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Home > Press Releases > Interface IP > Controllers > 2014 > Semtech’s Snowbush® IP Family Now Includes a New Ultra-low Power, Ultra-low Latency PCI Express® 3.0 PHY IP Platform for the Expanding Storage and Server M­arkets

Semtech’s Snowbush® IP Family Now Includes a New Ultra-low Power, Ultra-low Latency PCI Express® 3.0 PHY IP Platform for the Expanding Storage and Server M­arkets

Newly optimized PHY supports 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V supplies on TSMC 28HPM

CAMARILLO, California., June 4, 2014 – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the addition of a new PCI Express® (PCIe®) 3.0 PHY IP Platform offering, part of the Snowbush® IP family, optimized for low power and low latency. Building on fourteen PCIe 3.0 specification successful customer product tape-outs at 40nm, and six PCIe 3.0 specification customers on TSMC 28nm process, this new offering provides customers with lowest power and lowest latency while meeting the reach requirements of compliance PCI Express channels. The PHY provides a differentiated choice of supplies (1.8V, 2.5V or 3.3V) to support legacy applications and ease of integration. The ultra-low power consumption for both normal and low power state modes combined with very low wake up latencies enable customers to reduce system power significantly. These features give customers the best IP choice when developing PCIe interfaces for the storage, server, and high performance computing markets.

Maintaining the lowest possible power in all operating modes, while maintaining the necessary reach, is of overriding concern when using PCI Express architecture in a server application.  Legacy channels can be very lossy and often require additional power consumption. Maintaining the power efficiency across different long and short reach channels is particularly challenging. The new PHY platform from Semtech can support both long reach and short reach channels, delivering compliant performance with the best in class power efficiency of under 7.5pJ/bit in 28nm. As the technology moves to 16 FinFET the power is expected to reduce by as much as 30%.

Storage applications require low-power across all operating modes and low-latency. Providing fast wake up time in the order of 10’s of nano-seconds is critical in storage applications. New enhancements to the L1 sub-state are added to reduce power when the PCI link is idle.

“Semtech’s continued investment into new product offerings helps enable the PCI Express ecosystem,” said Al Yanes, PCI-SIG® President and Chairman. “As a member of PCI-SIG, Semtech, produces PCIe 3.0 products that help ensure the continued success of the PCIe 3.0 architecture in the market.”

“Northwest Logic and our customers have had very positive experiences with the Snowbush IP. This latest Snowbush PCIe PHY further extends Semtech’s strong PHY offering, said Brian Daellenbach, President of Northwest Logic. “We fully support this PHY with our family of PCI Express Controllers and DMA Cores.”

“This new offering gives our customers IP that is differentiated by its performance, power, and stringent latency requirements,” said Kevin Walsh, Worldwide Marketing Director, Snowbush IP. “We expect that the 28nm process node will continue to be very active for server, storage, as well as in high end consumer, for some time to come. By providing robust, silicon proven PHY IP, with significant differentiation for these segments, customers gain both in confidence and in quantifiable performance.”

Pricing and Availability
The PCI Express PHY IP supporting 2.5V and 3.3V is available immediately. The 1.8V will be available in Q3. Pricing depends on configuration and the number of instantiations on in a design. Contact sales@snowbush.com for additional details.  Semtech offers comprehensive integration assistance, including field- and factory-based support associated with the purchase of this PHY IP. Information about the Snowbush IP family of products is available at >www.semtech.com/snowbush.

About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and industrial equipment.  Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit www.semtech.com.

About Northwest Logic
Northwest Logic provides high-performance, silicon-proven, easy-to-use PCI Express 3.0/2.1/1.1 cores and DMA cores & drivers.  Northwest Logic and Semtech have collaborated to ensure that our mutual customers receive a fully integrated and validated Northwest Logic controller and Snowbush PHY solution. This solution has been used by many customers, all of which have been first time silicon successful.

About PCI-SIG
PCI-SIG is the consortium that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry specifications. The organization defines I/O (input/output) specifications consistent with the needs of its members. Currently, PCI-SIG is comprised of nearly 800 industry-leading member companies. To join PCI-SIG, and for a list of the Board of Directors, visit www.pcisig.com.


Contact

Pauline Cadena
Semtech Corporation
(805) 389-2755
pcadena@semtech.com

Semtech, the Semtech logo, are registered marks of Semtech Corporation all other marks are those of their respective owners.
PCI-SIG, PCI Express, PCIe and M-PCIe are trademarks or registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.

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