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News Release from: Astro Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2004
Cypress enlists physical help for PCI
Express
Cypress Semiconductor has licensed PCI Express PHY technology from Astro Semiconductor.
Cypress Semiconductor has licensed PCI Express PHY technology from Astro Semiconductor "The PHY is probably the most technically challenging piece of a PCI Express solution, and Astro was able to demonstrate that its PHY technology could meet some very stringent requirements in the area of process and price/performance"
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"PCI Express will be an important addition to Cypress' product line, and we're happy to be working with Astro", said Cathal Phelan, Vice President of the Personal Communications Division at Cypress Semiconductor.
Astro's PCI Express PHY includes the PMA and PCS layers and interfaces to the MAC layer through a PIPE-compliant interface.
Typical applications include communication switches, bridge chips, and chipsets for desktop and mobile computers.
"We're delighted to be working with Cypress".
"PCI Express will bring high-end performance to the mass market where price/performance metrics are critical", said AJ Sen, President and CEO of Astro.
"Our PHY technology will help Cypress meet these metrics".
In addition to the PCI Express PHY, Astro licenses its Serial ATA PHY, and together they serve the computing and storage markets where a rapid shift from legacy parallel interconnect to high-speed serial interconnect is underway.
To ensure silicon success, Astro provides its customers with comprehensive engineering support including PHY integration services, signal integrity analysis, test chip development and evaluation, compliance testing and PHY test program development.
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