Product category:
Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Tundra Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2007
FET acquires RapidIO interoperability
testing lab
Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET) buys Tundra's RapidIO Interoperability testing facility.
Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET), a leading provider of RapidIO software and tools, has acquired the business and operations of RIOLAB, one of the world's first RapidIO Interoperability testing facility from Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in system interconnect RIOLAB was established by Tundra in February 2006 as an independent facility designed to give commercial semiconductor vendors, FPGA and ASIC developers, and OEMs, the ability to validate interoperability of their products and test for specification compliance
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The transfer of RIOLAB to FET marks the early achievement of a significant RIOLAB milestone - to transition the lab within 12 to 18 months of operation to a qualified independent third-party vendor - a goal set when Tundra originally established the facility.
From its inception, FET has provided its expertise to the development of the lab's interoperability test infrastructure making this transition a natural evolution for RIOLAB and its customers.
As part of the transition, RIOLAB will relocate to a new facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and will resume full operations by the end of February 2007.
"With FET, an expert in the embedded test marketplace, RIOLAB will be well-equipped to continue providing state-of-the-art testing as RapidIO technology continues to be embraced as the standard in a wide range of embedded markets", said Tom Cox, executive director of the RapidIO Trade Association.
RIOLAB was designed to provide graduated levels of interoperability that align with both the RapidIO specification and the needs of silicon vendors and OEMs.
The interoperability tests build on the RapidIO Trade Association's Device Interoperability and Certification Checklists which were developed for ecosystem members.
Currently tests are available for Device Interoperability Levels - DIL-1, DIL-2, and DIL-3.
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