AMCC Offers PowerPC(R) 440SP and 440SPe Processors with Integrated RAID 6 Acceleration Hardware; Cost-effective Processors Offer Increased Redundancy and Protection for Critical Embedded and Networking Applications
SAN DIEGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 24, 2005—
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) (NASDAQ:AMCC) today
announced new versions of its PowerPC 440SP and 440SPe processors with
acceleration hardware that will increase the processing rate of both
RAID 5 and RAID 6 functionality. Whereas RAID 5 provides for the
recovery of data lost from a single disc drive failure, RAID 6
provides an added level of fault tolerance allowing for full data
recovery in the event of two failed disc drives. Broader adoption of
RAID technology, including the deployment of higher capacity RAID
systems and RAID systems based on lower cost SATA drives, have driven
demand for the higher level of data protection offered by RAID 6
technology. Both the PowerPC 440SP and 440SPe RAID-enabled processors
target host-attached, internal and external storage, storage area
networking (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS) system
applications.
AMCC's PowerPC 440SP and 440SPe processors have become widely
accepted for their industry leading bandwidth, integration and RAID
acceleration hardware support. Based on the PowerPC 440 superscalar
core, the 440SPe is the first processor to offer three independent PCI
Express interfaces and one PCI-X interface, meeting the high bandwidth
demands for RAID controllers and SAN equipment. The PowerPC 440SP
integrates a rich combination of features including three PCI-X
interfaces. Both processors feature a high bandwidth crossbar-based
internal bus, an on-chip double data rate (DDR I/DDR II) SDRAM
controller, I2O messaging unit, and other peripherals.
"Integration, flexibility and efficiency options are key
advantages we can offer customers with this new RAID hardware support.
By providing the versatility of either RAID 5 or RAID 6 in the PowerPC
440SP and 440SPe processors, we have created cost-effective solutions
customized to meet users' needs, backed by our experience and an
industry-leading architecture," said Sam Fuller, vice president of
marketing at AMCC.
The highly integrated RAID 6 hardware accelerates the parity
generation algorithms and is compatible with the leading RAID 6
deployments in the industry.
"AMCC's latest storage processors provide added functionality and
expand the versatility of those products in storage applications where
data protection is critical," said Paul Perez, vice president,
Storage, Networking & Infrastructure, Industry Standard Servers, HP.
"These products are based on HP's field proven Advanced Data Guarding
RAID 6 technology and provide HP the flexibility to offer our
customers Server RAID products with very high reliability and fault
tolerance while at the same time achieving leading-edge performance
and cost-effectiveness."
Samples are available now for AMCC's PowerPC 440SP and will be
available in 1Q 2006 for AMCC's PowerPC 440SPe. Both products will be
available in standard and lead-free RoHS compliant packaging. For more
information, please contact your local AMCC sales office or visit
http://www.amcc.com.
About AMCC
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing,
moving and storing of information worldwide. The company blends
systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth
silicon integration to deliver silicon, hardware and software
solutions for global wide area networks (WAN), embedded applications
such as PowerPC and programmable SOC architectures, storage area
networks (SAN), and high-growth storage markets such as Serial ATA
(SATA) RAID. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego,
California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the
world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit our web
site at http://www.amcc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements,
including statements relating to the markets, growth of markets and
products, including the risk that the markets would not grow at the
rates forecasted, and the demand for products would not materialize,
risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks
and uncertainties set forth in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these risks and
uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained
in this news release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not
assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
Contact:
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Rich Flair, 572-372-1711
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or
The Ardell Group
Emily Agan, 858-792-2939
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