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San Jose, CA, 2005-10-24 - Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
(NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide preferred
supplier of high-speed interface solutions, and a leader in the field of PCI-Express lane appropriation and
multiplexing announced its Signal Switch technology is a key component
to enabling multi-GPU mode in ATI's Radeon® Xpress 200
Crossfire™ platform
technology.
"ATI's feature-rich Radeon® Xpress 200 Crossfire™
platform technology
was built from the ground up for the enthusiast," said Reuven Soraya, Director
of Chipset Platform Technology,
ATI. "Working with the Pericom team has
helped us to achieve a highly flexible design that allows our motherboard
customers to
choose whether they want their board to operate in Crossfire™,
dual-GPU mode or in single-GPU mode to deliver maximum flexibility
and
graphics performance."
"By working
with the ATI team Radeon® Xpress 200
Crossfire™ technology
was supported by Pericom providing ATI with the ability to access two
x8 PCI Express slots at the
same time or a single x16 PCI Express slot.
The accessibility of the two x8 slots simultaneously is accomplished
using Pericom's
exclusive PCI Express compliant Signal Switches in conjunction
with the ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 Crossfire™ chipset." explained
Shaf
Rahman, Pericom Product Marketing Director. The Pericom PI2PCIE412-D PCI Express Signal Switch is an enhanced, 1.8V,
PCI-Express Compliant, 4-Differential Channel, 2:1 Mux/DeMux Switch with
Single Enable. These devices are in full production now with
datasheet
and samples available from the company website at www.pericom.com/assp.
Radeon® Xpress
200 Crossfire™ Edition motherboards will be available from ATI motherboard
partners in the
fall of 2005.
For more information
on Crossfire™, the ultimate multi-GPU consumer graphics solution, please
visit
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About Pericom
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications and consumer market segments. Pericom's analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its SaRonix-eCera frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with design centers and technical sales and support offices globally.
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