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SILICON SYSTEMS
NEW PRML ICs SETS 300Mbit/s READ CHANNEL SPEED MARK
Fourth
generation read channels break speed record while
consuming less power, within a compatible, minimum sized
package. Tustin, California,
September 3, 1996 -- Silicon Systems newest generation of
mixed-signal PRML read channel ASICs have set a new
standard for performance in the disk drive market,
accurately decoding a simulated data stream at over 300
Mbit/s. "Our latest PRML
read channels in our 32P491X architecture were designed
for use in high performance disk drives at data rates up
to 240 Mbit/s, which is the fastest available part in the
industry," said Russ Garcia, vice president
marketing of Silicon Systems Storage Products. "And
our first silicon ran at 300 Mbit/s, maintaining our read
channel speed leadership position while providing our
customers tools to continue up the development curve. "Our 32P491X
family helps designers stay ahead of the design curve, by
allowing them to develop and test the head/media
combinations for their next generation of PRML-based
drives today," commented Dave Gruetter, read channel
planning and development manager for the company.
"Bench tests on our latest silicon confirm that our
fourth generation of PR4ML channels provide a 300 Mbit/s
capability today, while maintaining pin compatibility
with previous generations to eliminate cumbersome
re-engineering." "Achieving these
speeds once more confirms the power of our unique
mixed-signal PR4ML channel designs," Gruetter
claimed. "We are the only company in the PRML
marketplace to utilize completely analog techniques for
Viterbi detection, which minimizes die size to achieve
higher speeds while maintaining low power consumption.
And this architecture is obviously extendible to 300
Mbit/s and, we believe, far beyond," he added. Silicon Systems, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Texas Instruments Incorporated, is a
leading supplier of advanced, mixed-signal ICs for
application in hard disk drives and removable storage
systems. SSi's design innovations in read channel
products, including the PRML and traditional peak-detect
designs, controllers, and removable storage products has
positioned the company as the leader in high-performance,
low-power, system-level solutions for the electronic data
storage market. |