What is the target market for RapidIO technology?
RapidIO technology is primarily designed for networking and communications equipment, enterprise storage, and other high-performance embedded markets. It addresses the networking industry’s needs for software transparency, greater reliability, and higher bandwidth in an “in-the-box interconnect.” The RapidIO interconnect provides higher bus speeds that allow chip-to-chip and board-to-board communications at performance levels ranging from 1 gigabit per second to 60 gigabits per second. The RapidIO interconnect is targeted for use in environments where multiple devices must work in a tightly coupled architecture. As disk throughput increases in computing applications, so does the need for higher system throughput. Current applications are requiring higher bus performance, more device fan-out, and greater device separation. RapidIO can be used in such applications for transparent PCI-to-PCI bridging, allowing for a flattened architecture utilizing fewer pins and offering greater transmis
