LSI Next-Generation Preamplifier IC Delivers Best-in-Class Performance for Hard Disk Drives
05 August 2009 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
TrueStore PA2900 serves notebook, desktop and enterprise hard disk
drive markets, lowering costs and accelerating time-to-market for
HDD manufacturers MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced the TrueStore
PA2900, a next-generation preamplifier integrated circuit (IC)
delivering best-in-class performance for hard disk drives (HDDs).
The PA2900 is also one of the industry's first universal
preamplifiers, providing the versatility to serve the notebook,
desktop and enterprise HDD market segments. "Speed is the name of
the game in preamps, but the emergence of common preamps that can
work with virtually any disk drive has the potential to be a
game-changing innovation," said Mark Greenen, Founder and
President, TRENDFOCUS. "Having only a single part to qualify opens
the door to lower development costs, reduced inventories and faster
time to market for HDD makers." Utilizing proven LSI
silicon-germanium processes, the PA2900 delivers best-in-class
write performance with operating speeds of up to 4.0Gb/s, an
increase of more than 40 percent versus the previous-generation
notebook preamplifier and more than 20 percent versus previous
enterprise and desktop parts. The PA2900 provides HDD makers with
the flexibility to deploy a common part that serves all major HDD
market segments - from 5.4K RPM notebook drives through 15K RPM
enterprise HDDs. Manufacturers who integrate the PA2900 into their
HDD assemblies can benefit from reduced R&D investment,
simplified inventory control, accelerated time to market and lower
operating expenses. "Our goal is to be the world's leading HDD
silicon provider," said Phil Brace, general manager, Storage
Peripherals Division, LSI. "The PA2900 is the latest example of how
LSI innovation, intellectual property and processes deliver
superior value and faster time to market for HDD makers." LSI
offers the industry's broadest portfolio of preamplifier and
system-on-a-chip (SoC) components for HDD manufacturers, enabling
its customers to address all segments of the HDD market from
mission-critical enterprise applications and high-capacity desktop
PCs to low-power laptops and a variety of consumer electronic
devices. The TrueStore PA2900 preamplifier IC is available now to
qualified customers. About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a
leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software
technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people,
information and digital content together. The company offers a
broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and
standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are
trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions
in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is
available at http://www.lsi.com/. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news
releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products,
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immediately thereafter posted on the company's external web site,
http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI, the LSI & Design logo and
TrueStore are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI
Corporation. 3. All other brands or product names may be trademarks
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