RMI launches new processors

Today in Barcelona, RMI Corporation announced two new additional entries to the XLS Processor Family, the XLS416 and XLS616 Processors.The XLS Processor is a feature-rich general purpose processor with application specific autonomous hardware accelerators and multiple on-chip interconnect options providing an ideal combination of high level programmability, performance scalability, and intelligent packet management.The new offering represents the industry's first multi-core multi-threaded processor with integrated support for Serial RapidIO interface as well as for IEEE1588 precision timing protocol (PTP) controller making it an ideal solution for next generation designs. Each of the two new quad-core processors provide customers with pin-compatible upgradeability to the previously announced dual core and single core processors within the XLS Family.

source: RMI