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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 more about PMC-Sierra's high speed broadband communications
and storage semiconductors and MIPS-based™ processors for enterprise,
access, metro, storage, wireless infrastructure and advanced consumer
electronics equipment, we invite you to visit
www.pmc-sierra.com.
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| 1.
UPCOMING WEBINAR |
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Designing
with HyperTransport Technology VIEW
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MICROPROCESSOR HIGHLIGHTS |
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Broadening
MIPS-Based CPU Offerings with Newest 32-Bit Synthesizeable
Core Families VIEW
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NETWORKING HIGHLIGHTS |
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Announcing
Availability of Complete Evaluation Reference
Platform for 10/100M Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH VIEW
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UPDATES |
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SCSI
Trade Association Showcases Two Live Serial Attached
SCSI Demonstrations at IDF VIEW |
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Fibre
Channel Industry Association Ratifies Standard
For 8Gbs Fabrics VIEW |
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RapidIO
Trade Association Announces New Executive Director;
AMCC and PMC-Sierra Join Steering Committee VIEW |
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CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES |
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"HyperTransport
Reduces Delays in Some Applications" VIEW
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RESOURCES |
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Providing
the Most Comprehensive Family of MIPS-based Microprocessors
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Why
You Should Use MIPS Processors? Whitepaper VIEW
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EVENTS AND TRADESHOWS |
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GSPx
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Fall
Processor Forum VIEW
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Storage
Networking World VIEW
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IN THE NEWS |
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CommsDesign
- "RapidIO steps into data plane" VIEW
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SearchStorage.com
- "Switched disks perform more tricks"
VIEW
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Designing
with HyperTransport Technology
September 22, 2004 at 1:00pm PDT |
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PMC-Sierra,
a member of the HyperTransport™ Technology Consortium,
would like to invite you to attend the Designing With
HyperTransport Technology webinar sponsored by HyperTransport
Consortium.
PRESENTED BY
Jay Trodden of MindShare, Inc.
Mr. Trodden is a co-developer of HyperTransport training
courses and co-author of the HyperTransport System Architecture
book.
This
free webcast on September 22, 2004 will provide an
in-depth overview of how to get started with your HyperTransport-based
board design. Included in this discussion will be a
detailed look at Tunnel, Cave, Switch, and Bridge devices,
using the packet based protocol features like credit-based
flow control and CRC error handling.
Key Topics:
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Legitimate scaling of link width and clock speed
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Tunnel, Cave, Switch, and Bridge device types
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Characteristics of low and high-speed signal groups
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Packet based protocol features credit-based flow control
and CRC error handling
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Transaction type summary
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Standard and Isochronous transfer support
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Overview of Networking Extensions
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND
Engineering and Technical Managers, Designers, Innovators
and Technology Leaders
HOW
TO REGISTER
Register
now for this free webinar.
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| 2.
MICROPROCESSOR HIGHLIGHTS |
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Broadening
MIPS-Based CPU Offerings with Newest
32-Bit Synthesizeable Core Families from MIPS Technologies
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24Kc™,
24Kf™ and 4KEm™ Cores Enable
PMC-Sierra to Provide Most Comprehensive Line of ASIC
SoCs and CPUs Based Upon the MIPS® Architecture
PMC-Sierra,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) and MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS)
announced that PMC-Sierra has deepened its investment
in the industry-standard MIPS architecture to include
the MIPS32® 24K™ core family and the 4KEm core,
the industry's highest performing line of 32-bit synthesizeable
processor cores available for cost-sensitive embedded
applications. PMC-Sierra, a leading provider of 64-bit
MIPS-based microprocessor technology, will utilize its
proven system expertise to deliver 32-bit MIPS-based
products targeting high-growth embedded markets such
as lower-end printers, communications, storage and digital
video.
Click
here to read more
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"A
close partner and long-time licensee, PMC-Sierra
is widely recognized as one of the leading providers
of 64-bit solutions based upon the MIPS architecture."
Mr.
Jack Browne
Vice President of Worldwide Sales at MIPS Technologies
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Announcing
Availability of Complete Evaluation Reference Platform for
10/100M Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH
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PMC-Sierra,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) announced the availability of its
10/100M Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH evaluation platform
which enables industry-wide multi-vendor interoperability
for next-generation SONET/SDH protocols such as low
and high order virtual concatenation (VCAT), Generic
Framing Procedure (GFP) and link adjustment capacity
scheme (LCAS).
Click
here to read more
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"PMC-Sierra's
evaluation platform allowed ZTE to demonstrate
interoperability with deployed Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH
equipment proving both backwards and forwards
compatibility before the availability of our integrated
system"
Mr.
Fan Hongtao,
Manager of Transmission Products at ZTE
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| 4.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UPDATES |
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SCSI
Trade Association Showcases Two Live Serial Attached SCSI
Demonstrations at IDF
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SAS
Demonstrations Highlight Dual-port SAS Drive Reliability/Scalability
and SAS/SATA Drives in a SAS System Showing Performance/Flexibility
The
SCSI Trade Association (STA), a member-run industry consortium
established to support and promote SCSI technology, showcased
two live SAS demonstrations in the STA booth at the Intel
Developer Forum (IDF).
Click
here to find out more
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| Fibre
Channel Industry Association Ratifies Standard For 8Gbs Fabrics
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The
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) and its sister association,
the Fibre Channel Industry Association-Japan (FCIA-J), announced
that its members have ratified the extension of the Fibre
Channel roadmap to extend 8Gbs Fibre Channel from an "inside
the box" storage device interconnect into switched SAN
fabrics.
Click
here to read more
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| RapidIO
Trade Association Announces New Executive Director; AMCC and
PMC-Sierra Join Steering Committee |
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The
RapidIO® Trade Association (RTA) announced Iain H. Scott
as its new executive director and the expansion of its Steering
Committee to a total of 10 companies with the following two
new additions: AMCC and PMC-Sierra.
Click
here to read more
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"HyperTransport
Reduces Delays in Some Applications"
Duncan
Bees, Technical Advisor, R&D and Brian Holden, Principal
Engineer, Microprocessor Products Division at PMC-Sierra look
at how "HyperTransport reduces delays in some applications"
in the August issue of EE Times.
The appropriate design choice of interconnect is critically
tied to the end application. In applications that have an
interactive or "slalom" nature, latency is a major
factor in application performance.
Click
here to read more
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Providing
the Most Comprehensive Family of MIPS-based Microprocessors
 PMC-Sierra's
family of 64-bit MIPS-based microprocessors are optimized
for a broad range of applications including:
•
Networking equipment
• Enterprise printers
• Server/storage applications
• Advanced consumer electronics
• Automotive telematics
Click
here to find out more
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Whitepaper
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 find out more
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 GSPx
September 27-30, 2004
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
Brian
Holden, Principal Engineer, Microprocessor Products Division,
PMC-Sierra will present "Latency Analysis of Major Chip-to-Chip
Interconnects" on September 28, 2004 from 2:00 to 3:00pm.
Click here
to find out more
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 Fall
Processor Forum
October 4-6, 2004
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA
Tuesday,
October 5, Session Two
Bryan Chin, Processor Architect, will present on PMC-Sierra's
third generation highly integrated 64-bit MIPS-based multiprocessor.
5:00
p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Expo Night, Regency Ballroom
PMC-Sierra will showcase its extensive portfolio of 64-bit
MIPS-based stand-alone, highly integrated and SoC microprocessor
families.
Click
here to find out more
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October 25-28, 2004
JW Marriott Grand Lakes Resort, Orlando, FL
PMC-Sierra
will be exhibiting at Booth C14.
Christopher
Smith, Senior Manager, Computer Services at PMC Sierra, will
present "End User Case Study - TCO/ROI Track - ROI &
TCO: Addressing Storage Needs Effectively and Efficiently"
on October 27, 2004 from 4:45 to 5:15pm.
Click here
to find out more
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CommsDesign
"RapidIO steps into data plane"
Click
here to read
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SearchStorage.com
"Switched disks perform more tricks"
Click
here to read
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