Initial group of qualified vendors includes Fabric Embedded Tools
Corporation (FET), Nexus Technology, Silicon Turnkey Express (STx), and
Tektronix.
OTTAWA, May 16 /CNW Telbec/ - RIOLAB Corporation, the world's first
RapidIO Interoperability testing facility, today announced it has established
a Qualified Vendor Program (QVP), designed to ensure its newly established lab
utilizes the most advanced equipment to perform interoperability and
specification compliance testing. RIOLAB also announced the first four
qualified vendors: Fabric Embedded Tools Corporation (FET), Nexus Technology,
Silicon Turnkey Express (STx), and Tektronix. RIOLAB runs a state-of-the-art
independent testing facility that provides device interoperability and
specification compliance reporting that meets the growing needs of silicon
vendors and OEMs using the RapidIO interconnect standard.
"The Qualified Vendor Program adds value from every perspective. There is
greater participation from ecosystem vendors, RIOLAB gains access to leading
edge products and equipment, and customers of the lab can use and test their
products in a real-life setting with state-of-the-art products that are
compliant with the RapidIO specification," said Rick O'Connor, chief
technology officer at Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, the company that
launched RIOLAB last February.
The QVP creates a mutually beneficial partnership opportunity for RIOLAB
and RapidIO ecosystem vendors. Ecosystem vendors value the opportunity to be
showcased within RIOLAB, where they achieve greater visibility of the
interoperability of their products and equipment. RIOLAB benefits from the
breadth of RapidIO ecosystem participation and products while becoming a world-
class testing facility. The QVP participants have contributed hardware or
software and have demonstrated compliance to the RapidIO specification. In
addition, these vendors have agreed to work with RIOLAB to provide any
upgrades or new products, ensuring that the lab is always using state-of-the-
art technology. Tektronix and Nexus Technology are delivering logic analyzers
and bus supports, FET is providing software tools, and STx is contributing
hardware.
"As a leader in the test equipment market, Tektronix plays a significant
role in the development and support of the RIOLAB test infrastructure," said
Mike Juliana, product marketing manager at Tektronix. "Our logic analyzers
will provide the RIOLAB customers with leading edge tools they need to
validate interoperability. Tektronix is pleased to play an active role in
supporting the deployment of RapidIO technology."
Through the QVP, the RIOLAB has secured the equipment required for Device
Interoperability Level (DIL) testing. Moving forward RIOLAB is seeking vendors
through the QVP to invest in the development of a RapidIO exerciser, otherwise
known as a mutant endpoint for Specification Compliance Level (SCL) testing.
Any company that is interested in becoming a RIOLAB qualified vendor may
contact the lab at qvp(at)rapidiolab.com.
"Establishing the qualified vendors program for RIOLAB not only ensures
the integrity of results, but will broaden involvement from both the RapidIO
ecosystem and the industry as a whole," said Tom Cox, executive director of
the RapidIO Trade Association. "As RapidIO hardware becomes more pervasive in
the market, the need for a world-class facility, powered by leading test and
measurement system equipment and products, is increasingly critical."
About the RapidIO(R) Standard
RapidIO is an established, scalable, open-standard, switched fabric,
designed by the leaders in embedded computing specifically to deliver the
reliability, cost-effectiveness, performance and scalability required by OEMs
building equipment in the wireless infrastructure, edge networking, storage,
scientific, military and industrial markets. The standard is supported by a
technology roadmap closely attuned to the changes affecting embedded
infrastructure designers.
A wide range of RapidIO products are currently available including:
semiconductors (DSPs, Communications Controllers, Switches, FPGAs, ASIC
Library Support), software (Processor and DSP RTOS Support), boards and
modules (ATCA Carrier Cards, AMC Modules for DSPs, Processors) and FPGAs. As
products proliferate, OEMs expect RapidIO Trade Association members to ensure
interoperability so they can design systems with certainty.
About RIOLAB(TM)
RIOLAB is a state-of-the-art, independent testing facility that provides
device interoperability and specification compliance reports that meet the
growing needs of silicon vendors and OEMs. For more information contact:
info(at)rapidiolab.com.
About The RapidIO Trade Association
The RapidIO Trade Association and its global members drive the RapidIO
interconnect architecture. This ISO-certified, open-standard seamlessly
enables the chip-to-chip, board-to-board, control, backplane and data plane
interconnections needed in high-performance networking, communications and
embedded systems. The growth of the RapidIO ecosystem in 2005 seeded
deployment of RapidIO technology in next generation wireless infrastructure,
edge networking and military systems. Over 2006, the deployment of RapidIO
will be furthered through RapidIO Trade Association initiatives including
interoperability, interworking, the next Generation PHY Release, and system-
level application demonstrations. Detailed information on the RapidIO
specification, products, design tools, member companies, and membership is
available at www.RapidIO.org.
RIOLAB and the RIOLAB logo are marks of RIOLAB Corporation (Canada, U.S.
and U.K.). RapidIO is a trademark of the RapidIO Trade Association, Inc. Other
registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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