NetEffect 10Gb iWARP Ethernet Channel Adapter Employs Multiple Tensilica Xtensa Configurable Processors.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Tensilica[R], Inc. today congratulated NetEffect, Inc., for the recent introduction of its 10Gb iWARP Ethernet Channel Adapter (ECA ECA See: Export Credit Agency ). The NE010 is the first adapter on the market that fully implements the iWARP Ethernet standards, allowing data center managers to realize full 10 Gbps throughput using existing Ethernet hardware and software. NetEffect used multiple Tensilica Xtensa configurable processors in their impressive custom chip design for this adapter. "We selected Tensilica's Xtensa processors because of the ease with which we were able to optimize certain functions for our high-speed, demanding Ethernet channel adapters," stated Rick Maule, NetEffect's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Tensilica's automated process let us optimize our embedded processors for our exact application in a fraction of the time that it would have taken us using other alternatives." NetEffect's 10Gb iWARP ECA, the NE010, implements the extensions to Ethernet created by the RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) A communications protocol that provides transmission of data from the memory of one computer to the memory of another without involving the CPU. InfiniBand, Virtual Interface (VI) and RDMA Over IP are all forms of RDMA. Consortium and IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force , which virtually eliminates host 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. computation bottlenecks and overhead associated with networking by radically improving host processor utilization. Their patented Virtual Pipeline Architecture saturates multiple bi-directional 10 Gigabit ports at a minimal packet size, delivering the full benefit of iWARP Ethernet to a wide range of applications. Additionally, it provides support for hundreds of thousands of connections. "NetEffect's application is a natural fit for our Xtensa configurable processors," stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica's vice president of marketing. "By building their high-speed data processing into multiple configured processors, NetEffect has built a highly flexible and upgradeable product." About NetEffect NetEffect is a privately held network connectivity solutions company providing next generation, multi-gigabit Ethernet products. These products fully implement the iWARP extensions to the Ethernet standard as ratified by the IETF. iWARP enables Ethernet scalability to deliver high throughput for networking, fast access for storage, and low latency for clustering. NetEffect solutions can concurrently support legacy Ethernet infrastructures and the new generation of storage and clustering applications, at 10Gbps speeds. Visit www.neteffect.com for more information. About Tensilica Tensilica offers the broadest line of controller, CPU and specialty DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive processors on the market today, in both an off-the-shelf format via the Diamond Standard Series cores and with full designer configurability with the Xtensa processor family. Tensilica's low-power, benchmark proven processors have been designed into high-volume products at industry leaders in the digital consumer, networking and telecommunications markets. All Tensilica processor cores are complete with a matching software development tool environment, portfolio of system simulation models, and hardware implementation tool support. For more information on Tensilica's patented approach to the creation of application-specific building blocks for SOC design, visit www.tensilica.com. Editors' Notes: * Tensilica and Xtensa are registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica, Inc. 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