PCI Express Leader PLX Technology Highlights Switching, Bridging in Video Applications; Direct PC-to-UMPC Connectivity Over Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cabling.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- 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 , Inc. (Nasdaq:PLXT), the leading supplier of 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. [TM] (PCIe) and other standard input/output (programming, operating system) standard input/output - The predefined input/output channels which every Unix process is initialised with. Standard input is by default from the terminal, and standard output and standard error are to the terminal. (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 silicon, will showcase at the Intel[R] Developer Forum (IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. ) this week its ExpressLane[TM] PCIe switches and bridges, along with the PLX PLX Pharmacy, Laboratory, and Radiology (X-Ray) PLX Power Line Exchange [R] NET family of 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. Hi-Speed controllers, in robust video demonstrations on the Intel Pentium[R] processor-platform: Co PCI Express in video-surveillance systems To highlight ExpressLane devices' power in video-surveillance applications, the PLX demonstration system features a video-capture board, based on PLX's PEX 8111 PCIe-to-PCI bridge and using video decoders from Conexant Systems; eight separate images managed by the PEX 8111 are displayed on a single monitor. The video-capture board, originally based on conventional PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , also reflects the ease with which designers can quickly migrate boards and systems to PCIe. Co PCI Express expanding systems through new cabling schemes Another monitor shows the combination of PCIe and CAT7 cabling in high-speed video transfer. Two ExpressLane PEX 8508 PCIe switches transfer video data over a CAT7 cable between a PC's hard drive to an external video card, demonstrating how ExpressLane switches can be used to expand the reach of PCIe through new cabling schemes. Co USB connectivity on UMPC See Ultra-Mobile PC. platform Blended into the demonstration is PLX'S revolutionary USB Duet[TM] cabling-connectivity technology, which enables two or more PCs to use the USB bus to quickly and economically share files and transfer disk drives' contents at speeds up to 480Mbps/sec. In the IDF demonstration, USB Duet streams video from an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)-platform computer to the main PC's video card. USB Duet technology provides the simplest PC connectivity for the emerging UMPC platform, while also allowing any USB Duet-enabled PC to back up files by using another computer as a secondary storage device. "PLX's demonstrations at IDF highlight the expanding applicability of PCI Express in video and other applications," said Jim Pappas, director of initiative marketing for Intel Corp. "Those applications are emerging across a broad spectrum of market segments." IDF presents a forum for attendees to see both established and recently introduced PLX interconnect devices. The event marks the first public appearance of PLX's new PEX 8548 switch, announced yesterday (see plxtech.com/about/news/pr/?y=2006&rel=0925). The PEX 8548 is the industry's 48-lane, nine-port switch, and is the inaugural device in the company's third-generation PCIe switching architecture. Its target applications include Intel-based servers, backplanes and router switch fabrics. PLX is among the industry's first suppliers to announce support, development efforts and actual silicon for PCIe technology. The company began sampling its ExpressLane devices in 2004, and nine ExpressLane switches and bridges now are either sampling or in full production -- more than all other vendors' PCIe-interconnect devices combined. These devices have been designed into hundreds of systems in virtually all technology market segments. PLX has been developing I/O interconnect solutions since 1986. About PLX Technology PLX Technology, Inc., (plxtech.com), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA, is the leading supplier of PCI Express and standard I/O interconnect silicon to the communications, server, storage, embedded-control, and consumer industries. PLX, ExpressLane and USB Duet are trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. 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