American Megatrends Demonstrates Aptio 3.6 and Aptio 4.5.2 Firmware Interoperability UEFI
Tuesday: January 2, 2007
Editorial Summary:
- AMI successful with Aptio® V3.6 and V4.5.2, with UEFI 2.0 and native x64 support, at the EFI Plugfest held in Dupont, WA
- Aptio support is available for platforms from AMD, ATI, INTEL, NVIDIA, SIS and VIA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AMI successfully demonstrated the cross-platform interoperability of its new generation Aptio® EFI firmware platform at the UEFI Plugfest held today in Dupont, WA.
American Megatrends, a member of the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), attended the UEFI 2.0 testing
workshop held at the Intel Dupont Optimization Lab Facility, December 11-18, 2007, in Dupont,
Washington. AMI tested the latest versions of its new generation firmware, Aptio® V3.6 and V4.5.2 Based
on the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI PEI and DXE core, Aptio® enables the capabilities of
desktop, mobile, server or embedded platforms. AMI supports UEFI 2.0 Specification as well as native X64
technology (x86-32 & x64 UEFI bindings). Results showed that that both versions if Aptio were fully
compliant with EUFI 2.0 standards.
Other results included successful testing on UEFI X64 Load and Boot platforms. Aptio® V3.6 and
V4.5.2 were successfully tested with EBC (plug-in cards) and chip-set platforms. Testing showed that on
Server, Desktop and Mobile Platforms (Intel, AMD, ATI, nVidia and Panasonic) AMI had the highest
rankings and widest platform coverage of any other vendor in our category.
Participants in the test event included UEFI members who are Add-in Card Vendors, Operating
System Vendors, Independent Software Vendors, Independent BIOS Vendors and Original Equipment /
Design Manufacturers (OEM / ODM) platform Vendors. Plugfests are held periodically to verify the
interoperability of new hardware, software and firmware from member companies of the UEFI group.
"AMI is ready to serve mobile, desktop and server vendors with a robust EFI implementation of
Aptio that adds value to the Framework PEI and DXE core to offer all the stability required to support the
next technology wave in computing," said Stefano Righi, Software Development Director, "Aptio 4.5
with UEFI 2.0 and native X64 is ready to enable next generation of Operating Systems opening new
possibilities to end-users and designers alike."
AMI representatives will also hold face-to-face meetings with others members of the consortium to
contribute defining future evolutions of the UEFI standard.
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is an alliance between several leading technology
companies including AMD, American Megatrends, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, HP, Phoenix Technologies,
and Insyde Software. The non-profit corporation will assume responsibility for the development and
promotion of the EFI specification, a pre-boot interface originally developed by Intel that is intended to
replace the traditional PC BIOS. AMI was a founding member and sits on the boards governing council.
Intel MPG and other silicon providers have selected Aptio to power the reference boards shipped to
OEMs and ODMs. Incorporating 20 years experience in BIOS and firmware development, AMI’s Aptio goes
beyond BIOS limitations. The firmware delivers all the benefits of the EFI model innovation in a firmware
package that simplifies portability, thanks to its enhanced architecture and rich development tools.
Written in C, a language widely known by software engineers, Aptio is highly modular and portable
across various platforms. Aptio’s driver model delivers higher flexibility than BIOS and provides
opportunity for utilities and applications for the pre-boot environment.
The structure of Aptio 4.5.2 architecture provides ease of porting and development. Features
include:
- Porting Template
- Board, Chipset and Core functional directories
- Table-based initialization
- CSP library
The Porting Template provides a standard porting environment that presents similar functionality and
look and feel across various implementations, with documented porting steps. Easy to adopt and
maintain; the template shortens engineers‘ learning curve and allows faster incorporation of
modifications and new functionality.
Aptio has only three levels of functional directories: Board, Chipset and Core. The same organization
is repeated across all sub-components. A Notebook might have Chipset and Board; a CPU might have
Core and Board etc.
With a smaller number of directories the footprint is reduced and maintenance is easier.
This firmware organization has been applied to AMIBIOS8, another AMI BIOS product that has received
great customer success.
About AMI : Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to top-tier manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI’s industry leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, innovative StorTrends® Network Storage hardware and software products and MegaRAC® remote server management solutions continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.
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