Tarari, Inc.

Tarari, Inc. was a semiconductor company that spun out of Intel in 2002. It developed a family of re-programmable silicon content processors based on Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs and ASICs. These chips were designed to offload and accelerate computationally intensive algorithms such as XML parsing, virus scanning, email spam filtering, and intrusion detection for intrusion-prevention systems (IPS) and unified threat management (UTM) appliances. Beyond inspection, Tarari's Content Processors could also transform content, supporting XML transformation (XSLT), compression, encryption, and HD video encoding for WMV and VC-1 formats. In June 2006, Tarari announced that its next-generation chips would support AMD's Torrenza initiative and incorporate HyperTransport interfaces. This was significant because HyperTransport-based systems allow a co-processor to have direct access to the system's HyperTransport bus, providing dramatically reduced latency and increased throughput compared to PCI/PCI-X based systems. PCI-Express and HyperTransport buses both operate serially using multiple lanes and are efficient at transfers as small as 64 bytes, making them well-suited for applications like IPS and VoIP security that must examine large volumes of small packets. On 5 September 2007, LSI Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tarari. Following the acquisition, Tarari became part of LSI Corporation, and its technology was integrated into LSI's product portfolio. The Tarari brand is no longer active as an independent entity.

Tarari, Inc. was spun out of Intel in 2002. The company focused on developing re-programmable silicon content processors that could offload and accelerate complex algorithms from general-purpose CPUs. Its products were based on Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs and ASICs, targeting applications such as XML parsing, virus scanning, spam filtering, and intrusion prevention in IPS and UTM appliances. The content processors also supported content transformation tasks including XSLT, compression, encryption, and HD video encoding for WMV and VC-1. In June 2006, Tarari announced that its next-generation chips would support AMD's Torrenza initiative and incorporate HyperTransport interfaces. This move was aimed at leveraging high-speed serial interconnects (PCI-Express and HyperTransport) that offer 20-25 Gbit/s throughput versus 4-8 Gbit/s for PCI/PCI-X, and are efficient at small packet transfers, benefiting applications like IPS and VoIP security. On 5 September 2007, LSI Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tarari. The acquisition integrated Tarari's technology into LSI's semiconductor and storage/networking portfolio. After the acquisition, the Tarari brand ceased to exist as an independent entity.

• Tarari, Inc. spun out of Intel.

• Announced next-generation chips supporting AMD Torrenza and HyperTransport interfaces.

• LSI Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tarari.

Fabless semiconductor vendor specializing in re-programmable content processing acceleration for networking, security, and XML applications.

• Content Processors

  Re-programmable silicon based on Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGA and ASICs that offload and accelerate XML parsing, virus scanning, spam filtering, and intrusion prevention.

• HyperTransport-enabled next-generation chips

  Announced in June 2006, these chips support AMD Torrenza and incorporate HyperTransport interfaces for reduced latency and increased throughput.

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