Altera, AppliedMicro to address data centre applications
1 min read
Altera and AppliedMicro have signed a joint development and marketing agreement under which they will create optimised solutions for data centre applications. The strategic cooperation initiative provides for the closely coupled definition and development of solutions for high throughput data centre server, storage and connectivity. Specifically, the companies intend to develop solutions that combine AppliedMicro's ARM 64bit X-Gene processor offerings (pictured) and advanced fpgas from Altera.
"We believe the combination of the AppliedMicro processing and connectivity solutions with our fpga technology will result in some of the industry's most innovative, flexible and high performance solutions for data centre and optical transport network (OTN) applications," said Scott Bibaud, general manager of Altera's communications and broadcast division.
AppliedMicro vice president George Jones added: "Combining Altera's advanced fpga technology with our X-Gene Server on a Chip, Gearbox, PQX and QPSK products will provide our customers with highly optimised, cost effective designs for next generation data centre infrastructure."
Meanwhile, Altera has acquired AppliedMicro subsidiary TPACK, which develops fpga based OTN products. The acquisition is said to allow Altera to accelerate and expand its OTN solutions.
"Altera has been collaborating with TPACK on joint marketing and development since 2007," said Bibaud. "The combined capabilities of TPACK and Altera accelerate our OTN solutions roadmap to support emerging applications beyond 100G."
