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QLogic Using AMCC’s PowerPC 440SP Storage Processor

For its SANbox 6140 intelligent storage routers

Applied Micro Circuits
Corporation
announced today that QLogic Corporation has selected
AMCC’s PowerPC 440SP storage processor for its new leadership SANbox
6140 Intelligent Storage Routers. The SANbox 6140 provides low cost,
storage area network (SAN) connectivity services for the entire
enterprise with performance to support up to 512 servers and
wizard-based configuration.

The
AMCC PowerPC 440SP storage processor enables the new QLogic storage
router products to deliver unmatched performance, flexibility for SAN
connectivity by routing standard Ethernet, via iSCSI, to a Fibre
Channel controller for simultaneous storage access from Fibre Channel
and Ethernet-based networks. With multiple PCI-X version 2.0
interfaces, on-chip double data rate (DDR I/DDR II) SDRAM controller, a
high bandwidth internal crossbar bus structure, optional RAID
acceleration engine, and a rich peripheral mix, the PowerPC 440SP
processor is ideally suited for SAN equipment.

"We
are pleased to have been selected by QLogic for their new advanced
Intelligent Storage Router family. QLogic is clearly solving the SAN
customer connectivity challenges and the PowerPC 440SP is a key factor
in their product differentiation
," said Sam Fuller, Vice President of
Marketing at AMCC. "The high performance, wide range of features and
flexibility of our PowerPC 440SP is helping QLogic deliver a product
that offers significant competitive advantage. Customer wins of this
nature validate the leadership position of AMCC’s Power Architecture
storage processor products
."

"AMCC’s Power Architecture storage
processors provide the features and functions we require to implement
our multi-protocol SAN routers
," said Shishir Shah, Vice President and
General Manager of Storage Solutions Group at QLogic. "AMCC’s PowerPC
440SP empowers QLogic SANbox intelligent storage routers to deliver
cost-effective SAN connectivity with high performance and high
availability iSCSI and Fibre Channel Ports.
"

 

Applied Micro Circuits
Corporation

QLogic Corporation

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