API NetWorks Licenses HyperTransport Intellectual Property to PMC-Sierra for Development of Its Next Generation MIPS-based Processors.Business/Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2001 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001 Comdex 2001, Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , 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, Suite # LN262-- API NetWorks Continues to Fuel HyperTransport Market Growth By Providing the Building Blocks Required to Build High-End Communications and Networking Solutions API NetWorks Inc., a leading developer of high-speed, 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 interconnect components for the performance and bandwidth-intensive communications, networking and storage markets, today announced that PMC-Sierra has licensed its HyperTransport(TM) technology intellectual property (IP) to develop its next generation MIPS-based processors with HyperTransport host capability. Providing easy connection to a wide range of high-speed networking peripherals, HyperTransport technology is new to PMC-Sierra's architecture and has been implemented within the company's high performance 1 GHz RM9000x2(TM), a dual 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. core multiprocessor. Based on API NetWorks' HyperTransport core, the RM9000x2 utilizes 500 MHz (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. HyperTransport host links to ensure it addresses the processing needs of key products such as edge routers, core routers and enterprise servers. "Through its HyperTransport technologies, API NetWorks is enabling companies such as PMC-Sierra to more rapidly and cost effectively meet the needs of our customers by eliminating bottlenecks and increasing overall system performance in future products," said Tom Riordan, vice president and general manager PMC-Sierra's MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. Processor Division. "The HyperTransport bus interface provides fast and seamless connectivity from our high performance 1 GHz RM9000x2 to a wide range of networking peripherals." API NetWorks licenses HyperTransport technology IP in the form of the HyperTransport physical interface (PHY See physical layer and physical. ) cells and protocol RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; for the design of custom chips, ASICs and FPGAs. In addition, API NetWorks designs and markets I/O interconnect components, such as its new Starfish AP4041 4-port HyperTransport switch, which is the industry's first HyperTransport switch, to allow industry-leading hardware vendors to leverage the power of HyperTransport technology in their next-generation product designs today. "API NetWorks is committed to providing the enabling technologies and high-bandwidth I/O component solutions necessary to facilitate the design and development of HyperTransport systems in the high-end and mid-range networking, storage and communications markets," said David Rich, general manager of API NetWorks. "The addition of PMC-Sierra to our growing list of IP customers is a tribute to our market focus and technology prowess in providing the critical in-box interconnect technologies needed for today's networking and communications platforms." Additional information about HyperTransport technology or the HyperTransport Consortium can be accessed on the World Wide Web: www.hypertransport.org. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra is accelerating the broadband revolution. PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications semiconductors and MIPS-based processors for Access, Metro Transport and Optical Transport network equipment that make up the backbone of the Internet. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. PMC-Sierra is included in the S&P 500 Index which consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation and in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX NDX Index NDX Index (File Name Extension) NDX Northern Document Exchange NDX Index File ) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. . PMC-Sierra is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School symbol. For more information about PMC-Sierra, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com. About API NetWorks, Inc. API NetWorks, Inc. is a leading developer of high-speed, I/O interconnect components for the performance and bandwidth-intensive communications, networking and storage markets. API NetWorks' bridge chip and switch solutions are utilized by industry-leading hardware vendors to leverage the power of HyperTransport(TM) technology in their next-generation product designs, creating breakthrough control plane performance. Through its HyperTransport(TM) technology products and work in developing the standard itself, API NetWorks has become recognized as the leading authority on the adoption and application of HyperTransport technology in the communications, networking and storage markets by industry-leading hardware vendors. Additional information about API NetWorks and its complete product line can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.api-networks.com. The HyperTransport Consortium, HyperTransport Technology and combinations thereof are trademarks of the HyperTransport Consortium. (c)Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2001. All rights reserved. RM9000x2(TM)and PMC-Sierra(TM) are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
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