High-Performance 32bit PCI-to-PCI Bridge

16th August 2006

ES Admin

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Tundra Semiconductor Corporation has announced availability of its Tsi350, a 32bit PCI-to-PCI Bridge. The Tsi350 is an industry standard, low power 32bit 66MHz asynchronous PCI-to-PCI bridge that is competitively priced and targets new designs or existing board footprints using standard 32bit 66MHz PCI-to-PCI bridges.

Fully compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3, the device has sufficient clock and arbitration pins to directly support nine PCI bus master devices for a wide range of applications including communications and networking equipment, multi-function printers, imaging systems and embedded video recorders.
The launch of the Tsi350 follows Tundra’s recent acquisition of assets of the Systems Solutions Business Unit of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (“Alliance SSBU”). The addition of the Tsi350 expands Tundra’s portfolio of proven, high-performance, low-cost PCI and PCI-X bridges.

“By acquiring and bringing the Tsi350 to market, we are ensuring the highest quality performance and most reliable supply chain for our PCI bridge customers,” said Rick O’Connor, chief technology officer at Tundra Semiconductor. “We are offering customers greater choice. Competitively priced, the Tsi350 offers low power backed by Tundra’s world-class customer support and service.”

In May 2006 Tundra acquired the assets of the Alliance SSBU. The acquisition included intellectual property and several products both in production and under development, including the Tsi350 (formerly the AS90L10150). In addition to the immediate benefit of a broader product offering by adding PCI Express®, HyperTransport™ and PCI bridge products, Tundra gained two highly experienced and innovative teams in Santa Clara, CA and Hyderabad, India. The launch of the Tsi350 is the first step of a long-term strategy and momentum behind the Tundra PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express Bridge portfolio.
“As a result of the Alliance SSBU acquisition we are building momentum behind our System Interconnect Bridge portfolio, “ added O’Connor. “Anchored by the additional PCI and HyperTransport engineering expertise of the Hyderabad design team and the benefit of the newly acquired products and IP, we have created a positive combination that uniquely positions Tundra to rapidly develop and deliver a market-leading PCI Express® product portfolio in the short-term.”