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Welcome
to PMC-Sierra's BitStream Newsletter.
BitStream
is published monthly and provides you with up-to-date information
on webinars, technical resources, new products, events and more.
To
learn about our portfolio of high-speed broadband communications
semiconductors, storage semiconductors and MIPS-based microprocessor
products, we invite you to visit
www.pmc-sierra.com.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR |
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Building
Storage Systems Using SAS and SATA Technologies
VIEW
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| 2.
STORAGE HIGHLIGHTS |
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PMC-Sierra
Achieves 4G Fibre Channel Interoperability with
Seagate Hard Disk Drives VIEW |
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Hitachi
and PMC-Sierra Complete 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel
Interoperability
VIEW |
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Unveiling
SAS Expander Family for Server Storage Applications
VIEW |
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NETWORKING HIGHLIGHTS |
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Introducing
Single-Chip ADM Devices for Next-Generation Metro
Optical Access Networks VIEW
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Offering
Industry's Highest Density 32-Channel LIU Device
For T1/E1/J1 Applications VIEW |
| 4.
TECHNICAL RESOURCES |
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New
Technical Documentation VIEW
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New
White Paper VIEW
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RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
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SUPERCOMM
2004 VIEW
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Embedded
Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC) 2004 VIEW
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IN THE NEWS |
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EE
Times "The Teen Years"
VIEW
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CommsDesign.com
"Add-drop multiplex functions packed in one
chip"
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Electronic
News "PMC-Sierra Revamps Design Process"
VIEW
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Building
Storage Systems Using SAS and SATA Technologies
Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 11:00AM PT/2:00PM
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Ray
Jang
Larry
Carr
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PRESENTED
BY
Ray Jang, Product Manager and Larrie Carr, Principal Engineer,
Enterprise and Storage Division, PMC-Sierra
WHAT
TO EXPECT
Rapid growth in data storage needs is driving enterprises,
and small and medium-sized businesses toward tiered
storage strategies. This, in turn, is forcing a requirement
for more cost-effective and larger capacity storage
systems. Products based on recently ratified standards,
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA), are
enabling technologies for building storage system architectures
that meet these new cost and capacity needs.
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webinar will: |
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provide
a tutorial on the SAS standard including routing
methods, STP, SMP and SSP |
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describe
various storage architectures and their trade-offs
using SAS Expanders, SAS and SATA Hard Disk Drives
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discuss
system considerations when building SAS-based storage
systems |
Join
in a live Q&A after.
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND
System Architects and Designers, Engineering Managers,
Board Designers, Firmware Engineers, Project Managers,
Product Managers, Platform Engineers, Component Engineers
HOW
TO REGISTER
Register
now for this free webinar.
This
webinar will also be archived
for viewers unable to attend the live session.
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| PMC-Sierra
Achieves 4G Fibre Channel Interoperability with Seagate Hard
Disk Drives |
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PMC-Sierra
announced that it has achieved 4.25 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Arbitrated
Loop (FCAL) interoperability between Seagate Technology's Cheetah
4G Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and
PMC-Sierra's PM8377
PBC 4x4G 4G Fibre Channel (FC) Intelligent Port Bypass
Controller. The successful interoperability represents a significant
milestone in providing server and storage system equipment manufacturers
a working system architecture solution that will enable them
to exploit the performance benefits of 4G Fibre Channel. System
designers will now be able to accelerate their 4G FCAL development
cycles and bring to market high performance storage systems
that meet the growing data storage requirements of today's enterprises.
Click
here to read more
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| Hitachi
and PMC-Sierra Complete 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel Interoperability
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Hitachi
Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) and PMC-Sierra announced
the completion of 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL)
interoperability testing between PMC-Sierra's intelligent
4Gbit/s
Fibre Channel (FC) Port Bypass Controllers (PBC) and Hitachi
4Gbit/s FC hard disk drive prototypes. The successful 4Gbit/s
FCAL interoperability testing provides system level hardware
compatibility between these two critical system components,
thereby, offering server and storage equipment vendors a proven
system solution. As a result, original equipment manufacturers
will be able to develop next-generation 4Gbit/s Fibre Channel
storage systems in a timely manner to meet the increasing
performance, reliability, availability and serviceability
storage demands of today's enterprises.
Click
here to read more
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| Unveiling
SAS Expander Family for Server Storage Applications |
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PMC-Sierra
introduced the PM8383
SXP™ 12x3G and
PM8381 SXP 6x3G, 12 and 6 port Edge Expanders, optimized
for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) enterprise-class server applications.
The SXP12x3G and SXP 6x3G products provide feature-rich and
low-cost implementations of the SAS 3Gbit/s SCSI standard. These
devices provide SAS storage systems with a high performance
interconnect to seamlessly interface one or more host controllers
to SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disk Drives (HDDs).
Click
here to read more
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Introducing
Single-Chip ADM Devices for Next-Generation Metro Optical
Access Networks
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PMC-Sierra
introduced the PM5337
ADM 622 and
PM5338 ADM 622 PDH optical access devices for use in
remotely deployed SONET/SDH Add/Drop Multiplexers (ADMs) and
Terminal Multiplexers. The highly integrated ADM 622 devices
enable system designers to build robust, small footprint carrier-class
equipment which extends legacy and next-generation services
to small and mid-sized enterprises. As a result, networking
OEMs can achieve a faster return on investment and meet time-to-market
demands.
Click
here to find out more
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| Offering
Industry's Highest Density 32-Channel LIU Device For T1/E1/J1
Applications |
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PMC-Sierra's
PM4329
HDLIU™ 32 is the industry's highest density and
lowest cost copper line interface unit (LIU) solution for medium-
and short-haul operations. The HDLIU 32 delivers unprecedented
32-channel T1/E1/J1 port density and is optimized for multi-service
provisioning platforms (MSPPs), add/drop multiplexers (ADMs),
wireless infrastructure, multi-service switches and edge routers.
The highly integrated HDLIU 32 device provides four times the
density compared to current copper interface solutions and provides
networking OEMs with smaller footprint equipment and increased
cost-savings.
Click
here to read more
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New
Technical Documentation
PMC-Sierra
is committed to providing Best-in-Class technical documentation.
The following released technical publications, including data
sheets and white paper, will help you quickly evaluate the
features and begin the process of integrating them into your
designs.
Registration
is required.
PM2393-KIT
QuadPHY® RT Evaluation Kit Short Form Data Sheet
PM2376-KIT
QuadPHY 1G Evaluation Kit Short Form Data Sheet
PM2375-KIT
OctalPHY® 1G Evaluation Kit Short Form Data Sheet
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Why
You Should Use MIPS® Processors?
MIPS,
as an open standard processor architecture, is the equivalent
of Linux in the operating system world. There are a wealth
of device vendors and support tools to make designing with
MIPS-based™ microprocessors a rewarding experience.
Click
here to download
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| 5.
RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS |
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 SUPERCOMM
2004
Booth #26919
June 20 to June 24, 2004
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
This
week, PMC-Sierra is showcasing its broad portfolio of high-speed
broadband communication semiconductors, storage semiconductors
and MIPS-based microprocessors for Enterprise, Access, Metro
Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network
equipment.
The
company is featuring a Metro Ethernet solutions display comprised
of its Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH portfolio and Lucent Technologies'
Metropolis®
DMXplore
Multi-Service Provisioning Platform. In addition, PMC-Sierra
will showcase a live 10/100 Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH interoperability
demonstration with Agilent Technologies.
Visit
PMC-Sierra (Booth #26919) and Lucent Technologies (Booth #11211)
at SUPERCOMM. Get your passport stamped at both locations
and enter to win a super-slim Apple 15GB iPod. Two iPods will
be given away and draws will be made on June 22 and 23.
Click
here to find out more
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 Embedded
Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC) 2004
Booth 12-30
July 7 - July 9, 2004
Tokyo
International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight)
PMC-Sierra will be showcasing its extensive portfolio of 64-bit
stand alone and integrated SoC MIPS-based microprocessors.
In addition, PMC-Sierra will feature its line of clock management
products for MIPS-based designs which target a broad range
of embedded applications including networking, enterprise
printer, automotive telematics, advanced consumer electronic
and storage equipment.
Click
here to find out more
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EE
Times
"The Teen Years"
Contributed by: Bob Bailey, President and CEO, PMC-Sierra
Click
here to read
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CommsDesign.com
"Add-drop multiplex functions packed in one chip"
Click
here to read
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Electronic
News
"PMC-Sierra Revamps Design Process"
Click
here to read
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