Oxford Semiconductor Unveils New Consumer Network-Attached and Direct-Attached Storage Solution-on-a-chip Platforms

Sees Bright Future as an Enabler to the Connected Digital Lifestyle

簡化數位化存取的高性能晶片及軟體解決方案的領導供應商，牛津半導體，今天推出最新存儲平台，提供數位生活方式可靠，穩健的存儲系統連接。
 
著眼於新興的個人共享網絡附加儲存（NAS ）市場，牛津半導體推出了高度集成的OXE810x NAS平台，旨在橋接以太網(Ethernet)和多達兩個SATA 硬碟。該公司還推出了OXUFS936x的RAID平台,為直接附加儲存裝置(DAS)提供至SATA數據機儲存與整合硬體RAID控制器還原裝置的通用介面(即USB2.0/FireWire/eSATA)
 
 “推出這兩個平台對市場及對公司都是很重要的”牛津半導體總裁及CEOBill Schroeder說“消費者生活在一個高附加價值數位內容爆炸的世界。這些新的先進的平台設計，使我們的存儲系統的客戶，隨著他們的終端客戶需求的不斷變化，逐步發展自己的消費者和SOHO產品與市場。我們的NAS產品尤其如此，我們相信這代表了一個真正的市場Enabler，為今日的連接數位化生活方式” 。
 
 “鑑於個體的增加造成數位內容創作的成長，個人存儲市場將繼續強勁增長，”IDC Removable Storage研究室主任Wolfgang Schlichting評論“針對易於使用和數據安全的個人共享存儲（NAS ）產品的創新公司，他們有良好的定位可以善用在個人存儲市場增長機會”
 
源自牛津半導體的第一代OXE800DSE架構，OXE810x的NAS平台降低了BOM成本的同時，也增加約三倍的效能，能夠用於更多複雜的應用。OXE810x是針對個人共享存儲的應用而優化，藉由提供系統的建設者(System builder)取得在價格和性能之間理想的平衡，OXE810x解決方案平台擊中主流個人共享存儲市場甜蜜點(Sweet Spot) 。
 
首兩個NAS產品可用於今天的是OXE810SE單SATA控制器和OXE810DSE雙SATA控制器。這些OXE810x的NAS平台裝置需要最少數量的外部元件，它整合Gigabit以太網媒體存取控制（MAC ），萬用串列匯流排（USB ）主機端口和SATA主機控制器。這兩款產品有硬體加密引擎確保數據安全性。
 
支援DAS市場，OXUFS936x高效能RAID平台支持多種RAID模式，可以提供最高性能（RAID 0 ），最高的數據保護（RAID 1）或效能和數據保護的組合（RAID 5 ，3或10 ）。該平台是針對需要最高效能，可靠性和易用性在一個合理的價格的用戶。不像其他的現有方案，OXUFS936xRAID平台效能可飽和(saturate)SATA II介面（3 Gbps ）。
 
兩個RAID平台的相關產品已被推出：OXUFS936QSE和OXUFS936DS。OXUFS936QSE裝置支持多達4個直接連接的SATA硬碟。位於主機的RAID模式配置最大化了OXUFS936QSE 的RAID潛力，OXUFS936QSE還支持超過2.2 Terabytes的容量，RAID磁碟漫遊和背景的RAID重建。此外，該設備提供了一系列由靈活的軟體框架支援的LCD和LED使用介面，極大地提高了其產品差異化的能力。該OXUFS936DS是936x RAID平台雙SATA硬碟成員之一，是針對於更具成本敏感的兩個驅動器直接連接存儲的應用市場。
以上四個SOC產品在今天皆有量產的數量

MILPITAS, Calif.—July 21, 2008—Oxford Semiconductor, a leading provider of high-performance silicon and software solutions designed to simplify digital storage and retrieval, today unveiled the latest additions to its family of storage platforms that enable reliable, robust storage systems for the connected digital lifestyle.

Aimed at the emerging personal shared network-attached storage (NAS) market, Oxford introduced the highly integrated OXE810x NAS platform, designed for bridging between Ethernet and up to two serial advanced technology attachments (SATA) hard disks. The company also introduced the OXUFS936x RAID platform, a universal interface (i.e. USB2.0/FireWire/eSATA) to SATA digital storage and retrieval device with integrated hardware RAID controller for direct-attached storage (DAS) devices.

“The introduction of these platforms is extremely significant for both the market and the company,” stated Bill Schroeder, Oxford’s president and CEO. “Consumers live in a world exploding with high monetary and emotional value digital content. These new advanced platform designs enable our storage system customers to evolve their consumer and SOHO offerings with the market as their end customer needs change. This is particularly true of our NAS product, which we believe represents a true market enabler for today’s connected digital lifestyle.”

“Given that individuals increasingly are responsible for the growth in digital content creation, the personal storage market will continue its strong growth," commented Wolfgang Schlichting, Research Director, Removable Storage at IDC. "Innovative companies that address the ease-of-use and data security of personal shared storage (NAS) products are well positioned to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the Personal Storage market.”

Derived from Oxford Semiconductor’s first generation OXE800DSE architecture, the OXE810x NAS platform lowers BOM costs while almost tripling performance to enable more complex applications. Optimized for personal shared storage applications, the OXE810x solution platform hits the sweet spot of the mainstream personal shared storage market by providing system builders with an ideal balance between price and performance.

The first two NAS products available today are the OXE810SE single SATA controller and the OXE810DSE dual SATA controller, which supports hardware accelerated RAID 1. These OXE810x NAS platform devices require a minimal number of external components, integrating Gigabit Ethernet media access control (MAC), universal serial bus (USB) host ports and SATA host controller. Both devices have a hardware encryption engine for data security.

Supporting the DAS market, the OXUFS936x high-performance RAID platform supports multiple RAID modes that can offer maximum performance (RAID 0), maximum data protection (RAID 1) or a combination of performance and data protection (RAID 5, 3 or 10). The platform is targeted at users who require maximum performance, reliability and ease of use at a reasonable price. Unlike other solutions available today, the performance of the OXUFS936x RAID platform can saturate the SATA II interface (3Gbps).

Two versions of the RAID platform have been released: the OXUFS936QSE and the OXUFS936DS. The OXUFS936QSE device supports up to four directly-connected SATA disks. Host-based RAID mode configuration maximizes the RAID potential of the OXUFS936QSE, which also supports capacity in excess of 2.2 Terabytes, RAID array roaming and background RAID rebuilding. In addition, the device offers a range of LCD and LED user interfaces that are supported by the flexible software framework, greatly enhancing its capacity for product differentiation. The OXUFS936DS is the dual SATA drive member of the 936x RAID platform, aimed at the more cost sensitive two-drive direct-attached storage applications.

All four SOCs are available in volume production quantities today.

About Oxford Semiconductor

Whether transferring data from a consumer product to a storage device or backing-up and protecting data, Oxford Semiconductor is at the very heart of secure, reliable, robust storage systems for today’s connected digital lifestyle. Established in 1992, the company provides a broad range of semiconductor hardware and software solutions that enable seamless device-to-device interconnectivity. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, the company has design centers in Abingdon, UK and Singapore, as well as sales support offices worldwide. For more information visit http://www.oxsemi.com.

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