COMDEX/CMD Technology introduces the world's first PCI to USB controller board.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1996-- Total Solution Provided for Connecting Products to the Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. CMD CMD cerebromacular degeneration. Technology, the recognized leader in high-performance computer peripheral interface solutions, on Monday introduced its new CSA-6700 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). to USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. controller board. Complete with Open-HCI compatibility and dual USB connectors, this board is targeted at the computer and Universal Serial Bus (USB) peripheral OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and markets. Additionally, this controller is based on CMD's own USB0670 100-pin ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. , the industry's first standalone PCI to USB controller chip. The CSA-6700 provides OEMs with a quick, reliable and low-cost solution for connecting current and future product offerings to the USB. It also allows computer OEMs to upgrade existing systems that do not have USB by simply adding in the card and shipping Microsoft's OHCI-based USB drivers. For peripheral OEMs, CMD offers the industry's only solution that has the full software support needed to enable them to sell their devices to the retail market. "Until USB-based PCs become pervasive in the installed base, this add-in card will enable users to upgrade their existing installed base of PCs and benefit from USB-based peripherals," said Fred Thiel, CMD's vice president of marketing. "CMD is leading the charge to bring USB to the installed base of PCI computers," says Jim Pappas, director of Peripherals and Interconnect Technology, Intel Architecture Labs Intel Architecture Labs, also known as IAL, was the Personal Computer system research and development arm of Intel Corporation during the 1990s. IAL was created by Intel Vice-President Ron Whittier together with Craig Kinnie and Steven McGeady to develop the hardware and . "This will create a significant opportunity for USB peripheral vendors to sell their products to both computer OEMs and the retail market as well." One of the biggest benefits of this controller board is CMD's software support. CMD provides a Windows-based Host Controller Driver (HCD HCD Housing and Community Development HCD Hardware Configuration Definition (IBM mainframes) HCD Human Capacity Development HCD Health Care Delivery HCD Hockey Club Davos (Swiss Ice Hockey Club) ) and Driver Development Kit (DDK) with this product to simplify development. Part of CMD's full USB chip offering, the product is due for shipments at the end of the year. A retail version is pending retail software availability from Microsoft. CMD Technology is a leading provider of high performance, award-winning peripheral interface technology. For more information, contact CMD Technology Inc., 1 Vanderbilt, Irvine, Calif. 92618. Telephone, fax, e-mail and Web page, respectively, are 714/454-0800, 714/455-1656, info@cmd.com and http://www.cmd.com. -0- NOTE: Copyright 1996 CMD Technology Inc. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders. CONTACT: CMD Technology Inc., Irvine Lisa Heller 714/470-3172 heller@cmd.com. |
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