Applied Micro Circuits Corporation : AppliedMicro Unveils Apache Web Server Running on World's First 64-bit ARM(R) Implementation
04/26/2012| 07:01pm US/Eastern
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Applied
Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC) today announced the
world's first web server implementation running on a
64-bit ARM v8-compliant processor. This demonstration of an
open-source web server application represents another
critical milestone for X-Gene(TM), AppliedMicro's
"Server-on-a-Chip" solution designed to power
next-generation cloud-computing data centers and reduce total
cost of ownership (TCO). It also represents the first 64-bit
ARM development vehicle for the ecosystem community that will
aid in the acceleration of server system development.
Since first announcing X-Gene in October of 2011,
AppliedMicro has evolved the initial multi-core
server-on-a-chip (SOC) implementation to a full-scale server
running real applications. This enables OEMs, ODMs, Cloud
Service Providers, Independent Software Vendors and other
development partners to conduct early stage performance
benchmarking and software development in parallel with
silicon development.
The X-Gene platform features multi-core ARM v8-compliant
64-bit processors and a high performance memory subsystem. It
also offers a cloud server I/O featuring an integrated
Ethernet NIC, and other communications interfaces for
connecting external peripherals. Other hardware highlights
include:
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Multi-core ARM v8 running SMP with L1, L2, and L3 Caches
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System memory to host Linux and other server applications
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Coherent fabric, SOC peripherals and associated bridges
The platform is capable of running a full LAMP software stack
featuring open-source Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.
The X-Gene SOC solution addresses the fundamental data center
problems of performance, power and total cost of data center
ownership. As the number of users generating and accessing
unstructured content on the Web explodes globally, the need
for power-efficient, high-throughput Web servers capable of
handling distributed workloads increases. X-Gene enables Web
servers to handle dynamic content while delivering
industry-leading TCO improvements for warehouse scale vendors
and hosting providers. Platforms are now shipping to top-tier
hardware customers and operating system vendors in both North
America and Asia.
"This is the first time the world is seeing a mature,
fully-functional server platform running a real-world
application on 64-bit ARM-based processor," said Vinay
Ravuri, Vice President and General Manager of Processor
Products at AppliedMicro. "As a result, AppliedMicro has
already secured key strategic customers and partners around
the world and has been enabling them with the tools they need
to get started in advance of silicon. This web server
emulates a live content delivery application featuring rich
video, audio and text, and demonstrates the robustness and
readiness of our next generation cloud server solution."
X-Gene multi-core processors offer disruptive performance at
a fraction of the power and total cost of existing solutions.
With compelling single-thread performance and right-sized
memory and I/O, X-Gene revolutionizes next generation cloud
server form factor designs.
AppliedMicro Overview
AppliedMicro is a global leader in energy conscious computing
solutions for telco, enterprise, data center, consumer and
SMB applications. With a heritage of innovation in high-speed
connectivity and high-performance computing, AppliedMicro
delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost
of ownership for service provider and data center
infrastructures. AppliedMicro's corporate headquarters
are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering
offices are located throughout the world. For further
information regarding AppliedMicro, visit the company's
Web site at
http://www.apm.com.
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, AMCC, AppliedMicro, and
the AppliedMicro logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. All other product or
service names are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: AppliedMicro
Corporate Contact:
AppliedMicro
Tally Kaplan Porat, 408-702-3139 or 408-483-8370 (cell)
tkaplan@apm.com
or
Media Contact:
AppliedMicro
Tom Murphy, 831-661-0260 or 831-402-4142 (cell)
tmurphy@apm.com
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