Tundra Semiconductor Corporation
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets
standards-based System Interconnect for use by the world's
leading communications and storage system companies. Tundra
supports RapidIO, VME, PCI standards.
Tundra System Interconnect is a vital communications technology
that enables customers to connect critical system components
while compressing development cycles and maximizing
performance. Applications include wireless infrastructure,
storage networking, network access, military applications, and
industrial automation.
Tundra headquarters are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The
Company also has a design center in South Portland, Maine, a
European sales office in Maidenhead, U.K., and an American
sales office in Dallas, Texas. Tundra sells its products
worldwide through a network of direct sales personnel,
independent distributors and manufacturers' representatives.
Tundra employs about 200 employees worldwide.
Telephone: 613-592-0714
Website: www.tundra.com
Email: inquire@tundra.com
Company Details
Year Established:
1995
Total Sales ($CDN):
$10,000,000 - $25,000,000
Number of Employees:
200
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Products
Integrated Circuits
Bus Bridge (qspan Ii)
QSpan II is an industry-proven, Motorola processor-to-PCI
System Interconnect device. It enables board designers to bring
PCI-based embedded products to market faster, for less cost,
and with high performance.
Developed as part of an ongoing strategic relationship with
Motorola, QSpan II is designed to gluelessly bridge the
PowerQUICC (MPC860 / MPC850 / MPC821), the QUICC (MC68360)
and the M68040 processors to the PCI bus. With additional glue
logic, QSpan II can also be connected to lower-end
communications controllers and processors, such as the MC68302
and MC68030.
QSpan II is a pin and function super-set of the QSpan PBGA
package. This allows current QSpan customers to immediately
prototype designs with the QSpan II.
Typical Applications: Network interface cards, Routers,
Servers, Process control equipment, Data acquisition systems,
any 68K-based or PowerPC-based system migrating to the PCI bus.
Pci Bus Bridge (universe Ii)
The Universe II builds on Tundra's existing, single chip VME64
interface, the SCV64. Its excellent performance is the product
of the decoupling architecture unique to Tundra. The Universe
II uses built-in FIFOs to decouple the transfer of data between
the VMEbus and PCI Bus, to compensate for mismatches in
relative bus performance. In addition to the advantage of
decoupling, the Universe II offers block transfer capability
including BLT and MBLT, an integral DMA controllers, and a high
speed VMEbus port.
As with the SCV64, the Universe implements a full suite of
VMEbus address and data transfer modes include D64. In
addition, it rovides full VMEbus system controller
functionality with multi-level arbitration modes. All VMEbus
features are fully programmable from the PCI and VMEbus sides,
making the Universe II a flexible interface solution. With its
other VMEbus functions, the Universe II provides full VMEbus
interrupter and interrupt handler capability, automatic system
controller logic, and a multilevel VMEbus requester. The
Universe II offers tremendous board area savings through the
use of BGA packaging technology. With a contact array pitch of
0.050 inches, the overall package size of the Universe is less
than one square inch. Wide Array of Applications: Typical
applications include:
single board computers, telecommunications equipment, test
equipment, command and control systems, factory automation
equipment.
Scv64
The SCV64, the pioneering VME64 solution, provides the high-speed
VME64 data path seen in many of today's high performance VME
applications.
With data transfer rates up to 60 MBytes/second, the SCV64
ensures that even the most demanding applications won't find a
bottleneck when they need to access resources on the VMEbus. And
its unique decoupled architecture guarantees that while making
those transfers, the processor and local bus won't be wasting
any precious bandwidth waiting for bus or resources access to be
granted.
The SCV64 uses internal FIFOs to decouple the transfer of data
between the VMEbus and local bus to compensate for mismatches in
relative bus performance, permitting each bus to operate at its
optimal rate, unimpeded by the other. Block transfer capability
(both BLT and MBLT), an integral DMA controller, an asynchronous
VMEbus interface and 40MHz local bus operation round out the
features that make the SCV64 the number one choice of board
designers requiring high performance interfaces.
Because it is a fully compliant VME64 interface, the SCV64 gives
designers a ready-made VMEbus interface simplifying the
implementation of VMEbus compliant boards. The SCV64's flexible
local bus interface also allows connections to a variety of
processor families, including the following: Intel's x86 and
ix60, Motorola's 680xO, and Texas Instruments TMS320CxO. For
slave-only designs, the SCV64 offers auto-boot logic for
automatic base addressing - providing the ability to tap into the
capabilities of the SCV64 without the penalty of on-board
intelligence. Tundra can provide Verilog model and Logic
Modeling support to improve time-to-market for new SCV64 designs.
Wide Array of Applications:
Typical applications include: control systems (military and
commercial), application accelerators, video graphic,
communication systems and DSP systems such as medical imaging.
Host Bridge (tsi107)
Previously known as the MPC107 from Motorola Semiconductor
The Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (Tundra) Tsi107 TM PowerPC
Host Bridge provides system interconnect between PowerPC
processors, PCI peripherals and local memory.
The Tsi107 processor interface supports Motorola and IBM
PowerPC processors at frequencies up to 133 MHz. It also
supports a wide variety of system configurations by providing
support for a second processor and a local slave device.
The PCI bus allows system designers to design systems quickly
due to the vast number of PCI peripheral devices that are
available. The Tsi107 PCI interface supports frequencies up to
66 MHz and can operate as both a master and a target on the
bus.
The memory interface controls processor and PCI interactions to
main memory. It supports a variety of programmable DRAM (FPM,
EDO), SDRAM, and ROM/Flash ROM configurations. The memory
interface support timing at speeds of up to 133 MHz.
The Tsi107 provides many of the other necessities for embedded
applications, including a high-performance memory controller
and dual-processor support; two-channel flexible DMA
controller; an interrupt controller; an inter-integrated
circuit (I2C) controller; and low-skew clock drivers.
The Tsi107 can be used in either a system host configuration or
as a peripheral device. For system applications where cost,
space, and power consumption are critical parameters, the
Tsi107 provides a complete solution without sacrificing
performance.
Rapidio Bus Switch (tsi500)
The Tundra Tsi500 is a high performance RapidIO multi-port bus
switch based on the RapidIO standard. RapidIO is a point-to-
point, packet-switched interconnect protocol that meets the
needs of current and future embedded applications. The Tsi500
has four RapidIO interfaces, which operate with an 8-bit data
width.
Each RapidIO interface on the Tsi500 has performance monitoring
capabilities, which enables performance and statistics
gathering of data traffic on each interface. The performance
monitoring capability optimizes system efficiency by
highlighting areas of improvement in the system, hardware
design, and traffic flow.
The core of the Tsi500 is an advanced Switching Fabric, as
illustrated below. This architecture reduces read and write
transaction latencies. The switching fabric uses concurrent
read prefetching, and supports reads from multiple I/O devices
in parallel, non-blocking streams. This surpasses the
performance of conventional FIFO-based designs that are
constrained to single reads between two buses.
Encryption
Rapidio Bus Bridge (tsi400)
The Tsi400 is a high-performance bus bridge that connects
RapidIO devices to PCI devices. RapidIO is a point-to-point,
packet-switched interconnect protocol that meets the needs of
current and future embedded applications.
The Tsi400 PCI Interface is compatible with the PCI 2.2
protocol, and can operate from 25 MHz to 66 MHz. This allows
investments made in PCI-based applications to be migrated to
the faster, more reliable, RapidIO technology.
The RapidIO interface on the Tsi400 operates at 250 or 500 MHz.
The data transfer rates offered by the device range from 4 to
16 Gbit/s. An advanced Queuing Structure forms the core of the
Tsi400. This architecture enables a high degree of concurrency
between the PCI and RapidIO interfaces.
When used in combination with a RapidIO switching fabric
device, such as the Tsi500, the Tsi400 provides a seamless PCI
connectivity across a RapidIO interconnect architecture. By
combining the scalability and reliability of a RapidIO switched
architecture with the benefits of the rich PCI infrastructure,
compelling system level architectures are the result.
Telecom Equipment
Host Bridge (tsi106)
Previously known as the MPC106 from Motorola Semiconductor
The Tundra Tsi106 provides proven system interconnect between
PowerPC host processors, the PCI bus and local memory. The
Tsi106 integrates secondary cache control and a high-
performance memory controller that supports DRAM, SDRAM, ROM,
and Flash ROM.
The Tsi106 processor interface supports Motorola and IBM
PowerPC processors at frequencies up to 83 MHz. It also
supports a wide variety of system configurations by providing
support for up to four processors and a local slave device.
The PCI bus allows system designers to design systems quickly
due to the availability of a vast number of PCI peripheral
devices. The Tsi106 PCI interface supports frequencies up to 33
MHz and can operate as both a master and a target on the bus.
The Tsi106 is implemented using advanced, 3.3volt CMOS
technology. The device is packaged in a 21 x 25 mm flip ceramic
ball grid array (CBGA) with 303 balls. The Tsi106 is available
in both commercial and industrial temperature ranges.
Pci Bus Bridge (powerspan Ii)
The Tundra PowerSpanTM II is a Multi-port PCI Bus Switch that
bridges PCI to the PowerQUICC II (MPC8260), MPC7xx, PowerPCTM
7xx, and the Wintegra WinPathTM processors. PowerSpan II is
available in either a single PCI or dual PCI variant. PowerSpan
II defines a new level of PCI bus switch flexibility.
PowerSpan II has a Switched PCI architecture, which maximizes
transfer concurrency and improves the efficiency and burst
performance on the PCI and processor busses. It is now
available in 23mm & 27mm BGA packages.
Along with a revolutionary Switched PCI architecture, PowerSpan
II features integrated PCI-to-PCI bridging, concurrent prefetch
read capability, multi-port Direct Memory Access (DMA)
operation and CompactPCI Hot Swap support.
PowerSpan II is available in Single or Dual PCI variants. The
Single PCI PowerSpan II is a two-port device that has a PCI
interface and a PowerPC bus interface. The Dual PCI PowerSpan
II is a three-port device that has two PCI interfaces and a
PowerPC bus interface. The PowerSpan II in conjunction with the
PowerPro - PowerPC memory controller, provide a 100 MHz PowerPC
interconnect solution. This flexible offering allows designers
to leverage the PowerSpan and PowerPro devices across many
different system architectures with a common investment in
software.
Pci-x Bus Bridge
The Tundra Tsi310TM PCI-X bridge is the industry standard, 64-
bit, 133 MHz PCI-X to PCI-X Bridge chip. Interfaces can be
independently configured to operate in PCI or PCI-X mode
allowing for efficient, hierarchical expansion of I/O bus
structures. The Tundra Tsi310 feature set supports applications
with embedded subsystems on the secondary bus of the bridge.
The evolutionary PCI-X I/O technology increases system
performance with greater throughput and efficiency. It provides
up to eight times more speed than PCI bus technology, and
delivers the high performance required for enterprise,
telecommunications, and data communications systems.
The Tsi310 transparently connects two electrically separate PCI-
X bus domains, allowing concurrent operations on both buses.
This results in good utilization of the buses in various system
configurations and enables hierarchical expansion of I/O bus
structures. As described by the PCI-X architecture, the Tsi310
is capable of handling 64-bit data at a maximum bus frequency
of 133 MHz (depending upon the bus topology and load) and is
backward compatible with all 3.3V I/O conventional PCI
interfaces. The Tsi310 also provides extensive buffering and
prefetching mechanisms for efficient transfer of data through
the device, facilitating multi-threaded operation and high
system throughput.
Technology Highlights
The Tsi310 is implemented using advanced CMOS technology, which
is a
0.25 micron (m) lithography process with a 0.18 m L
effective. The device requires two power sources, one at 2.5 V
for internal logic and the other at 3.3 V to power the device
I/O circuits. The device is packaged in a 31mm thermally and
electrically enhanced plastic ball grid array (H-PBGA) with 304
balls.
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