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IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors, today introduced the industry's most integrated, HyperTransport™ technology-based server I/O controller that features all of the major industry standard I/O interfaces on a single chip. This includes 1 GHz HyperTransport technology, PCI Express®, PCI-X®, HyperTransport tunnel, and integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports. Leveraging Broadcom's GbE and I/O expertise, which is based on multiple generations of field-proven technology, this new platform solution demonstrates Broadcom's leadership in providing highly integrated, feature-rich, flexible and scalable server I/O products. As a result, Broadcom continues to deliver the best mix of performance, power consumption and cost-effectiveness in the server market today.
The new Broadcom® single-chip I/O platform solution is designed to solve cost and usability issues that server OEMs and end users face. Server OEMs have been attempting to secure a cost-effective way to integrate dual-port GbE controllers, PCI Express and PCI-X into the volume 2-way server market segment.
The flexible architecture in the new Broadcom HT-2000 I/O controller is the most feature-rich 2-way server platform solution, enabling OEMs to scale beyond the 2-way segment into the 4-way and 8-way product segments using the same enterprise-class architecture. End users can now take advantage of server-class reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features regardless of the server segment. These same RAS features that have become standard in the 4-way and above server segment are now available to the 2-way volume server market.
"Broadcom's HT-2000 product offers an incredibly flexible and scalable core-logic architecture for the server industry," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD (NYSE: AMD). "We have worked closely with Broadcom to further build the HyperTransport technology and AMD64 ecosystems. Broadcom technology combined with the powerful AMD Opteron™ processors with Direct Connect Architecture make an incredibly compelling platform for the server marketplace."
The HT-2000 I/O controller is the industry's only single-chip solution for HyperTransport technology-based platforms that integrates dual-port GbE controllers (including the MAC, PHY and serializer/deserializer chips) and all of the industry standard I/O interfaces. Coupled with the recently announced HT-1000 server I/O controller with RAID5 functionality, the HT-2000 provides the most feature-rich server platform solution in the market today. The combination of the HT-2000 and HT-1000 demonstrates the convergence of storage and communications technologies in the core logic. To protect the user's initial investment, this HyperTransport server architecture will be scalable with future generations of products.
With its high level of integration, the HT-2000 reduces component count on the motherboard, significantly reducing OEM cost by up to 35 percent and power consumption by 25 percent. From an on-board silicon cost perspective, the HT-2000 can reduce cost up to 35 percent per system. These savings can add up very quickly especially for budget-conscious small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs). Additionally, the GbE ports supported within the HT-2000 will be driver compatible with Broadcom's market-leading NetXtreme® and NetXtreme II™ family of Gigabit Ethernet controllers. As a result, end users do not have to maintain multiple drivers and manage multiple vendors since Broadcom serves as a one-stop shop for all of their controller needs.
"Broadcom has achieved another major milestone with the introduction of the HT-2000 controller," said Thomas Lagatta, group vice president of Broadcom's Enterprise Computing Group. "By leveraging our industry leading Ethernet and storage product lines, Broadcom offers the most complete HyperTransport technology-based server platform to server OEMs in the industry today. There are no comparable server platforms solutions in the market that offer the same level of integration, performance, validation and value proposition as our HyperTransport server I/O product portfolio."
Availability and Pricing
The HT-2000 Server I/O controller is now available. Pricing is available upon request.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors. Our products enable the convergence of high-speed data, high definition video, voice and audio at home, in the office and on the go. Broadcom provides manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices with the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.
Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with annual revenue of more than $2 billion. The company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.
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