PHY Chip is PCI Express Rev 1.1 compliant.

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Available in 100-pin MicroStar(TM) BGA in Pb or Pb-free RoHS-compliant package, Model XIO1100 physical layer (PHY) device is suitable for markets requiring PCIe end-point solutions such as data acquisition, networking and communication, and medical and imaging. MAC interface supports both source synchronous and DDR clocking, and device can be used with FPGAs that operate under 125 MHz. Integrated adaptive equalizer in receive link provides system design flexibility.



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Texas Instruments Releases to Production PCI Express x1 Physical Layer Device



Flexible MAC Interface Enables Low-Cost Solutions

DALLAS (August 2, 2006) - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced today full-production release of its new PCI Express x1 physical layer (PHY) device, the XIO1100. The XIO1100 is ideal for markets demanding low-cost PCIe end-point solutions such as data acquisition, industrial, networking and communication, medical and imaging, as well as consumer and video. XIO1100 is compliant with the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 and PHY Interface for the PCI Express Architecture (PIPE) 1.0. (For more information see www.ti.com/pciexpress or www.ti.com/sc06138.)

XIO1100's flexible MAC interface supports both source synchronous and DDR clocking "This offers distinct advantages to our customers in terms of faster time to market and enabling lower cost solutions." said Jawaid Ahmad, strategic product marketing manager for TI's digital interface business unit. "SS clocking makes I/O layout robust and painless while DDR clocking offers our customers the opportunity to choose low-cost FPGAs which do not run faster than 125MHz."

Adding to its list of benefits, the XIO1100 has an integrated adaptive equalizer in its receive link, providing system design flexibility and reliably increasing interconnect length supported by the XIO1100.

Availability, Package and Pricing

The XIO1100 is available today in a 100-pin MicroStar(TM) BGA in Pb or Pb-free RoHS-compliant package. 1KU reference price is $7/unit. TI also offers third-party development kits based on XIO1100 and Cyclone II(TM) or Spartan 3(TM) FPGAs.

TI´s Commitment to PCI Express

TI's roadmap includes a complete portfolio of products built for the PCI Express architecture, enabling chip-to-chip interconnect, I/O interconnect for adapter cards and an I/O attach point to other interconnects such as PCI, 1394 (FireWire) and USB.

About PCI Express

PCI Express is a point-to-point serial differential low-voltage interconnect that consolidates application requirements for use by multiple market segments. PCI Express architecture is a high-performance, highly-flexible, scalable, reliable, stable and cost-effective general-purpose I/P architecture that seamlessly complements existing PCI buses. PCI Express will lead the market transition during the next several years, allowing system and communication designers to use new topologies.

About Texas Instruments:

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational & Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.

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