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Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: IDT | Subject: 89PES12T3G2 and 89PES16T4G2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 May 2007
Express switches move to next generation
specs
PCI Express switching devices meet the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) PCI Express Base 2.0 specification, commonly referred to as PCIe Gen2.
Integrated Device Technology has come up with the industry's first PCI Express (PCIe) switching solutions that meet the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) PCI Express Base 2.0 specification, commonly referred to as PCIe Gen2 Optimised to solve system I/O connectivity challenges, the two new IDT switches set a new standard for performance-per-watt in PCI Express switches and offer customers a critical upgrade path and protection of infrastructure investment for next generation servers and storage systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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