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News Release from: PLX Technology Europe
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2002
PLX joins HyperTransport Technology
Consortium
PLX Technology has joined the HyperTransport Technology Consortium and is represented on one of the consortium's key task forces.
PLX Technology has joined the HyperTransport Technology Consortium and is represented on one of the consortium's key task forces PLX is bringing to the consortium its considerable I/O interconnect expertise, helping to develop, promote and manage specifications of the HyperTransport I/O link
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to its membership, PLX is represented in the HyperTransport Technology Consortium's Business Task Force, developing compatibility programmes to help assure interoperability between consortium members' HyperTransport silicon.
As a member of this task force, PLX is also active in an array of the consortium's marketing efforts, including market research, analysis and forecasting; message development; and contract negotiation.
"PLX Technology has an impressive record of successfully helping to drive and refine new interconnect architectures, and working with its industry partners to develop interconnect standards for a range of applications", said Gabriele Sartori, president of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium.
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"We welcome PLX as a member of the consortium, as the company's interconnect expertise and experience with an array of industry leaders bring a valuable dimension to HyperTransport".
"PLX has a long history of active participation in standards-development efforts, working to refine and advance a wide range of I/O interconnect solutions", said Larry Chisvin, vice president of marketing at PLX.
"HyperTransport represents another significant I/O architecture to which PLX can apply its expertise and make a significant contribution to compatibility with other HyperTransport devices to advance the standard".
HyperTransport technology is a high-speed, high-performance, point-to-point link for integrated circuits, and is designed to meet the bandwidth needs of tomorrow's computing and communications platforms.
HyperTransport technology helps reduce the number of buses while providing a high-performance link for PCs, workstations, and servers, as well as numerous embedded applications and highly scalable multiprocessing systems.
PLX's brings to the HyperTransport Technology Consortium a wealth of experience and expertise in I/O.
Based on the PCI standard, the PLX PCI I/O accelerator chips and GigaBridge switched-PCI product lines help manufacturers develop board-level and communications-system products featuring high performance, scalability and system reliability.
PLX's standard, off-the-shelf integrated circuits provide a time-to-market advantage to board and system designers.
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