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RapidIO: An Embedded System Component Network Architecture

Freescale Semiconductor, RapidIO Trade Association
Dan Bouvier, Semiconductor Product Sector

Technology Paper

November 2001

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RapidIO, a packet-switched interconnect technology for interconnecting chips on a board and boards using a backplane, is gaining popularity as an open embedded-interconnect standard. Dan Bouvier of Motorola, Chair of the RapidIO Technical Working Group, explains how the RapidIO architecture works, the technology's benefits, and where you can use it.

For more information about the RapidIO standard, visit the RapidIO Trade Association's Web site.




RapidIO, a packet-switched interconnect technology for interconnecting chips on a board and boards using a backplane, is gaining popularity as an open embedded-interconnect standard. Dan Bouvier of Motorola, Chair of the RapidIO Technical Working Group, explains how the RapidIO architecture works, the technology's benefits, and where you can use it.




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