higashii, May as well start thinking out loud now with some of the info we have.
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Spec evolves
Otherwise, with a state machine implementation, the system designer must
keep changing it as the spec evolves. But with the programmability a MIPS or
ARM microC core provides, a designer can be more flexible with
implementing the Infiniband protocol. Embedded intelligence in the target
devices also provides the traditional function of minimizing the interrupts,
reducing bus traffic and offering a better error-recovery mechanism.
So early on programmability might get you to market faster and allow field upgrades...
Look at Xilinx moves lately...
Xilinx and Conexant announce licensing agreement of SkyRail 3.123 Gbps CMOS Serial Transceiver Technology
The agreement provides Xilinx with a license to Conexant's SkyRail* 3.125 Gb/sec CMOS serial transceiver technology. The integration of ConexantÆs innovative SkyRail CMOS transceivers within the Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA architecture creates a...
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2 Xilinx establishes leadership direction for high-bandwidth I/O technologies
Users can anticipate implementing these high-bandwidth interconnect technologies in the next generation VirtexTM-II architecture. POS-PHY4 (PL4): A 13.3Gb/sec parallel link layer to physical layer interface for packet and cell transfe...
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3 Xilinx Announces Acquisition of Rocketchips
RocketChips' gigabit and multi-gigabit serial CMOS transceiver technologies provide solutions for a wide range of serial system architectures in the networking, telecommunications, and enterprise storage markets served by Xilinx® FPGA te...
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Add in WIND
Wind River, Xilinx Partner to Deliver Innovative Field Upgradabe Embedded Systems for Smart Devices
Specifically, the agreement will enable developers to create hardware upgradable embedded systems using the Wind River Tornado® integrated development environment, VxWorks® real time operating system (RTOS) and Xilinx® programmable...
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2 Xilinx joins Wind River's WindLink Program
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 28, 2000ùXilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced today becoming a partner in the Wind River WindLinkTM Partners program, bringing together Real Time Operating System (RTOS)-level development tools and Xilinx® progr...
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3 Xilinx PAVE Interface for IRL Applications in Wind River VxWorks Environment
Increased profit can be achieved by updating the Xilinx PLD based hardware design using the product's network connection instead of deploying field service technicians to the customer's site. The PAVE interface resulted form both companies...
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Add in Banderacom
Banderacom and Wind River Systems To `Jump Start' InfiniBand
Transport Software Support For Banderacom's IBandit Architecture
Once Iband takes off it will be like the atmosphere for the Internet data centers built by SUNW, INTC IBM Compaq. WIND is being very shrewd here. Getting in early to get their embedded software established in this huge market.
What a good plan.
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