Analog IC delivers TB data center density.
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Able to be embedded in copper cabling, QLx411G yields 1.28 TB/sec in single 1.75 in. high (1RU) rack. These active cables are terminated with QSFP connector, which achieves density of 32 ports in single 1RU rack - each running at 40 Gbps. Supplied in 4 x 7 mm signal integrity optimized package, solution supports InfiniBand, Ethernet, PCI Express, SAS, and Fibre channel protocols in active cables, blade servers, line cards, and switch cards.
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Quellan Delivers Unprecedented Terabit Data Center Density
Company exceeds coveted Terabit/Second Copper bandwidth in single 1RU rack
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 5 -- DesignCon Convention -- Quellan Incorporated, a leader in Noise Canceling and Signal Integrity ICs, today announced the QLx411G -- a new analog device that can be embedded in copper cabling to yield 1.28 Terabits (1,280 Gigabits) per second in a single 1.75 inch high rack. These "active cables" are terminated with the industry's newest high density QSFP connector which achieves a density of 32 ports in a single 1RU rack, each running at 40 Gbps.
In a live demonstration, Quellan ran the InfiniBand(TM) signaling protocol over these links at the new 40 Gbps Quad Data Rate (QDR) speed. In order to retain backwards compatibility with this interface, the company also demonstrated QDR running with the standard microGiGaCN(TM) connector. This unprecedented throughput was enabled by embedding the company's Q:ACTIVE(R) analog technology into W.L. Gore & Associates advanced 28AWG cable assemblies. By compensating for signal distortion and removing noise, this low power analog IC can achieve unprecedented speed over thinner gauge cable.
The QLx411G is Quellan's latest addition to the Quad Lane Extender product line that also includes the QLx4300 for applications up to 3 Gbps and the QLx4600 for applications up to 6 Gbps. This family of products share the same small 4mm x 7mm, signal integrity optimized package, making upgrade to higher data rates seamless for customers. The product line also boasts best in class performance, low power and low latency. The QLx411G supports InfiniBand, Ethernet, PCI Express, SAS and Fibre channel protocols in active cables, blade servers, line cards and switch cards. The device is scheduled for production in the second half of 2008.
Cabling today is a significant barrier to data center efficiency -- as measured by power, speed, density and latency. The QLx411G delivers the lowest power, highest density and no additional latency, thereby improving link efficiency by an order of magnitude.
"Quellan's technology promises to extend the reach of QDR InfiniBand links over copper cables, expanding the cost effective 40 Gb/s interconnect ecosystem," said Thad Omura, Vice President of Product Marketing for Mellanox Technologies. "With the production release of systems utilizing multi-core processors and PCIe Gen2, the data bottleneck has moved to the system I/O port. Low cost, low power cables combined with ConnectX IB 40 Gb/s HCAs will help bring balance to these high performance compute and storage systems."
"Data center cable management and power consumption are becoming increasingly critical," said Daryl Inniss, Vice President and Practice Leader, Components for Ovum-RHK - a Datamonitor Company. "By removing cable impairments and attenuation with analog silicon, thinner, lighter and longer cabling may be used. This reduces weight, and increases room for airflow."
"Copper interconnects serve the vast majority of data center links today," said Tony Stelliga, CEO of Quellan Incorporated. "By activating these passive cables with our analog Q:ACTIVE technology, next generation data centers can be built on dramatically thinner, faster and lower power interconnects."
The demonstration takes place at DesignCon 2008 in Quellan's booth (#112).
About Quellan
Quellan Incorporated, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, designs and markets analog integrated circuits that dramatically enhance the performance of system interconnects and radio frequency receivers. Quellan chips are embedded in connectors, receiver modules and handheld mobile devices to improve speed, density and reception quality. The company's patented Collaborative Signal Processing products perform adaptive noise cancellation and equalization with an entirely analog signal path for ultra low power. Quellan serves a broad range of applications in the computing, storage, consumer and wireless markets. http://www.quellan.com/
Quellan, the Quellan Logo and Q:ACTIVE are registered trademarks of Quellan Incorporated.
CONTACT: Melissa Kallos of Quellan, Inc., +1-408-774-0084, Melissa@quellan.com
