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A -- BASIC RESEARCH WORK Sol IPO:LIC95-CPR316-0800. Contact Charles Rzeszutko, Industrial Partnership Office, MS C334. (505) 665-3613, FAX (505) 665-0154. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy, solicits interest from companies wishing to license and commercially produce a High-Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) First-In First-Out (FIFO) Buffer Memory device. This device, known as the HIPPI FIFO, contains 32 Megabytes of Dynamic Read Only Memory (DRAM) which is used to store incoming HIPPI data temporarily prior to forwarding it on its output HIPPI port. There are other more sophisticated HIPPI memory devices on the market, but this device is much simpler and less expensive because it forwards HIPPI bursts in order that they are received rather than allowing for any type of random access to the bursts. The HIPPI FIFO can be used for at least two purposes: (1) as additional buffer memory for the LANL HIPPI-SONET Gateway, and (2) as a speed-matching buffer between HIPPI connected computers which have different performance characteristics. The HIPPI FIFO can be programmed to retain all data associated with a single connection until all of that data is in the buffer. It then requests a connection to forward the data to the final destination. If your company wishes to receive more information on this opportunity, it should respond with a letter of interest describing your company's expertise, manufacturing and marketing capability, and financial resources and motivation for obtaining a license. The statement of interest must be dated within 15 days from the date of this notice. Please send this information to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Industrial Partnership Office, Mail Stop C334, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Attn: Chuck Rzeszutko or via e-mail to cpr@lanl.gov. For further information, please call Chuck Rzeszutko at (505) 665-3613 or e-mail your inquiries to cpr@lanl.gov. (080)

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