Single-Port Bridge links PCI and PCI-Express devices.
Press Release Summary:
Application-specific standard product (ASSP), uPD720404, serves as bridge to any native PCI®/PCI-X® device to enable compatibility among previous PCI standards and emerging PCI Express standard. It supports x4 PCI Express lanes in single PCI/PCI-X domain and operates at 133 MHz in single data rate PCI-X mode (66 MHz in 64-bit PCI mode). Product incorporates dual power supply as well as error reporting and system power management capabilities.
Original Press Release:
NEC Electronics America Expands PCI Express ASSP Family with Availability of New Single-Port Bridge Device
PCI Express to Single-Port PCI/PCI-X Bridge Offers Low Power and Very Small Form Factor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 7 /-- NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced availability of samples for a new single-port PCI Express(R) bridge application-specific standard product (ASSP) to help facilitate the transition to emerging PCI Express technology. This latest member of NEC Electronics' growing portfolio of PCI Express semiconductor solutions is a standard device designed to meet the industry's growing demand for high-speed interface technology in servers, workstations, graphics equipment and other storage- and network-related applications. The uPD720404 ASSP serves as a bridge to any native PCI(R)/PCI-X(R) device, thereby enabling compatibility among previous generations of PCI standards and the emerging PCI Express standard. The new device offers designers working in the networking and storage industries a proven, low-power, high-speed interface with a very small form factor.
"Bandwidth consumption in the networking and enterprise markets is on the rise, and designers working with these types of applications are turning to high-performance serial interface technologies such as PCI Express to accommodate the demand efficiently and cost-effectively," said Kugao Ouchi, general manager, digital consumer and connectivity strategic business unit, NEC Electronics America. "As a leading provider of PCI Express solutions, NEC Electronics America is committed to further developing this technology and providing customers with proven interface solutions. We are pleased to announce this new low-power, small-package ASSP that will help designers achieve seamless transitions to high-performance PCI Express technology in new and existing designs for their enterprise, storage and networking applications."
The uPD720404 ASSP supports x4 PCI Express lanes in a single PCI/PCI-X domain, and operates at 133-megahertz (MHz) in single data rate PCI-X mode and 66 MHz in 64-bit PCI mode. In addition to a low power consumption level that eliminates the need for heat sinks, the bridge ASSP has a dual power supply and requires no special power-up sequencing. The bridge ASSP also supports advanced error reporting and advanced system power management. In addition, the uPD720404 ASSP comes in a very small package that allows designers to fit it into low profile cards (LPCs) that have a height of 64.41 millimeters (mm). The standard PCI form factor has a height of 106.88 mm.
More information about NEC Electronics' PCI Express products can be found at www.am.necel.com/pciexpress.
NEC Electronics' PCI Express ASSPs and IP Solutions
PCI Express is a third-generation, scalable input/output (I/O) architecture for use in desktop, mobile, server, communication platform, workstation and embedded devices. As PC and server CPUs and other I/O devices increase in speed, technologies such as PCI Express are needed to ensure that I/O interfaces do not create performance bottlenecks in systems. NEC Electronics' PCI Express ASSPs are compliant with revisions 1.0a and 1.1 of the PCI Express base specification. NEC Electronics' PCI Express IP solutions include transceiver and generic controller cores based on a data link and transaction layer architecture that enables data transfers to the switch fabric, physical logic layers based on NEC Electronics' serializer/deserializer (SerDes) technology, and link layer cores. NEC Electronics America was the first company to demonstrate a PCI Express PHY chip and endpoint controller core in 2002.
Pricing and Availability
Samples of NEC Electronics' uPD720404 bridge ASSP are available now, with sample pricing starting at $28.50. Mass production is scheduled to begin in Q3 2006. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
About NEC Electronics America, Inc.
NEC Electronics America, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Electronics Corporation , a leading provider of semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the broadband and communications markets; system solutions for the mobile, PC, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of customer applications. NEC Electronics America offers local manufacturing in Roseville, California, and the global manufacturing capabilities of its parent company. In the Americas, NEC Electronics America markets and sells industrial-type active-matrix LCD modules from NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., a global leader in innovative display technologies. More information about the products offered by NEC Electronics America can be found at www.am.necel.com/ .
NOTE: NEC Electronics America is either a registered trademark or trademark of NEC Electronics Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. PCI Express, PCI-X, PCI and PCI-SIG are trademarks or registered trademarks of PCI-SIG. All other registered trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Klaudeen Shemirani of NEC Electronics America, Inc., +1-408-588-5402, or klaudeen.shemirani@am.necel.com; or Jessica Kerr of Porter Novelli, +1-408-369-4637, or jessica.kerr@porternovelli.com, for NEC
