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STMicroelectronics Demonstrates Full Interoperability at Serial ATA Interface 'Plug fest' |
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Geneva, March 17, 2004 -At the Serial ATA (SATA) Plug Fest event in Longmont, Colorado this week, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) demonstrated full interoperability of its SAT310 Physical Layer Interface. The SATA310 is available as a SATA-II-capable intellectual-property (IP) hard macro for integration in system-on-chip solutions (SoC). In the Plug Fest tests, the interface worked successfully with all SATA-compliant products from other vendors. During the tests the SATA310 physical layer IP was combined with the BK-3720 SATA device controller from Palmchip Corporation, configured in the target application to simulate a typical disk drive. The two companies will combine and co-market their IP to provide disk-drive makers with a proven, cost-effective solution that can be integrated with other functions in SoC devices. The SATA310 IP block is also available separately for integration with IP from other vendors to provide link and transport capabilities. By reducing cost, the combined ST/Palmchip solution addresses a very broad range of applications, including hard disk drives, optical disk drives, solid-state drives and SATA card adapters. This solution can be used in both host and target applications. ST's SATA physical layer interface uses an innovative architecture to achieve less than 60psec jitter performance while maintaining power consumption below 200mW. An evaluation board, including development parts containing the SATA310 IP is available. ST is also announcing the development of a 90nm Serial Interface version, named MIPHY (Multi Interface PHY). Designed to address SATA as well Fiber Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, and PCI Express applications, MIPHY will be available by the fourth quarter of 2004. Serial ATA is the new, higher speed lower power standard that replaces the Parallel ATA interface used today in hard disk drives for both desktop and laptop personal computers. Through this interface, data is exchanged between the hard disk drive and the motherboard chipset. Most new motherboards already support SATA interface: it is expected that during the second half of this year shipments of hard disk drives with SATA interface will outpace those supporting the old PATA to take full advantage of the faster speed and compatibility with the low-voltage CMOS technology of the future. For more information about Serial ATA: www.serialata.org About STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2003, the Company's net revenues were $7.24 billion and net earnings were $253 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com. |
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