LSI Logic Signal Integrity Expertise Enables Best in Class Memory Interface Solutions

Superior signal integrity enables high performance interfaces to DDR-1 memories in wirebond packages to reduce overall system cost
Silicon characterized RLDRAM-II and FCRAM-II memory interface cores are finely tuned to run up to 400MHz/800Mb/s

MILPITAS, Calif., August 24, 2004 - Demonstrating industry-leading speeds with superior signal integrity in wirebond and Flip ChipTM packages, LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced it has completed silicon characterization of GflxTM (0.11-micron) DDR-SDRAM memory interface cores in low cost packages and RLDRAM-II and FCRAM-II memory interface cores at the highest speeds, 400MHz/800Mb/s. These high-speed memory interface cores provide designers with a physical layer interface that can be quickly and easily integrated into ASIC designs.

"This development underscores LSI Logic's commitment to providing risk-free high-speed memory interface solutions," said William Lau, director of Memory Interface and Signal Integrity, LSI Logic. "We have demonstrated that our memory interface solutions offer superior performance and our signal integrity expertise translates into lower system costs and faster time-to-market for our customers."

The Gflx DDR1-SDRAM cores are characterized in silicon up to 266 MHz/533Mega-bits-per-second (Mbps) in wirebond packages under best, worst and nominal process, voltage and temperature (PVT) conditions. This enables devices with low-cost wirebond packages while maintaining adequate headroom over the memory industry's highest DDR-SDRAM speeds. System designers can take advantage of this headroom by easing board design constraints, resulting in lower overall system costs.

Gflx RLDRAM-II and FCRAM-II cores are characterized in silicon up to 400MHz/800Mbps. The superior signal integrity of the HSTL I/Os combined with the timing-closed hard macros allow customers to rapidly design their ASICs and unlock the performance benefits of low-latency, high bandwidth RLDRAM and FCRAM memories at a reduced risk.

LSI Logic provides a wide range of memory interface cores and I/O buffers for DDR-SDRAMs, DDR2-SDRAMs, QDR-SRAMs RLDRAMs and FCRAMs. The cores and I/O buffers provide a timing-closed solution allowing customers to reduce chip development time and speed time-to-market.

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About LSI Logic Corporation

LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) focuses on the design and production of high-performance semiconductors for Consumer, Communications and Storage applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. LSI Logic engineers incorporate reusable, industry-standard intellectual property building blocks that serve as the heart of leading-edge systems. LSI Logic serves its global OEM, channel and distribution customers with Platform ASICs, standard-cell ASICs, standard products, host bus adapters, RAID controllers and software. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035. http://www.lsilogic.com.