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Next-Gen
Backplanes, Part II
Developing
the next-gen communications system utilizing switched fabric
technology by StarGen, Bustronic is a proud to be a founding
member of the StarFabric Working Group. This is the second
installment of a series of articles featuring important new
technology developments.
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Bustronic
and StarGen recently announced the development of the 21-slot
StarFabric backplane, which was recently used for proof-of-concept
demos at the Applied Computing Conference. This switched fabric
backplane is made up of five CompactPCI segments and uses standard
cPCI components. The 21-slot StarFabric demo backplane comes
in a 7U form factor, compatible with standard 6U cards, with
1U on the bottom for power connections. With the very high speeds
involved in the technology, we focused on suppressing RFI/EMI
and minimizing crosstalk. To do this, we incorporated three
2-oz. copper ground layers, helping to fully shield the backplane
and maximize power distribution. -More-
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PICMG
2.16 Update (cPSB Backplane)
The latest
face-to-face meeting was held on June 12 in Chicago. The purpose
of the meeting was to complete the specification in preparation
for review by the general PICMG body. Resonance simulation
had been performed to see if terminators were required. The
simulations proved that terminators were not needed and they
will not be referenced in the specification. -More-
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VITA
34 Mechanicals
At the
March VSO meeting several task groups were formed within the
VITA 34 task group. The groups include mechanicals, cooling,
power, and software. Bustronic is a member of the mechanical
task group.
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Bustronic and
StarGen announce
21-slot StarFabric backplane
 Bustronic,
a leading designer and manufacturer of backplanes, and StarGen,
a fabless semiconductor company, unveiled a new backplane prototype
built using StarGen's new switch fabric technology. The 21-slot
StarFabric hybrid backplane was recently demonstrated at the Applied
Computing Conference in Santa Clara. -More-
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Bustronic announces
Compact Packet Switching backplane
Based on the draft
specifications of PICMG 2.16, Bustronic has designed a Compact Packet
Switching Backplane (cPSB). CPSB increases the performance of the
system by moving data off the shared bus and onto an embedded switched
Ethernet network fabric (10/100/1000 Mbit/s). -More-
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NextGenBackplanes.com
- a resource for the industry
www.nextgenbackplanes.com
is a resource for the industry to get periodic updates on the progress
of several upcoming technologies. -More-
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