MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCELERATING
INNOVATION SUMMIT, LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced
that the company collaborated with Fujitsu to design the new
multi-core SPARC64™ IXfx processor for highly scalable
supercomputing applications. The new SPARC64 IXfx processor, which
features a significant performance boost over the previous
generation, couples Fujitsu's multi-generational expertise in
high-performance computing and LSI's industry-leading custom
silicon capability, featuring a proven technology platform, broad
IP portfolio and automated design flow.
Fujitsu's longstanding solutions for the high-performance
computing market provide customers with an ideal platform to handle
supercomputing applications. LSI's deep expertise and heritage in
custom silicon significantly improved the SPARC64 IXfx time to
market while meeting aggressive performance targets.
"The SPARC64 IXfx delivers the speed and flexibility our
supercomputing application customers are looking for," said
Akira Asato, General Manager, LSI
Development Division, Next Generation Technical Computing Unit,
Fujitsu Limited. "The combined expertise of LSI and Fujitsu
utilized in the development of the SPARC64 IXfx provides customers
with increased performance and allows them to run essential
applications more effectively."
"To meet their requirements, Fujitsu desired a partner with deep
expertise in highly complex SoCs and the know-how to meet
aggressive schedules and performance targets," said Sudhakar Sabada, senior vice president and
general manager, Custom Solutions Division, LSI Corporation.
"Collaborating with Fujitsu on the SPARC64 IXfx processor
underscores our commitment to working with customers to deliver
time-to-market solutions for mission-critical deployments."
The SPARC64 IXfx processor is manufactured using 40nm process
technology, has 16 high-performance embedded cores, 64KB I/D cache
and 12MB shared L2 cache memory to handle the data rate
requirements of supercomputing applications. LSI's custom silicon
capability allows storage and networking customers the ability to
offer highly differentiated hardware solutions to meet customer
demands.
About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) designs semiconductors and software
that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters and mobile
networks. Our technology is the intelligence critical to enhanced
application performance, and is applied in solutions created in
collaboration with our partners. More information is available at
www.lsi.com.
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