PMC-Sierra Introduces Complete 4Gbit/s Networked Storage Architecture with High-Performance Tachyon Fibre Channel Controller
April 03 2006 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS): -- PMC-Sierra's Tachyon QE4,
Together with Its CTS Loop Switch and MaxSAS Disk Interconnect
Families, Delivers the Industry's Highest Performance, End-to-End
Enterprise-Class Storage Solution PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS)
today announced its latest generation Tachyon(R) Fibre Channel
controller, the HPFC-6600 QE4, enabling a new class of
high-performance networked storage systems. The quad channel 4G
Fibre Channel controller with PCI-Express interfaces seamlessly to
PMC-Sierra's 4G Fibre Channel loop switch devices, delivering a
complete fabric-to-disk-drive solution for enterprise storage
systems (see Figure 1). In addition, the QE4 can be used with
PMC-Sierra's 3G MaxSAS(TM) expander switches and SAS/SATA
multiplexers to enable cost-optimized tiered storage system
architectures (see Figure 2). The Tachyon QE4 provides 4 Gbit/s
Fibre Channel SAN connectivity for Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA
HDD-based storage systems and is fully compatible with existing 2G
and 1G networks. The controller interfaces to external CPUs for
RAID and customer-specific application processing through an
eight-lane native PCI express bus, and provides advanced features
to offload external processors and increase system performance.
Furthermore, the QE4 provides 4G Fibre Channel hard disk
connectivity through assured interoperability with PMC-Sierra's CTS
loop switch product family. "PMC-Sierra worked closely with the
industry's leading storage OEMs to deliver a 4G Fibre Channel
controller that enables our customers to achieve new levels of
performance and capabilities, while leveraging their existing
hardware and software infrastructure," said Mark Stibitz, vice
president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Enterprise Storage
Division. "With the recent acquisition of the Agilent Storage
Semiconductor Business, PMC-Sierra is in a unique position to offer
the industry's most complete and interoperable solutions to our
customers." "With 4G SAN ports ramping sharply this year, storage
array OEMs worldwide are looking to accelerate the delivery of
their next generation systems," said Ian Eigenbrod, senior research
analyst with IDC. "Leading silicon vendors are enabling this
transition to 4G by owning the storage signal path with end-to-end
chipset solutions, guaranteeing component interoperability from
controller to disk and minimizing time to market for these new
high-performance systems." The Tachyon QE4 supports four channels
of 4 Gbit/s data transfer, achieves up to 3.2 Gbit/s throughput and
greater than 1.4 million input/output per second (IOPS)
performance. The QE4 integrates a host of leading-edge features
including: -- A native eight-lane PCI-Express bus; -- Reducing
PCI-Express bus overhead by supporting 4096 TLP sizes; -- Multi-DMA
to enable system cache mirroring with minimal CPU overhead; --
Frame steering for hardware assisted virtualization; -- Multi-CPU
support to extend processor scalability and to allow special frame
handling within a single Fibre Channel port; and -- Support for the
T-10 Standard "Protection Information" via ADIF (Advanced Data
Integrity Field) to ensure complete integrity in the I/O data path.
PMC-Sierra provides a Tachyon Software Development Kit (TSDK) that
encapsulates the Fibre Channel protocol behind an architected
Application Programming Interface (API), managing all chip-specific
control of the Tachyon devices. This software, including sample
drivers, allows users to focus their engineering resources on
system-level software development, significantly improving time to
market. Pricing and Availability HPFC-6600 Tachyon QE4 device is
available now, packaged in 544-pin FC PBGA package using 0.13
micron technology, and priced at $225 in prototype quantities.
HPFC-6640, the lead-reduced QE4, is also available. For further
information, including datasheets, please visit
http://www.pmc-sierra.com/storage or contact PMC-Sierra at
sales@pmc-sierra.com. -0- *T PMC-Sierra 4G Tachyon Fibre Channel
PCI-Express Controller Product Family Product Features
Package/Process
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HPFC-6400 Quad Channel 4G Fibre Channel 27 mm x 27 mm QX4
Controller with PCI-Express x8 544-pin FPBGA- Interface 4L
0.13(mu)m CMOS
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HPFC-6440 Quad Channel 4G Fibre Channel 27 mm x 27 mm QX4
Controller with PCI-Express x8 544-pin FPBGA- (Reduced Pb)
Interface (Lead reduced) 4L 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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HPFC-6700 Dual Channel 4G Fibre Channel 23 mm x 23 mm DE4
Controller with PCI-Express x4 320-pin PBGA Interface 0.13(mu)m
CMOS
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HPFC-6750 Dual Channel 4G Fibre Channel 23 mm x 23 mm DE4
Controller with PCI-Express x4 320-pin PBGA (Pb free) Interface
(Lead free) 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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HPFC-6600 QE4 Quad Channel 4G Fibre Channel 27 mm x 27 mm
Controller with PCI-Express x8 544-pin FPBGA- Interface with
multi-DMA and Multi- 4L CPU support 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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HPFC-6640 QE4 Quad Channel 4G Fibre Channel 27 mm x 27 mm (Reduced
Pb) Controller with PCI-Express x8 544pin FPBGA-4L Interface with
multi-DMA and Multi- 0.13(mu)m CMOS CPU support (Lead reduced)
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PMC-Sierra 4G Fibre Channel Loop Switch Product Family Product
Features Package/Process
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PM8393 4.25, 2.125, and 1.0625 Gbit/s Fibre 23 mm x 23 mm SMC
Channel Storage Management Controller 324-ball PBGA 0.18(mu)m CMOS
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PM8379 CTS 20x4G 20 port 4.25, 2.125 and 1.0625 Gbit/s 27 mm x 27
mm Fibre Channel Cut-Through-Switch 352-ball CSBGA 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8378 CTS 18x4G 18 port 4.25, 2.125 and 1.0625 Gbit/s 23 mm x 23
mm Fibre Channel Cut-Through-Switch 228-ball CSBGA 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8375 CTS 4x4G 4 port 4.25, 2.125 and 1.0625 Gbit/s 15 mm x 15 mm
Fibre Channel Cut-Through-Switch and 196-ball CABGA link
retimer/extender 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PMC-Sierra 3G MaxSAS SAS/SATA Product Family Product Features
Package/Process
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PM8389 SMC-L SAS/SATA Storage Management 15mm x 15mm Controller
196-ball CABGA 0.18(mu)m CMOS
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PM8387 SXP 36x3G 36 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SAS 27mm x 27mm Expander
with Integrated 352-ball CSBGA Enclosure Management 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8398 SXP 36x3GSec 36 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SAS 27mm x 27mm
Expander with Secure Zoning and 352-ball CSBGA Integrated Enclosure
Management 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8388 SXP 24x3G 24 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SAS 27mm x 27mm Expander
with Integrated 352-ball CSBGA Enclosure Management 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8399 SXP 24x3GSec 24 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SAS 27mm x 27mm
Expander with Secure Zoning and 352-ball CSBGA Integrated Enclosure
Management 0.13(mu)m CMOS
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PM8305 SPS 3G 4 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SATA/SAS 10 mm x 10 mm
Active/Active Mux with Native 80-ball TQFP Command Queuing
0.18(mu)m CMOS
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PM8307 SPS 3GT 3 port 1.5 and 3 Gbit/s SATA/SAS 10 mm x 10 mm
Active/Active Mux with Native 80-ball TQFP Command Queuing
0.18(mu)m CMOS
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*T About PMC-Sierra's Storage Products PMC-Sierra is a leading
provider of enterprise storage system solutions for networked
(SAN/NAS) and server storage applications, with a broad portfolio
of Fibre Channel and SAS/SATA protocol controllers and disk
interconnect products. PMC-Sierra's Tachyon protocol controllers,
Fibre Channel loop switches, enclosure management controllers and
MaxSAS expander switches and multiplexers provide the most
comprehensive solution for enterprise-class storage systems.
Together, these products are providing end-to-end semiconductor and
software solutions to the industry's leading storage OEMs and ODMs.
For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/storage. About
PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of broadband
communications and storage semiconductors for enterprise, access,
metro, storage, wireless infrastructure, laser printers and
customer premises equipment. The company offers worldwide technical
and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North
America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the
NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the
S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.
Figure 1: 4G SAN-Attached Fibre Channel Storage System Figure 2: 4G
SAN-Attached SAS/SATA Storage System For figures visit:
http://www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/pdf/QE4_figures.pdf For photos
visit: http://www.pmc-sierra.com/pressRoom/images/Tachyon_QE4.jpg
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