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News Release from: PLX Technology Europe | Subject: ExpressLane PEX 8114
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2005
Express bridge chip cuts package size
and power
The PEX 8114 is the latest PLX ExpressLane PCIe device to reach production level, making PLX the only vendor with four PCIe bridges and switches now available in volume.
PLX Technology has released its ExpressLane PEX 8114 PCI Express-to-PCI-X bridge to production The PEX 8114 is the latest PLX ExpressLane PCIe device to reach production level, making PLX the only vendor with four PCIe bridges and switches now available in volume
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"With the production release of the PEX 8114, PLX is further expanding its leadership position in PCI Express interconnect devices", said Steve Moore, Senior Product Marketing Manager at PLX.
"This development enables board and system developers to choose from the widest array of PCI Express devices available, and move their designs into full production immediately".
The PEX 8114, featuring 800Mbyte/s throughput speed, the industry's smallest package and lowest power consumption of any PCIe-to-PCI-X bridging device, joins the PEX 8111 bridge, and PEX 8516 and PEX 8532 switches in production.
All four devices have completed extensive reliability, quality, functionality, and interoperability testing.
Additionally, the PEX 8114 is on the PCI-SIG integrators list, having successfully completed and passed the special-interest group's rigorous interoperability and compliance tests.
The PEX 8114 enables a range of PCIe applications, including storage-system adapter boards, RAID controllers, server motherboards, and imaging and embedded systems.
By using the PEX 8114 in its forward-bridging mode, legacy PCI and PCI-X devices can be easily upgraded to interface with PCIe systems.
Additionally, its reverse-bridging mode enables conventional PCI processors and chipsets to configure and control PCIe switches and endpoints, and add-in cards using the PEX 8114 in this mode bring the advanced features of PCIe-native silicon endpoints into the large installed base of PCI systems.
The production release of the PEX 8114 bolsters PLX's position as the leader in PCIe bridging and switching technology; with an unprecedented four PCIe switches and bridges now available, PLX supplies the broadest array of PCIe interconnect solutions.
Furthermore, the configuration flexibility of these switches and bridges allows them to cover the widest range of applications in the market.
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