SiSoft to Support Netronome’s NFP-32xx Family
of Network Flow Processors™ with Quantum Channel Designer™ and Quantum-SI™
Software Products
MAYNARD, MA – May 27, 2009
– Signal Integrity Software, Inc. ™ (SiSoft™)
today announced support for the NFP-32xx from Netronome Systems, a leading
developer of highly programmable semiconductor products that provide
intelligent and secure flow processing for virtualized servers and network
equipment. SiSoft has worked closely with Netronome to analyze and ensure
the signal integrity on all the NFP-32xx high-speed network interfaces
including PCIe, 25Gbps Interlaken, SPI-4.2, 10Gbps XAUI, QDR, and DDR3. The
work performed by SiSoft has resulted in a set of layout guidelines that can
be used by NFP-32xx users to accelerate implementation. SiSoft can enable
users to analyze their designs through customized NFP-32xx kits for
Quantum-SI™ and Quantum Channel Designer™ as well as through consulting
services.
The NFP-32xx family of Network Flow Processors™ is the
industry’s first merchant silicon to remove the performance barriers in
unified computing architectures by integrating high-performance networking,
security processing and I/O virtualization with general-purpose computing.
Additionally, the NFP-32xx is the only line of processors
backward-compatible with the market-leading Intel® IXP28XX, protecting
customers’ immense investment in field-proven and network-hardened software.
SiSoft offers software products for high-speed design for
both serial and parallel interfaces. SiSoft's latest product,
Quantum Channel Designer™ (QCD), is a dedicated, system-level design and
analysis environment for serial links up to 20 Gbps. QCD incorporates the
latest frequency-domain, time-domain and statistical techniques to simulate
the combined behavior of the passive channel and SerDes IP. SiSoft’s
Quantum-SI™ products allow users to rapidly determine interface
operating margins and achieve High-Speed Timing Closure™, providing
unprecedented accuracy in predicting system-level noise and timing margins.
SiSoft’s
consulting services organization has a proven track record of providing
advanced high-speed consulting services including: pre-layout and
post-layout design, package development, power delivery, and model
generation.
“SiSoft has helped many IXP28xx customers achieve success
through our Quantum family of software products for high-speed parallel and
serial designs,” said Barry Katz, founder and CTO of SiSoft. “In addition,
we have enabled a number of customers through our design kits and consulting
services. We look forward to our continued partnership with Netronome so
that we can repeat the success of the IXP28xx with that of the NFP-32xx.”
“We are delighted to be working with SiSoft,” said Niel
Viljoen, founder and CEO of Netronome. “As the established leader in the
field of system design and analysis for high-speed parallel and serial
interfaces and multi-gigabit serial links, SiSoft has enabled us to ensure
the signal integrity on all our NFP-32xx high-speed interfaces. By making
SiSoft’s technology and capabilities available to our NFP-32xx customers,
SiSoft is helping them to accelerate development time while minimizing
risks.”
About Netronome Systems
Netronome is a leading developer of highly programmable
semiconductor products that are used for intelligent flow processing in
network and communications devices. Netronome’s solutions include network
flow processors and acceleration cards that scale to more than 20Gbps. They
are used in carrier-grade and enterprise-class communications products that
require deep packet inspection, flow analysis, content processing,
virtualization and security. Netronome is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA,
with core operations in San Jose, CA and Boxborough, MA, and international
locations in the United Kingdom, China and South Africa. To learn more about
Netronome and its products, please visit
www.netronome.com.
About SiSoft
SiSoft™ is the leading provider of integrated signal
integrity and timing solutions for high-speed digital system design.
SiSoft’s
Quantum Channel Designer™ supports design and analysis of serial links
operating in the 2-20 Gbps range.
Quantum-SI™ provides integrated timing and signal integrity analysis of
DDR2/DDR3 and other parallel bus interfaces. SiSoft’s consulting services
organization has offered methodology, design analysis and model development
services through its team of world-class signal integrity experts since
1995.
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