Mai Logic, Inc. Licenses IBM(R)'S Elastic Interface Technology For Its Articia Chipset Family and Teron Series Systems in Support Of IBM(R)'S Powerpc(TM) 970 Microprocessor Family
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Mai Logic, Incorporated, a leading global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions, announced today it is licensing IBM(R)'s ultra-high speed PowerPC(TM) 970 Elastic Interface technology. Mai Logic plans to incorporate IBM(R)'s Elastic Interface technology within its Articia I chipset and Teron I series system product offerings, working hand-in-hand with the PowerPC(TM) 970 microprocessors to help improve the performance of next generation embedded applications in consumer electronics, multimedia, storage, main-stream computing, servers and networking application for consumer, industrial and military implementations.
"IBM(R)'s latest licensing agreement with Mai Logic demonstrates the continuing momentum of the PowerPC(TM) 970 family in the market," said Mark Ireland, Manager of PowerPC(TM) Strategy and Business Development, IBM(R) Microelectronics. "Our relationship enables IBM(R) to provide Mai Logic with the latest, most innovative microprocessor core technology for their products while in turn, driving momentum for the PowerPC(TM) architecture in the embedded space."
...Mai Logic's feature-rich Articia I supports IBM(R) PowerPC(TM) 970 microprocessor, DDR 2 memory interface and other advanced peripheral interfaces such as PCI Express and PCI-X. The combination of IBM(R) PowerPC(TM) 970's performance speeds, the ultra high speed Elastic I/O technology and Mai Logic's AGP 8X compatible Articia I chipset represents a formidable solution in the embedded markets, particularly those requiring high resolution graphics such as multimedia, gaming, medical and aerospace industries. With built-in MPEG4 accelerator and TV decoder designed for developing integrated graphic and video subsystems, Articia I is well positioned to bridge the gap between the computer and the television as the worlds of entertainment and computing converge. Articia I is also equipped with self-repairing and self-testing functions to ensure performance
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