I/O, I/O, Changing the Status Quo: Chip-to-Chip Interconnects

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Technology Overview of Non-Proprietary Interconnects
  • Comparing and Contrasting HyperTransport, PCI Express and Serial RapidIO
  • PCI and PCI-X
• PCI Express 1.0 (1.1)
• PCI Express 2.0
  • Formal Specifications for PCI Express 2.0
  • PCI-SIG Specifications Aside from PCI Express 2.0
  • Geneseo
  • Extensions to the PCI Standard
    • CompactPCI and PXI Standards
    • Molex and Quellan
    • PCI Express Switches and Bridges
    • PLX Technology, IDT, and Pericom Products
• HyperTransport
  • The Origin of HyperTransport Through HyperTransport 2.0
  • HTX Connector
  • HyperTransport 3.0
    • Mobilizing the HT Consortium Membership
  • AMD Architecture
  • Torrenza
    • Torrenza, HyperTransport, or HTX Connector Products
• RapidIO
  • Parallel RapidIO
  • Serial RapidIO
  • Serial RapidIO 2.0
  • The Rise of Serial RapidIO
  • Products Using RapidIO
• Paradigm Shifts in Computing
  • Multicore Processing
  • The Role of FPGAs in Co-Processing
• Interconnects by Application
  • Personal Computers
  • Ultra Mobile Personal Computers
  • Embedded PCB (Industrial PCs)
  • Medical Devices
  • Defense Industry
  • Supercomputers
  • Edge Routers and Core Routers
  • X86 Servers
  • W-CDMA (New Base Stations)
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Commercial Digital Video Recorders
  • Storage Area Networks
  • Automotive Systems
  • Communications Boards
  • Non-Proprietary I/Os Consumer Devices Using Proprietary I/O
    • Game Consoles
    • Set Top Boxes
    • Handheld Devices, Including Cell Phones
    • Broadband Customer Premise Equipment
• Roll-up of Tables
• Methodology
• Methodology II
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. Comparison Table for HyperTransport 3.0, PCI Express 2.0, and Serial RapidIO 2.0
• Table 2. Bit-Width Paths for PCI Express, HyperTransport, and Rapid IO
• Table 3. Lane Iterations in PCIe Switching Products
• Table 4. PLX Technology Switch and Bridge Product Family
• Table 5. IDT PCI Express Switch Product Family
• Table 6. Interconnections in Personal Computers (Units in Thousands)
• Table 7. Interconnections in Ultra Mobile PCs (Units in Thousands)
• Table 8. Interconnections in Embedded PCB Boards (Units in Thousands)
• Table 9. Interconnections in Medical Devices (Units in Thousands)
• Table 10. Interconnections in the Defense Industry (Units in Thousands)
• Table 11. Interconnections of New Processors in Super Computers Top500 (Units in Thousands)
• Table 12. Interconnections in Edge and Core Routers (Units in Thousands)
• Table 13. Interconnections in x86 Servers (Units in Thousands)
• Table 14. Interconnections in W-CDMA Base Stations (Units in Thousands)
• Table 15. Interconnections in Consumer Electronics (Units in Thousands)
• Table 16. Interconnections in Commercial Digital Video Recorders (Units in Thousands)
• Table 17. Interconnections in Storage Area Networks (Units in Thousands)
• Table 18. Interconnections in the Automotive Industry (Units in Thousands)
• Table 19. Interconnections Used in Communications Boards (Units in Thousands)
• Table 20. Products Using PCI and PCI-X (Units in Thousands)
• Table 21. Products Using PCI Express (Units in Thousands)
• Table 22. Products Using HyperTransport (Units in Thousands)
• Table 23. Products Using Serial RapidIO (Units in Thousands)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Number of Devices Using Non-Proprietary IO (Units in Thousands), 2004-2010
• Figure 2. Where Interconnects Belong
• Figure 3. A History of PCI and PCI-X Standards, 1992-Present
• Figure 4. PCI Express Roadmap
• Figure 5. Common Partners in Torrenza Platform
• Figure 6. Celoxica RCHTX Card for High Performance Computing
• Figure 7. Tundra Semiconductors Tsi109 Host Bridge