[June 26, 2006] RapidIO(R) Radio Episode 2: Interoperability, A Crucial Factor In System Design Tweet AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Episode 2 of RapidIO(R) Radio from the RapidIO Trade Association is immediately available for download at http://www.rapidio.org/ and http://www.itunes.com/ . The second in a series, "Interoperability, A Crucial Factor In System Design," explores the benefits of RapidIO at a high level, the use of RapidIO in baseband designs, the development of the initial interoperability testing efforts at Tundra Semiconductor and its evolution into the RIOLAB -- an independent, third party interoperability lab. The program is hosted by Tom Cox, the executive director of the RapidIO Trade Association, and features Tom Wilson, marketing director for Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. Additional podcasts are scheduled for September with IDT focusing on the benefits of Serial RapidIO in the wireless infrastructure and December with Wind River presenting on software considerations. RapidIO Trade Association The RapidIO Trade Association and its global members drive the RapidIO interconnect architecture. This ISO-certified, open-standard seamlessly enables the chip-to-chip, board-to-board, control, backplane and data plane interconnections needed in high-performance networking, communications and embedded systems. The growth of the RapidIO ecosystem in 2005 seeded deployment of RapidIO technology in next generation wireless infrastructure, edge networking and military systems. Over 2006, the deployment of RapidIO will be furthered through RapidIO Trade Association initiatives including interoperability, interworking, the next Generation PHY Release, and system- level application demonstrations. Detailed information on the RapidIO specification, products, design tools, member companies, and membership is available at http://www.rapidio.org/ . RapidIO(R) is a registered trademark of the RapidIO Trade Association. Product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. RapidIO Trade Association CONTACT: Phyllis Grabot, +1-805-341-7269, or [email protected] ,or Bonnie Quintanilla, +1-818-681-5777, or [email protected] , both ofCorridor Communications, Inc., for RapidIO Trade Association Web site: http://www.rapidio.org/http://www.itunes.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]