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SandCraft Dramatically Expands Offerings as CPU Provider; Company Outlines Ultra-High Performance MIPS CPU Product Line Over 24 Month Period
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SandCraft, Inc. -- a recognized leader in the design of high-performance MIPS(R) processors -- today disclosed a comprehensive roadmap and product offerings in support of its new direction as a merchant supplier of ultra-high performance CPUs and Applications Specific Processors.
SandCraft will manufacture, market and distribute products catering specifically to the high-performance needs demanded by the embedded communications market, including routers, switches and line cards. These ultra-high performance MIPS-compatible CPUs will be manufactured through a long-term strategic relationship with Taiwan foundry supplier United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and marketed under the SandCraft brand name.
"SandCraft's new business direction and products makes them a welcome addition to the growing ranks of MIPS-compatible CPU vendors and will help extend the leadership position of MIPS in the embedded communications market," noted John Bourgoin, Chairman and CEO of MIPS Technologies Inc.
Product Roadmap:
The specific products -- code named after famed classical composers -- are based on the existing and proven SR1 architecture, mitigating the development risk and accelerating time to market and time to revenue for SandCraft.
Johann I will be available in Q1, 2001 and is expected to include the following features:
-- MIPS64 at 600MHz two-way
-- 64 bit SYSAD @ 150MHz
-- 32KB/32KB 4-way L1 caches
-- 512K 8-way L2 cache
-- L3 cache tags
-- 16MB max external L3
-- UMC 0.15um process
Johann II has expected availability in Q3, 2001 with the following feature-set:
-- MIPS64 at 800MHz two-way
-- 64 bit HSTL SYSAD @ 200MHz
-- 32KB/32KB 4-way L1 caches
-- 512K 8-way L2 cache
-- L3 cache tags
-- 16MB max external L3
-- UMC 0.13um process
Wolfgang is expected be available in Q1, 2002 with all the features of Johann, plus:
-- Two MIPS64 at 800MHz, multi-issue
-- CNS internal architecture
-- LDT External Bus
-- 1MB 32-way System Cache
-- On-chip memory controller
-- SMP & CMP support via CNS
-- CNS Debug Support
-- 0.13um process
Ludwig has an expected target delivery date of Q3, 2002 and will have all the features of Wolfgang, plus:
-- Multiple MIPS64 at 2-3GHz
-- 0.10um process
-- integrated app-specific IP
"Currently, MIPS-based processors dominate the high-end of the router and switch market, primarily handling the control plane functions such as sending and receiving routing protocol tables, monitoring system interface status, as well as performing general system and SNMP management," said Sean Lavey, Senior Research Analyst with International Data Corporation (IDC). "SandCraft's entry into the high performance processor market should bode well for the former intellectual property company as the displacement opportunities for these standalone devices in networking applications will remain attractive."
"SandCraft has a proven track record through two generations of high performance superscalar design and offers substantial expertise in System On Chip implementations," said Paul Vroomen, President of SandCraft. "SandCraft is committed to providing leading-edge CPUs and Chip Multi-Processing solutions to address the insatiable bandwidth demands of control plane processing."
About SandCraft, Inc.
SandCraft, founded in June 1996, develops and markets advanced superscalar microprocessors based on the MIPS Instruction Set Architecture for use as computing engines in high-performance embedded applications. These processors are primarily targeted for use in communications applications such as control plane processing, Internet infrastructure, edge switches and routers. Office automation applications such as color laser printers and raster image processing also utilize processors of this class.
NOTE: "Engines for the Digital Age" is a trademark of SandCraft, Inc. "MIPS32" and "MIPS64" are trademarks of MIPS Technologies Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.
SOURCE SandCraft, Inc.
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