RMI Drives Increased Performance Across XLR and XLS

Processor Families to Achieve up to 1.5 GHz for Enterprise

and Infrastructure Applications
Multi-threaded XLR732 Processor and Quad-Core Processor Families
Enhance
Baseband and Networking Capabilities with Added Processing Performance
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
At the RMI "Performance 2009" Conference,RMI Corporation, a leading
provider of
high-performance processors for communication and media rich
applications,
announced today a design and performance breakthrough across its
volume
production multi-core multi-threaded XLR and XLS Processor families.
This
breakthrough allows the processor families to achieve processing
speeds up to
1.5 GHz for enterprise and infrastructure applications. The multi-
threaded
octal-core XLR732 and quad-core XLS Processor families have added an
additional
25 percent of performance capability enabling customers in the
baseband,
security and L4-L7 networking sectors additional value and
capabilities
previously unavailable - a 50% increase over its closest multi-core
competitors.

"I am very proud to announce this enhancement and performance increase

across
the XLR and XLS Processor families and look forward to bringing it to
our
extensive customer base," said Behrooz Abdi, president and chief
executive
officer, RMI. "Our engineering team at RMI is unmatched and the
ability to
design, execute and deliver gives us a distinct advantage in the
market that
will allow us to continue growing our market share across our targeted
markets."

The XLR732 is an 8-core, high-performance, highly integrated

processor. The
XLR732 processor consists of an innovative set of XLR Processor cores
enabling
up to 32 threads, or virtual CPUs (vCPUs), in a single chip. The XLR`s
enhanced
MIPS64 compatible cores implement fine-grained, 4-way multithreading
combined
with a multi-level hierarchy of caches, autonomous accelerators, and
point-to-point interconnects for data and message transfers. The
interconnects`
full-speed operation augment application scalability and closely
integrate the
high performance main memory controllers, level-2 caches, 12.5Gbps
accelerated
security operations, and accelerated networking interfaces to deliver
a
processing solution running at frequencies of 800MHz - 1.5 GHz
optimized for
maximum throughput and workload efficiency.

"We continue to drive the capabilities that the market demands for
multi-core
processors and this performance increase is indicative of our
success," said
Nazar Zaidi, senior vice president of engineering, RMI. "By increasing
the
performance levels across the XLR and the XLS Processor families, we
continue to
open markets and drive capabilities that haven`t been available from
our
competitors."

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. RMI`s XLS
Processor
enables integrated control plane, data plane, and security processing in a
single System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC) solution. The XLS Processor Family is
optimized for applications such as Wireless Base Stations, where PCB real
estate
and power are a premium, while requiring integrated network connectivity,
security, and compression acceleration options. Such features will benefit
emerging wireless standards that emphasize high data rate and low latency
applications such as Mobile VoIP and Video conferencing.

Pricing and Availability

The XLR732 and the XLS416/616 Processors will sample in Q3 2009 with
full-production expected in Q4 2009. Pricing is available upon request.

About RMI

RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance

Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure,
Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets. Applications include Wireless,
Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a
broad
platform of advanced MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit
architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to greater than 2.0 GHz. RMI
is
headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas,
France, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. More information
about
RMI can be found on the company's website at www.RMICorp.com.

© Copyright 2009 RMI Corporation. All rights reserved. RMI, the RMI logo, XLR,
XLS, XLS Processor, XLR Processor, vCPU, SuperSoC, and the other trademarks
named on the RMI website are trademarks of RMI Corporation. All other
trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.

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The Bivio 6500 Custom Programmable Network Appliance Platform delivers an 
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Central to the Bivio 6500 design is the RMI XLR
™
Processor that implements 4­way 
multithreading on up to eight MIPS64
®
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virtual CPUs in a single platform. With multiple threads, the XLR processor can 
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Optimized, Multithreaded Cores
High­performance MIPS64® cores with up to 
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•
Security Acceleration up to 10 Gbps
Independent security engine efficiently processes 
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•
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A dedicated, Linux­programmable dual core 
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•
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•
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•
Management Interfaces: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45, 10/100/1000BASE­T), 
serial console and USB
•
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•
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•
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•
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hardware bypass 
•
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hardware bypass
Development Environment 
•
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•
Standard 19” rack­mountable 
•
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The Bivio 6500 supports dual redundant hot­swap power supplies 
and dual hot­swap hard drives (SATA or SAS technology) that can be 
configured in RAID­1 redundancy for application storage, network sta­
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Network Interface Modules (NIMs) simplify the connection of the Bivio 
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Up to4 GB
DDR2
USB
MGMT
AUX
PCIe Offload
Network
Interface
Module
SATA,
SAS
RAID­1
Gigabit Ethernet
Control Plane
RMI XLR
™
Processor
System
Management
Processor
Console
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
Network
Interface
Module
Up to8 GB
DDR2
We have aligned with RMI because the XLR Processor is the highest performance
multi-core, multi-threaded packet processor available today,” said Mike Dagenais,
chief executive officer of Continuous Computing. “When integrated with Continuous
More speed for multicore processors

RMI Corporation has ramped up the performance of its multicore multithreaded XLR and XLS
processor families with clock speeds up to 1.5GHz for enterprise and infrastructure applications.
The multithreaded octal-core XLR732 and quad-core XLS processor families now boast an
additional 25% of performance capability enabling customers in the baseband, security and L4-
L7 networking sectors additional value and capabilities previously unavailable.

The XLS processor family is optimised for applications such as wireless basestations, where
PCB real estate and power are a premium, while requiring integrated network connectivity,
security, and compression acceleration options. Such features will benefit emerging wireless
standards that emphasise high-datarate and low-latency applications such as mobile VoIP and
videoconferencing. The XLS416/616 processors will sample in Q3 2009 with full production
expected in Q4 2009.