StarGen Technology Featured at Embedded Systems Expo and Conference, Tokyo; Demonstration of the First Advanced Switching Interconnect -ASI- Silicon.TOKYO -- StarGen, the leading developer of serial interconnect semiconductors, is pleased to be partnering with StarBridge, Inc , (Booth 15-33) (www.starbridge.co.jp) and Kontron, (Booth 12-24) (www.kontron.com) a world leader in embedded technology, to demonstrate Advanced Switching Interconnect (ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. ) silicon in their booths at the 8th annual Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Expo and Conference (ESEC ESEC European Software Engineering Conference ESEC Eye Surgery Education Council ESEC Ecole Superieure d'Etudes Cinematographiques (Paris, France) ESEC En-Route Secondary Radar Beacon ESEC Electronic Surface Element Control ) (www.esec.jp/en) in Tokyo. ESEC is the largest trade event in Japan for the developers of embedded computing solutions. StarGen will be demonstrating elements of its AXSys architecture, including its Merlin 10 port ASI switch, ASI/PCI Express endpoints with Xilink FPGAs, and StarGen's ASI compliant AXSysview fabric management software. This is the first Asian demonstration of working Advanced Switching hardware and software and closely follows the successful first public demonstration at SuperComm in June 2005. (see related 6/7/05 release) StarBridge was recently named an Authorized StarGen Partner, covering Japan. (see related 6/27/05 release) Kontron recently announced the AT8901, an ATCA See AdvancedTCA. fabric hub board utilizing Advanced Switching Interconnect. (see related 6/8/05 Kontron release) About AXSys Architecture AXSys, announced in March, is the industry's first full suite of ASI compliant silicon and software that meets the performance, scalability, and flexibility demands for chip-to-chip and board-to-board interconnects in next generation compute, storage, and communication applications. The AXSys architecture is comprised of a complementary family of switches, bridges, product development kits and a robust software suite. OEMs who implement the AXSys architecture are guaranteed 100% compliance to the ASI specification, full compatibility with 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. and future ASI SIG defined endpoints, as well as the ability to fully implement the ASI SIG fabric management software suite. For more information on AXSys, please see related releases at www.stargen.com/news. About StarGen StarGen, based in Marlborough, MA, is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. providing unified interconnect solutions for compute and communication markets. StarGen's AXSys product line is based on the emerging PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Express-Advanced Switching (ASI) standard and targets system OEMs developing platforms for compute, storage and communication applications. StarGen's successful 1st generation product, StarFabric, extends legacy PCI applications and is currently in use in over 75 designs with greater than 250,000 ports shipped around the world. Additional company and product information is available at www.stargen.com. Note to editors: PCI Express is a trademark of PCI-SIG. Advanced Switching Interconnect and ASI are trademarks of the ASI-SIG ASI-SIG Advanced Switching Interconnect Special Interest Group . StarFabric and AXSys are trademarks of StarGen. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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