Digital ICs/DSP: PCI Express Switch And Bridge ICs Answer Graphics, Computing Needs

April 12, 2004

High-performance graphics and computing markets can look forward to a new family of PCI Express switch and bridge chips. The first product in the switch/bridge family, the PES-48G, targets the high-performance graphics market. It will be sampled in June. Next in line is the PES-48S for workstations and servers. Samples of the 48S are expected in September. The PES-32S and PES-24S are designed for riser-card computing applications. Initial pricing for the 48-lane PES-48G and PES-48S devices is $41 and $45, respectively. The 32-lane PES 32S will sell for $30, while the 24-lane PES-24S will go for $23.

IMC Semiconductor Inc.www.imcsemi.com

About the Author

Dave Bursky

Technologist

Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.