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Tundra expands family of next-generation host bridges for PowerPC(R)
Tundra expands family of next-generation host bridges for PowerPC(R).
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nNew Tsi108A(TM) offers best system performance-per-watt and best system \nperformance-per-dollar\n\nOTTAWA, June 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:\nTUN), the leader in System Interconnect, today extended its leadership host\nbridge family for PowerPC to include dual processor support and power\nmanagement features. With best system performance, best system cost, best\nsystem power, and best signal integrity, the Tundra Tsi108A also features\nintegrated spread spectrum clock generation and DDR2 memory support.\nClosely following the launch of the Tsi108(TM) in March, the Tsi108A is\nthe latest addition to Tundra's growing portfolio of host bridges for PowerPC\nthat deliver industry-leading system performance, power and cost for customers\nin the communications, pervasive computing, military, and industrial\nautomation markets. Building on a decade of investment and expertise in\nPowerPC, Tundra host bridges, which include among others the Tsi106(TM),\nTsi107(TM) and Tsi108, are the industry's leading companion chips for\nFreescale Semiconductor and IBM's high performance PowerPC processors.\nIncreased Performance and Functionality while Offering the Industry's\nBest System Power and Cost Host bridges interconnect PowerPC processors with\nsubsystems, and are a critical component in embedded designs. The ideal\ncompanion chip for both Freescale MPC74xx and IBM PPC 750xx PowerPC\nprocessors, the Tsi108A is an advanced host bridge with patent-pending\ntechnology. Capable of supporting two processors and operating up to 200MHz,\ndesigners gain exceptional increases in performance as well as a high level of\nconfigurability with the Tsi108A.\nThe Tsi108A joins the Tsi108 as the only host bridges for PowerPC to\noffer DDR2 memory support. With projected cost savings and power savings of up\nto 50 percent compared with DDR memory, DDR2 also offers other significant\nadvantages such as ease of design and enhanced signal integrity and\nreliability benefits. The Tsi108A follows in the footsteps of the Tsi108 with\na focus on offering best signal integrity benefits to customers. The Tsi108A\npackaging, ball map, and I/O features were all designed with signal integrity\nin mind to ease the challenge of high-speed designs faced by customers. Prior\nto designing with the Tsi108 and Tsi108A, designers faced chall...