SYMBIOS LOGIC ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST TRUE PCI-SCSI/FAST ETHERNET MULTI-FUNCTION CONTROLLER.FT. COLLINS, COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 2, 1996 -- New Solution Provides Maximum Performance and Flexibility by Offering Two Key Technologies in a Single-Chip Solution - Responding to OEMs' needs for increased 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 performance while preserving critical PCI bus loads, Symbios Logic Inc. announced today the industry's first true PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). - SCSI/Fast Ethernet multi- function controller. Fully adhering to the PCI specification, the SYM53C885 delivers two technologies while presenting only one electrical load to the system. The SYM53C885 controller is the latest member of Symbios Logic's family of multi-function I/O solutions, joining the recently announced SYM53C876 PCI - Dual Channel SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. multi-function controller and associated SYM22801/2 host adapters. The SYM53C885 is targeted at the workstation, server and NT desktop markets in which OEMs require high performance SCSI and Fast Ethernet as every-unit items or as add-on options. The SYM53C885 controller combines both Wide Ultra SCSI and 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet functions to provide a complete solution with maximum I/O performance and flexibility. This single-chip solution reduces the number of PCI bus loads and requires less space on the motherboard compared with two-chip solutions. With the new SYM53C885 technology, OEMs are able to improve system performance through advanced features such as a large SCSI SCRIPTS(TM) RAM and Ethernet Descriptor-Based DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. (DBDMA DBDMA Descriptor Based Dma ) transmit and receive engines. "The SYM53C885 combines Symbios Logic's proven SCSI expertise and leadership with Ethernet functionality to meet the increasing bandwidth demands of the client and server marketplace," said Tom Lagatta, vice president of corporate marketing and business development for Symbios Logic. "Continuing our commitment to provide complete I/O solutions, we have partnered with the industry's top developers of Ethernet hardware and software technology to provide this robust, full featured product." Ethernet features include: o Separate high-performance transmit and receive DBDMA channels -- for full duplex 10/100 Mbit/sec operation and to reduce PCI bus overhead and the number of 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. interrupts o Separate 3KB transmit and receive FIFOs -- enhancing the performance of the full duplex operation o Early transmit/early receive feature -- increasing throughput o Bursts up to 128 dwords across PCI bus -- for maximum performance o TP-PMD (Twisted Pair-Physical Medium Dependent) An ANSI standard for an FDDI network that uses UTP instead of optical fiber. See CDDI. (symbol) interface -- for a low cost 100BASE-TX solution o MII 1. (body) MII - A consortium of Microsoft, IBM, and Intel. 2. (storage) MII - A broadcast component video tape format licensed by Panasonic. interface -- for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T support using just one RJ-45 connector SCSI features include: o 16-bit, single-ended Ultra (Fast-20) SCSI design -- for synchronous data transfer rates up to 40 MBytes/sec o Integrated 4K RAM for SCSI SCRIPTS storage -- saving PCI bandwidth for other tasks o Bursts up to 128 dwords across PCI bus using 536 byte DMA FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out -- improving system performance by decreasing PCI access o Expansion Flash ROM interface for local BIOS or SCRIPTS programs o Supports PCI extended access cycles -- taking advantage of PCI's performance o Software drivers and SCRIPTS compatible with SYM53C825A and SYM53C875 -- helps designers leverage existing SCSI hardware and software designs The SYM53C885 also includes JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group boundary scan, and power management features on both the SCSI and the Ethernet side, including Magic PacketTM technology for remote wake up. The device is packaged in a 160-pin PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) Refers to many varieties of QFP chip packages, which are molded in plastic. See QFP. and is available with a complete set of SCSI and Ethernet drivers. Sample chips will be available in the first quarter of 1997. Pricing is $49.90 in quanitities of 10,000. Symbios Logic creates storage management and peripheral connection solutions and provides a full spectrum of products for these solutions, including integrated circuits, boards and subsystems as well as supporting software drivers and utilities. The company focuses on developing technology partnerships with its customers and vendors, including original equipment manufacturers and resellers in the networked computing, peripherals and communications markets. Formed in 1995, Symbios Logic is a wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics America. The company has a total worldwide employment of 2,300 with operations in Wichita, Kansas, Fort Collins (headquarters) and Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. plus 20 worldwide sales offices. For further information, please call 1-800-856-3093 or find us on the Worldwide Web at http://www.symbios.com. Our e-mail address for product information is: literature@symbios.com. -0- Symbios Logic and SCRIPTS are trademarks of Symbios Logic Inc. Magic Packet is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Sherry Trunck Jeanne MacMillan Symbios Logic, Inc. Sterling Hager,Inc. 719-533-7597 617-259-1400ext.340 |
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