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News Release from: MosChip Semiconductor Technology | Subject: MCS9901CV
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 January 2008
One chip has PCI Express expansion
options covered
World's first PCIe to peripheral I/O controller to have more than 21 combinations of serial, parallel, USB and ISA interface options.
MosChip Semiconductor Technology has released a single-chip single-lane PCI Express (PCIe) to peripheral controller that supports serial, parallel, ISA and USB interfaces and standards Already in use by some customers, the device comes with a comprehensive system design package
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MCS9901CV is the world's first PCIe to peripheral I/O controller to have more than 21 combinations of serial, parallel, USB and ISA interface options.
The product is ideal for PCIe-based serial or parallel port expansion through addon cards for server original equipment manufacturers, PCI Express Cards and PC peripheral manufacturers, embedded motherboard applications and industrial controls.
The MCS9901CV PCIe to peripheral I/O controller, is fully compliant with the PCIe base specification revision 1.0a.
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It includes: four 16C550/16C550Ex-compatible UART channels; a 256byte FIFO for transmit and receive paths in each serial port; and supports RS232, RS485 and RS422 modes and slow IrDA.
The MCS9901CV also provides bidirectional speeds from 50bit/s to 16Mbit/s per port and full serial modem control and custom baud rate support.
In addition, it supports hardware and software flow control as well as 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9bit serial data format support and even, odd, mark, space and no parity.
The MCS9901CV is also offered with comprehensive design support: a software driver suite with source code available for Microsoft Vista, XP, 2000, 98 and CE, Apple Mac OS, Linux and DOS; a wide range of PCIe peripheral I/O card designs; Gerber and Protel system schematics and other supporting documentation; and world-class support with comprehensive system design services.
"We are pleased to have participated as an early adopter of the new MosChip MCS9901CV feature rich PCIe controller", says Kumar Bhatia, CTO at Axxon Computer Corporation.
"Many of the required functions for our projects are now available through this single chip device".
"Our company perceives a strategic value in the deployment of the MCS9901CV component for our next generation of designs".
"This new alliance between MosChip and our company will allow us to maintain the competitive lead in the PCI Express addon peripheral market".
"MosChip's new PCIe to peripheral I/O controller and design support has helped us tremendously to introduce our product to market in record time", says Paka Leung, President of Speed Dragon Multimedia.
"From the time we received the MCS9901CV samples and design support package we were able to get a production ready design to market in less than two weeks".
"Sunrich Technology is pleased to be the first to market with its PCI Express-quad port serial controller using this innovative MosChip MCS9901CV", says Dr Samuel Chih, CEO of Sunrich Technology (US).
"This highly integrated and highly reliable MosChip MCS9901CV is a single-chip solution which offers excellent performance and high quality for robust business and demanding industrial applications".
"MosChip is proud to introduce a system solution package with such far-reaching application possibilities by providing a multitude of PCIe to serial and parallel I/O connectivity options", says Bhanu Nanduri, Chief Operating Officer for MosChip.
"The MCS9901CV, together with its system design support package, addresses a wide range of business opportunities in chip-to-chip and box-to-box connectivity applications with very short time to revenue schedules".
The MCS9901CV, now available, is ideally suited for desktop and notebook applications, such as addon cards and PCI Express cards for high-speed serial, parallel or USB port expansion.
A suite of production-ready system software and hardware designs are also available.
The design kits include a board support package, software drivers, EEPROM utilities and evaluation systems.
Pricing varies by quantity but starts at US $9.95 per 10,000 units.
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