BCM5773 - Octal-Port SATA-II RAID-on-Chip (RoC)

Octal-Port SATA-II RAID-on-Chip (RoC)

The BCM5773 is the industry's first Serial RAID-on-Chip (RoC) device that brings a level of data reliability and availability to cost-sensitive server and storage platforms that were typically available only with high-end enterprise-class storage systems. This new RoC device is designed to be shipped as a standard offering with all classes of storage subsystems including external RAID controller cards, chassis-based servers, rack-mounted servers and blade servers. It combines storage processing functions with I/O bridging and advanced software technologies that enable system designers to effectively address cost and space concerns through the implementation of RAID-on-motherboard (RoMB) solutions using SATA disk drives compared to more costly multi-chip or host bus adapter (HBA) solutions.

BCM5773 Serial RAID-on-Chip Device Earns Best Storage Product of the Year as Reviewed by analogZONE

Selective quotes from the analogZONE review:
"The company has combined its ability to create highly-integrated chips with its deep system knowledge to produce a controller that should help move the cost of RAID storage products into the realm of the SoHo/SMB market. When you add Broadcom's XelCore RAID software to the mix, you get the ingredients to make some extremely affordable products that put RAID-based storage within the reach of nearly any small business."

analogZONE Reviews:
Product reviews are at the core of analogZONE's content and are updated on a weekly basis. The organization reviews literally hundreds of products each year, and selects only those products for "Product of the Year" in 38 product categories that are standout in its class, possessing exceptional technical merit and well-targeted marketability.

  • Industry's first Serial RAID-on-Chip (RoC) device
  • Incorporates 8 SATA ports supporting NCQ and TCQ protocols to improve drive performance
  • Offers a choice of PCI Express or PCI-X host interfaces
  • Includes RAID5 acceleration logic that enables high data reliability and high availability with minimal CPU utilization
 

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