Alliance Semiconductor Introduces High-Performance HyperTransport-to-PCI-X Bridge; New Chipset Delivers Optimized Solution for Compute Applications
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 21, 2004—
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:ALSC), a
leading worldwide provider of analog and mixed signal products,
high-performance memory products and systems solutions for the
communications, computing, embedded, industrial and consumer markets,
today announced the availability of its high-performance AS90L10204
HyperTransport(TM)-to-PCI-X Bridge. The AS90L10204 is optimized for
compute applications including workstations, computer servers, server
blades, workstations and desktop PCs.
Alliance's AS90L10204 works with AMD's Opteron(TM) and Athlon(TM)
families of X86-microprocessors, as well as with Transmeta's
Efficeon(TM) microprocessor. The AS90L10204, microprocessor and South
Bridge, create a three-piece chipset that bridges the HyperTransport
interface from the Opteron, Athlon or Efficeon microprocessors to the
PCI-X bus. This enables system manufacturers to tap into the vast
infrastructure of peripherals and system components based on PCI-X,
such as Network Interface Cards (NICs), RAID Controllers, Host Bus
Adaptors (HBA) and others.
"The AS90L10204 HyperTransport-to-PCI-X Bridge expands the
possibilities of today's PC and server system architectures by
providing new design options based on the HyperTransport technology,"
said Robert Napaa, vice president of marketing and business
development for Alliance's System Solutions Business Unit. "By using
our AS90L10204, customers can design, manufacture and market
high-capacity, cost-effective workstations, computer servers, server
blades, workstations and desktop PCs."
The AS90L10204 supports two 8-bit HyperTransport interfaces that
provide 1.6 GB per second of bandwidth in each direction and a single
64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X bus which enables the connectivity to a variety
of PCI-X based peripherals and add-on cards.
The AS90L10204 is currently sampling along with a complete suite
of reference design and software drivers.
About Alliance:
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:ALSC) is powering every
application with high-performance solutions for the communications,
computing and consumer electronics markets. Utilizing advanced process
technologies and design expertise, Alliance provides leading OEMs with
a broad portfolio of complementary technologies including analog and
mixed-signal products, chip-to-chip connectivity products, networking
controllers and high-performance memories. Alliance addresses the
complete needs of system developers by leveraging its proprietary
advances in Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) reduction, power
management and timing technology, HyperTransport(TM) I/O connectivity
and specialized memory solutions for next-generation applications.
Founded in 1985, Alliance is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.,
with design centers in Bangalore and Hyderabad, India. The company is
publicly traded and included in the S&P 600 Index. Additional
information is available on the Alliance Web site at:
http://www.alsc.com.
Contact:
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation
Robert Napaa, 408-855-4900
napaa@alsc.com
or
Shelton Public Relations
Katie Olivier, 972-239-5119
kolivier@sheltongroup.com
