ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Board

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, a worldwide preferred supplier ofhigh-performance interface solutions, and a leader in the field of PCI-Expresslane appropriation and multiplexing, along with ASUSTeK, a worldwide leader ofMotherboards, proudly announce the availability of A8N-SLI Premium. The A8N-SLIPremium is ASUSTeK's latest generation of Motherboard that has dual x16PCI-Express slots to support either a single Graphic Card, or dual SLI-readyGraphic Cards with NVIDIA SLI technology.

"The ASUS A8N-SLI Premium represents motherboard engineering at its best. TheSLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology provides the fastest platform foreither one or two Graphic Engines, with the help of Pericom's PCI-Express SignalSwitch to provide Extreme Performance," said Joe Hsieh, Director of ASUSMotherboard Business. "We are pleased to work with Pericom to design theindustry's first extreme performance platform for high-end graphics."

The high-performance A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard is the first SLI Main Boardthat supports both Single and Dual Graphic Card configurations with electronicSLI switch. This function is enabled by Pericom's new line of PCI-Express SignalSwitch products instead of the more traditional SLI selector card (PCB). Byusing the Pericom Signal Switch, customers achieve reduced latency, therebyenabling the best possible performance.

"Pericom is a leader in differential switching technology that supports keyindustry standards like LAN, USB, and PCI-Express," said Shaf Rahman, ProductMarketing Director of Pericom Semiconductor. "We are very happy to be workingtogether with ASUSTeK, a world class pioneering manufacturer, to help developand launch their next generation SLI Motherboard for Extreme Graphics and Gamingapplications."