ULINK Announces its Release of Drive Master® 2006: Driver Master® 2006 Professional Supports Serial ATA Gen II Testing in the Intel ICH7 Platforms
ULINK’s SATA Test Tool Covers New Advanced Host Controller: Marvell 88SX6081 8-Port SATA II with Gen II 3.0GB Transfer Speed and NCQ Feature Set
Santa Clara, CA, September 1, 2005—ULINK Technology Inc, an innovative technology and engineering company, announced today that the company’s flagship product for the storage industry testing and debug has a newly released version: "Drive Master® 2006 Professional Edition." This newly release version will support Intel new ICH7R family of systems for Serial ATA Gen II product testing. The Serial ATA Gen II capability provides user a new vehicle for testing NCQ and Gen II high speed SATA interface.
Serial ATA Gen II incorporates many new features such as 3.0Gbps data transfer rate and interface power management that is designed for improved performance and reliability mid and high end users. Drive Master 2006 Professional version, powered by Microsoft Visual Studio, has integrated all of the SATA Gen II requirements into a single test platform for design, debug, and validation. This test tool has integrated vertical testing need from component to the system; covers the BIST test, OOB and low level signal BER test, as well as command protocol tests. In addition, Drive Master 2006 Pro provides an effective method for the device performance evaluation and device reliability assessment.
The Drive Master has been used in the design and debug of the Serial ATA hardware and software. Users make testing on their Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) protocol debug, Port Multiplier Port (PMP) interface debug, and Interface Power Management (IPM) interaction debugs. With the roll out of the Drive Master 2006 Pro, user can use this for more advanced testing such as SATA Gen II protocol and SATA IL testing. Drive Master 2006 Pro continue to support all features of Silicon Image 3124 and Marvell 6081 host controllers. These hardware supports makes drive master the most complete and comprehensive Serial ATA test tool available in the market.
“The success of our Drive Master 2004 has given us a momentum to continue providing Serial ATA testing need in the market. When the market requires a critical tool for the SATA and SATA II interface compliance test, our objective is to be there to help our customers reduce design time to get to the market faster. And provide better product solution for their end users. With the support for the Intel ICH7R host controller, ULINK is committed to provide the best SATA test tool available,” said Shawn Chou, ULINK VP of Product Marketing. “By working with our customers ULINK has been providing not only the debug tool but also the performance suites and regression suites for our customer to fit their QA need.” “Today ULINK’s products provide more then just for engineering testing but also for the SATA industry protocol validation and SATA product evaluations. We believe Serial ATA storage devices will continue to grow in the computer industry, with the solid test tool, ULINK can play a positive role in promoting the healthy growth of SATA products,” added Edwin Kuo, Director of Sales.
Contact: Edwin Kuo
Phone: 408.446.8455 ext 115
Email: edwin.kuo@ulinktech.com
About ULINK Technology, Inc.
ULINK Technology Inc. (www.ulinktech.com) is a technology development company for the newly developed storage industry. Drive Master 2006 Pro is one of the products ULINK has developed for the SATA interface. ULINK also provides consulting and customization support for its customers.
ULINK and Drive Master 2006 Pro are registered trademarks of ULINK Technology Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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