June 4, 2014 at 12:00:00 EST
Newly optimized PHY supports 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V supplies on TSMC
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CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and
mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the addition of a new PCI
Express® (PCIe®) 3.0 PHY IP Platform offering,
part of the Snowbush® IP family, optimized for low power and
low latency.
Building on 14 successful PCIe 3.0 specification customer product
tape-outs at 40nm, and six PCIe 3.0 specification customers on TSMC 28nm
process, this new offering provides customers with lowest power and
lowest latency, while meeting the reach requirements of compliance for
PCI Express channels. The PHY provides a differentiated choice of power
supplies (1.8V, 2.5V or 3.3V) to support legacy applications and ease of
integration.
The ultra-low power consumption for both normal and low power state
modes, combined with very low wake up latencies, enables customers to
reduce system power significantly. These features give customers the
best IP choice when developing PCIe interfaces for the storage, server
and high-performance computing markets.
Maintaining the lowest possible power in all operating modes, while
maintaining the necessary reach, is of overriding concern when using the
PCI Express architecture in a server application. Legacy channels can be
very lossy and often require additional power consumption. Maintaining
the power efficiency across different long and short reach channels is
particularly challenging. The new PHY platform from Semtech can support
both long reach and short reach channels, delivering compliant
performance with a best-in-class power efficiency of less than 7.5pJ/bit
in 28nm. As the Snowbush technology moves to 16 FinFET, the power is
expected to be reduced by as much as 30 percent.
Storage applications require low-power across all operating modes and
low-latency. Providing fast wake up time in the order of tens of
nano-seconds is critical in storage applications. New enhancements to
the L1 sub-state have been added to reduce power when the PCI link is
idle.
“Semtech’s continued investment into new product offerings helps enable
the PCI Express ecosystem,” said Al Yanes, PCI-SIG® President and
Chairman. “As a member of PCI-SIG, Semtech produces PCIe 3.0 products
that help ensure the continued success of the PCIe 3.0 architecture in
the market.”
“Northwest Logic and its customers have had very positive experiences
with the Snowbush IP. This latest Snowbush PCIe PHY further extends
Semtech’s strong PHY offering,” said Brian Daellenbach, President of
Northwest Logic. “We fully support this PHY with our family of PCI
Express controllers and DMA cores.”
"This new offering gives our customers IP that is differentiated by its
performance, power, and stringent latency requirements," said Kevin
Walsh, Worldwide Marketing Director, Snowbush IP. "We expect that the
28nm process node will continue to be very active for server and
storage, as well as in high-end consumer applications, for some time to
come. By providing robust, silicon-proven PHY IP, with significant
differentiation for these segments, customers gain both in confidence
and in quantifiable performance improvements.”
Pricing and Availability
The PCI Express PHY IP supporting 2.5V and 3.3V is available
immediately. The 1.8V will be available in Q3. Pricing depends on
configuration and the number of instantiations in a design. Contact sales@snowbush.com
for additional details. Semtech offers comprehensive integration
assistance, including field- and factory-based support associated with
the purchase of this PHY IP. Information about the Snowbush IP family of
products is available at www.semtech.com/snowbush.
About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal
semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and
industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering
community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to
reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment.
Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and
manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for
resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information,
visit http://www.semtech.com.
About Northwest Logic
Northwest
Logic provides high-performance, silicon-proven, easy-to-use PCI
Express 3.0/2.1/1.1 cores and DMA cores & drivers. Northwest
Logic and Semtech have collaborated to ensure that our mutual customers
receive a fully integrated and validated Northwest Logic controller and
Snowbush PHY solution. This solution has been used by many customers,
all of which have been first time silicon successful.
About PCI-SIG
PCI-SIG is the consortium that owns and manages PCI specifications as
open industry specifications. The organization defines I/O
(input/output) specifications consistent with the needs of its members.
Currently, PCI-SIG is comprised of nearly 800 industry-leading member
companies. To join PCI-SIG, and for a list of the Board of Directors,
visit www.pcisig.com.
Semtech, the Semtech logo and Snowbush are registered marks of Semtech
Corporation all other marks are those of their respective owners.
PCI-SIG, PCI Express, PCIe and M-PCIe are trademarks or registered
trademarks of PCI-SIG.
Semtech Corporation
Pauline Cadena, 805-389-2755
pcadena@semtech.com
Source: Semtech Corporation
