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To: Neil S who wrote (12186)	11/3/1997 1:30:00 PM
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BW 11/03 12:45 HP Introduces Second-Generation Fibre Channel Controller IC HP Introduces Second-Generation Fibre Channel Controller IC PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1997-- HP Leverages TACHYON IC Leadership to Produce TachLite IC, a Focused, 64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel Controller IC for Mass Storage Applications PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1997-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced TachLite, a high-performance Fibre Channel interface single-chip controller IC that draws on HP's market-leading TACHYON IC, the de facto standard in the industry. TachLite IC combines 64-bit PCI with Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) functionality to enable high-volume, Fibre Channel mass-storage applications. "HP is excited to have been at the forefront of the Fibre Channel market with the TACHYON IC and is pleased to carry this leadership forward with a controller IC targeted at the mass-storage, arbitrated-loop market," said Jocelyn Weber, business development manager in HP's High-Speed I/O Business Unit. "Customers can be confident in HP's understanding of Fibre Channel performance and interoperability based on our unparalleled track record with the TACHYON IC." TachLite IC utilizes HP's TACHYON IC architectural approach of a hardware-based, state machine design. Unlike other implementations in the industry, the TACHYON IC architecture avoids embedded-microprocessor performance issues, such as limited parallelism and limited processor cycles per second. TACHYON designs today sustain 100MB/s throughput and deliver 10,000 I/Os per second. Additionally, TachLite IC builds on TACHYON IC performance levels by integrating 64-bit PCI interface and providing the highest levels of I/O automation in hardware. TachLite IC customers are today achieving 13,300 I/Os per second in 32-bit PCI systems. "In 1998, Intel SHV servers will rapidly increase their performance and capacity through features like 64-bit PCI technology and support for physical memory beyond 4GB," said Mitch Shults, director of server platform marketing, Intel Corporation. "I/O subsystems will need to take advantage of these features to deliver the full performance and capacity of the server. Fibre Channel is clearly becoming the performance and capacity leader in the market. HP's TACHYON technology combines the best of Fibre Channel technology with support for the high-performance features that will be critical for future SHV servers." As part of an ongoing effort to ensure broad Fibre Channel interoperability in the market, HP collaborated with Compaq in the development of TachLite IC, coupling Compaq's PCI and systems expertise with HP's Fibre Channel technology. The combination provides unmatched performance, interoperability and standard compliance to bring Fibre Channel into the mainstream of computing. "Starcom evaluated TachLite IC and found that it offers exceptional performance and delivers on the promise of Fibre Channel," said Simik Sarkis-Kelly, president of Starcom Technology, Inc., and advanced system software technology provider, and evaluator and integrator of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions. Starcom has been a Fibre Channel systems software vendor since 1995. With the addition of TachLite IC, HP's Fibre Channel controller IC family now supports both the fully featured TACHYON IC, which supports both Fabric and FC-AL designs, and TachLite IC, which provides a focused, high-performance FC-AL solution for cost-sensitive, mass-storage applications. TachLite IC supports Class 2 and 3 and public and private arbitrated-loop topologies. U.S. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY The HPFC-5100 IC comes in a 272-pin PBGA and is priced at $150 in single quantities, with volume production pricing significantly lower. TachLite IC is in development at a variety of HP OEMs and is scheduled to go into production in early 1998. HP will display the TachLite IC at COMDEX Fall '97 in the Fibre Channel Loop Community booth No. N250.