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About Tundra
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN) supplies the world’s leading communications,
computing and storage companies with smart System Interconnect products, intellectual property (IP)
and design services backed by world-class customer service and technical support. Tundra’s track
record of product leadership includes over a decade of bridges and switches enabling key industry
standards: RapidIO®, PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express®, PowerPC®, VME, HyperTransport™, Interlaken,
and SPI4.2. Tundra’s products deliver high functional quality and simplified board design and layout,
with specific focus on system level signal integrity. Tundra's design services division, Silicon Logic
Engineering, Inc., offers industry-leading ASIC and FPGA design services, semiconductor intellectual
property and product development consulting. Tundra’s smart technology connects critical components
in high performance embedded systems around the world.
Tundra System Interconnect
Tundra uses the term
System Interconnect
to refer to the technology used to connect all the components
and sub-systems in almost any embedded system. This concept applies to the interfacing of functional
elements (CPU, memory, I/O complexes) within a single-board system, and the interconnection of
multiple boards in a larger system.
Advanced communications networks need advanced System Interconnect. It is a vital enabling
technology for the networked world. Tundra System Interconnect provides the latest interface and
throughput features, which enable communications infrastructure vendors to design and build more
powerful, faster equipment in shorter timeframes.
Tundra System Interconnect — vital to building the communications systems of the future:
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Tundra System Interconnect products enable customers to get the performance, scalability, and
reliability from their systems to meet today's and tomorrow's bandwidth demands.
Tundra System Interconnect products are standards-based, off-the-shelf products that help
customers speed their time to market.
Tundra System Interconnect products meet the growing customer demand for outsourced
standards-based interconnect products.
Partnerships
Fundamental to the success of Tundra is its partnerships with leading technology companies, including
IBM, Intel, and Freescale. As a result of these alliances, Tundra devices complement our partners’
products, and greatly influence the design of customers’ architecture. Customers are changing their
designs to incorporate Tundra products. This is evidence of our commitment to be a significant part of
its customers’ success.
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Customers
Tundra Semiconductor products are used by the world’s leading communications infrastructure and
storage vendors, including Cisco Systems, Freescale, Siemens, Nortel Networks, Lucent Technologies,
Nokia, Ericsson, Alcatel, and Hewlett-Packard.
The Tundra design philosophy is one in which a number of strategic customers are invited to
participate in the definition, design, test, and early silicon phases of product development. Close
working relationships with customers and clear product roadmaps ensure that Tundra can anticipate
and meet the future directions and needs of communications systems designers and manufacturers.
Support
Tundra is respected throughout the industry for its outstanding commitment to customer support.
Tundra ensures that its customers can take immediate advantage of the company’s products through its
in-house Applications Engineering Group, unmatched design support tools, and full documentation
accessible through the Web.
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Contact Information
Tundra is dedicated to providing superior technical documentation and design support to its customers.
The following support options are available:
Web
Product information
www.tundra.com/Tsi620 contains the features, benefits, typical
applications, and block diagram for the Tsi620. This webpage
also provides links to other product information located on the
Tundra website.
www.tundra.com/support contains an extensive list of technical
resources to assist with your design needs. Some of the key
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Technical support FAQ
User documentation
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Technical support resources
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