HyperTransport technology also has a unique daisy-chainable feature, giving the opportunity to connect multiple HyperTransport input/output bridges to a single channel. HyperTransport technology is designed to support up to 32 devices per channel and can mix and match components with different bus widths and speeds. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE:AMD). Visit AMD on the Web For more information about today's announcement, please visit our virtual pressroom at http://www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases and information about AMD and its products are available at: http://www.amd.com/news/news.html Cautionary Statement This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Forward-looking statements in this release include the risks that the HyperTransport technology will not gain widespread industry or market acceptance; and that a HyperTransport consortium may not be formed by AMD. We urge investors to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the Company's filings with the United States Securities Exchange Commission. AMD, the AMD logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, and HyperTransport are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All other product names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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