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News Release from: Denali Software | Subject: FlashPoint platform
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 January 2008
SoC platform allows performance tuning
The FlashPoint platform uses a sophisticated design configuration engine that enables the system to be tuned for optimal performance
Denali Software has released the FlashPoint system-on-chip (SoC) platform The FlashPoint platform is a complete system design that provides a PCI Express (PCIe) interface to high-performance NAND Flash memory
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The platform uses a sophisticated design configuration engine that enables the system to be tuned for optimal performance with differentiating features for a range of products, including PC cache modules, solid state drives (SSD) and ExpressCard devices.
FlashPoint provides a complete hardware design, software stack and all necessary drivers to ensure fast time to market for products requiring high-performance interface to NAND Flash memory.
"NAND Flash systems are becoming increasingly complex as the diversity of applications drives the need for a specialised, flexible, high-performance platform solution", remarks Nam Hyung Kim, Director and Chief Analyst at iSuppli.
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"Current commodity solutions will not meet the future market needs".
Denali's new FlashPoint platform includes support for the emerging nonVolatile Memory Host Controller Interface (NVMHCI) standard, an effort led by Dell, Intel and Microsoft, which provides a standard software programming interface for nonvolatile memory subsystems.
The NVMHCI interface is used by operating system drivers to access NAND Flash memory storage in applications such as hard drive caching and solid-state drives.
One such example is the ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive features of the Windows Vista operating system, which would use the NVMHCI interface to speed PC system performance and reduce overall power consumption.
James Borden, Industry Strategist at Microsoft said "I am pleased to see the first released plan for implementation of the emerging industry standard".
"Denali has been an active participant and contributor of NVMHCI".
"Denali's support for NVMHCI with this platform should enable system performance and feature enhancements".
"It is our belief that Flash will have a significant impact to the PC and other system architectures".
The FlashPoint platform also supports wide range of flash devices from various memory vendors, including devices which conform to the specifications developed by the Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFi) Working Group, an organisation dedicated to simplifying integration of NAND Flash memory into consumer electronics (CE) devices, computing platforms and industrial systems.
"Denali has been an active supporter of the ONFi initiative which provides a standardised NAND component interface that not only simplifies design support for a broader range of NAND components, but also eases transitions to future NAND generations", said Knut Grimsrud, ONFi Chairman and Intel Fellow.
"Product releases compliant with the ONFi standard, such as Denali's new Flash platform, pave the way for broad adoption of standards-based Flash solutions".
The FlashPoint platform leverages Denali's Databahn IP technology for PCIe and NAND Flash in an advanced hardware architecture, built from the ground up for high performance and reliability.
A configuration infrastructure automates the process for tuning and verifying the design for application specific performance and speeds overall deployment time".
"This high-performance PCIe-based NAND Flash platform is a natural extension of our expertise in memory and interface technology", said David Lin, Vice President of Marketing for Denali Software.
"We are constantly updating and refining our Flash memory technology and roadmaps to ensure that we provide our customers with the best possible combination of features and performance to meet evolving market needs", said Robert Pierce, Senior Director, Flash Products at Denali Software.
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