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San Jose, CA, 2004-04-22 - Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a world-wide preferred supplier
of high-speed integrated circuits and
frequency control devices, has released
eight new NanoSwitch™ digital bus switch products that are ideally suited
to address the operational
requirements of next generation Servers, RAID, Super
VGA, Memory Bank Switching, and High-performance Networking/Telecom
Backplanes.
Pericom’s new PI3CH family of Low-voltage (2.5V/3.3V), High-bandwidth
(500MHz) Bus Switches offer expanded
performance capabilities that meet the
challenges of advanced performance communication buses like PCI-X, as well
as emerging DDR-I /
DDR-2 memory standards, and also simplifies the I/O migration
from parallel to serial differential signaling standards. Key performance features
in
this product family include very flat On-Resistance (5-Ohm – Flat)
across the full device bandwidth, and very low On/Off Capacitance
(5-10pF)
that enables the Switches to be used in applications to reduce bus loading.
The 5V I/O tolerance and beyond rail-to-rail capability makes
the PI3CH Switches
ideal for bridging legacy 5V I/O based platforms to next generation 2.5V/3V
systems.
"Pericom's #1 position
in Digital Bus Switch over the past two consecutive
years has provided us with an intimate perspective on the industry, and has
enabled us to
focus our technology to help drive unparalleled performance levels” explained
Jeff DeAngelis, Director of Product Marketing. “This
product line extension
helps rejuvenate the design engineer’s toolbox by offering new performance
alternatives never believed possible in
Digital Bus Switch technology.”
Key Features
- High signal passing bandwidth (500 MHz)
- Beyond
Rail-to-Rail Switching
- 5V I/O Tolerant with 3.3V supply
- 2.5V and 3.3V supply voltage operation
- Hot-insertion
capable
- Industrial operating temperature: -40C to +85C
- Lead-free packaging available
Availability and Pricing
Free product samples, datasheets, IBIS models,
technical support, product presentation, and application note are available
today on the
company website. The devices are housed in a variety of performance
and space saving packaging ranging from TSSOP to ultra-compact TDFN.
Pricing
starts at $0.50 in 1000 unit quantities.
PI3CH Product List:
PI3CH1000: Low Voltage, 5-Ohm, 10-Channel, 2-Port
NanoSwitch
PI3CH1010: Low Voltage,
5-Ohm, 2-Channel, 2-Port NanoSwitch
PI3CH200: Low Voltage, 5-Ohm, 2-Channel,
2-Port
NanoSwitch
PI3CH281: Low Voltage, High-Bandwidth, 2-Channel, 4:1 Mux/Demux, NanoSwitch
w/Single Enable
PI3CH360:
Low Voltage, High-Bandwidth, 3-Channel, 2:1 Mux/Demux,
NanoSwitch
PI3CH400: Low Voltage, 5-Ohm, 4-Channel, 2-Port NanoSwitch
PI3CH480: Low Voltage,
High-Bandwidth, 4-Channel, 2:1 Mux/Demux, NanoSwitch
PI3CH800: Low Voltage, 5-Ohm,
8-Channel,
2-Port NanoSwitch
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