Innovative Logic Family Is First to Market for Live-Insertion with Bus Hold Using Standard CMOS Process
LVTC Devices Offer Much Lower Power Consumption, Better Performance, and Lower Cost Than Traditional BiCMOS
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pericom Semiconductor Corporation , a leading supplier of high-speed and mixed-signal integrated circuits, today introduced the LVTC next generation family of CMOS interface logic devices that can replace traditional BiCMOS LVT technology. The Company is first to market with the innovative products designed specifically for "live-insertion" applications.
In Server, Networking, and Telecom applications, live insertion of cards or boards to the backplane is often required. Pericom's LVTC Power Up/Down and Power Off circuits provide this protection to the card and motherboard and prevents them from being damaged when being plugged in or extracted from the backplane. The LVTC family took this a further step by incorporating Bus Hold into the device's inputs, thereby eliminating the use of external pull up/down resistors. Common applications using live insertion includes Switches, Routers, Servers, 10/100Mb/1G Ethernet, Industrial Computers, Docking Stations, and Testing Equipment.
Compared to BiCMOS logic devices, the LVTC (Low Voltage Technology CMOS) logic family offers better performance and lower cost because of using standard CMOS processing which is widely available in most OEM foundries. Pericom's LVTC also has much lower power consumption due to the nature of CMOS technology. This family consists of six, 16-bit, Buffer/Drivers, Flip-flops, Latch, and Transceivers operating at 3.3V Vcc with 5V I/O tolerance making them useful in the mixed-voltage environment.
Availability and Pricing
The new 16-bit, PI74LVTCxxx family is currently available for general sampling with 6 devices with an additional family of 8-bit products expected to release in March of 2003. The devices are housed in industry standard 48-pin TSSOP and SSOP packaging. Pricing for these six 16-bit LVTC functions is set at $0.55 for 10,000 piece quantities.
Key Features of LVTC Logic
-- Lower power consumption due to CMOS process (less than half of
BiCMOS LVT)
-- Lower cost due to CMOS process
-- Live-Insertion: Places outputs in the high impedance state during
power up or power down
-- Bus Hold: Prevents "floating" inputs and eliminates external
pull-up/down resistors
-- High-Speed Performance: 3.4ns maximum for buffers
-- 3.3V Vcc Operation with 5V I/O Tolerance
Part Numbers and Function
-- PI74LVTC16244: Buffer/Driver
-- PI74LVTC16245: Transceiver
-- PI74LVTCH16244: Buffer/Driver with Bus Hold
-- PI74LVTCH16245: Transceiver with Bus Hold
-- PI74LVTCH16373: Latch with Bus Hold
-- PI74LVTCH16374: Flip-Flop with Bus Hold
Graphics and Datasheets
-- High-Resolution Graphic/Photo can be found at URL:
http://www.pericom.com/corporate/press/prgraphic.php
-- Product Datasheets can be found at URL: http://www.pericom.com/lvtc
About Pericom
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets high-performance interface integrated circuits (ICs) for the transfer, routing, and timing of high-speed digital and analog signals within and between computer, networking, and multimedia systems. The company's high-performance interface ICs are essential for the full utilization of the speed and bandwidth built into today's microprocessors, memory ICs, LANs, and WANs. The company offers more than 700 products in its SiliconInterface Logic, SiliconSwitch, SiliconClock, and SiliconConnect families, providing customers a wide array of interface IC solutions. Company headquarters are located in San Jose, California, and its products are distributed worldwide. Visit www.pericom.com/partners for a full list of partners. Phone: 800-435-2336; Fax: 408-435-1100; Email: solutions@pericom.com; Website: www.pericom.com.
CONTACT: Michael Yang, +1-408-435-0800, ext. 257, or fax,
+1-408-435-1100, or myang@pericom.com, or David Hurd - Marketing
Communications Mgr., +1-408-435-0800, ext. 321, or fax, +1-408-435-1100, or
dhurd@pericom.com, both of Pericom Semiconductor Corp.
Web site: http://www.pericom.com/
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