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Tundra Semiconductor RapidIO Switch Selected By GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms - Tsi578 Further Demonstrates Industry Leadership in RapidIO Switching
OTTAWA, Nov. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN), a leader in System Int...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOTTAWA, Nov. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation\n(TSX:TUN), a leader in System Interconnect, today announced that GE Fanuc\nIntelligent Platforms has selected the Tundra Tsi578(TM), the industry's\nhighest performance serial RapidIO(R) switch, for its DSP220, DSP230 and\nCRX800 system blades designed for defense and aerospace applications.\n\n\nThe Tundra Tsi578 features industry-leading performance and multi-port\nconfigurability, providing the level of connectivity required to support a\nrange of system architectures including VPX (also known as VITA 46) and VXS\n(also known as VITA 41, VMEbus Switched Serial). The wide-spread adoption of\nthe Tundra RapidIO switch portfolio across multiple vertical markets gives\nembedded computing vendors the confidence that Tundra switches represent the\nbest choice for leading edge products. Tundra's long-standing presence in the\ndefense and aerospace markets with de facto standard VME bridges gives\nmilitary and aerospace computing vendors the assurance that Tundra is the\noptimum company to enable their next-generation system blades.\n\n\n"Tundra's long history of supporting the embedded space with excellent\noff-the-shelf bridge and RapidIO switch solutions, coupled with their expert\ntechnical support, makes them a supplier of choice for many of our\nhigh-performance applications," said Peter Cavill, General Manager for\nMilitary and Aerospace Products at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. "Our\nlong-term relationship with Tundra continues to support us in delivering\nleading-edge solutions for our customers."\n\n\nThe DSP220 VXS Multiprocessor has been selected by several prestigious\nmilitary programs.\n\n\n"GE Fanuc's system blades are a perfect example of the variety of\ntechnologies that our industry-leading RapidIO Switches enable. These\napplications demonstrate how our customers are leveraging the value of our\nRapidIO interconnect solutions to bring scalability and throughput to their\ncustomers," said Tracy Richardson, Vice President Marketing, Tundra\nSemiconductor.\n\n\nAbout the GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms DSP220, DSP230, CRX800\n\n\nThe DSP220 is a 6U VXS (VITA 41.2) quad 8641/8641D multiprocessor.\nFeaturing four single- or dual core Freescale(TM) PowerPC(R) 8641\nsystem-on-chip nodes and a VITA 42.2-compliant XMC sl...