New Development Board Brings Unparalleled Performance
To Xilinx Virtex-II Development Community
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyron Semiconductor, a supplier of
microprocessor enhancement technologies, introduced its Edison Development
Board in a press conference today at the Embedded Systems Conference. The
Edison board utilizes Xilinx Virtex(R)-II Platform Field Programmable Gate
Arrays (FPGAs) to showcase Xyron's patented Zero Overhead Task Switch(TM)
(ZOTS(TM)) technology, which places system task management into hardware, so
that the microprocessor is free to focus on applications.
Xyron's (ZOTS) technology enables chip and system engineers to
dramatically boost the performance of their microprocessor design, regardless
of its architecture. To allow customers to evaluate the technology, Xyron
developed the Xyronium(TM) microprocessor, a ZOTS enabled 32-bit RISC
processor, and embedded it as a soft core into the Virtex-II FPGA. Xyron
choose the industry leading Virtex-II FPGA because of its wide market
acceptance, ease of implementation and great flexibility. Xilinx solutions
enable customers to significantly reduce the time required to develop products
for the telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation
and portable markets, each a target for the Xyron ZOTS technology.
"New technologies such as the Xyronium processor that target Xilinx FPGAs
promise to have a dramatic impact on the embedded processor world," said
Mark Bowlby, manager of the Xilinx AllianceCORE program. "The combination of
the Xyron technology and the Virtex-II product family will allow designers for
the first time to use an FGPA in applications that require GHz performance.
Our customers can now realize the best of both worlds -- the short
time-to-market and flexibility of an FGPA combined with the high performance
often associated with a full custom chip."
The Edison development board puts into the hands of systems developers a
fully developed computer board that immediately meets the demands of high
performance designs. The board contains the Xyronium microprocessor programmed
into the Virtex-II (XC2V1000) FPGA, a large selection of connectors for video,
audio and networking, as well as memory options that include Flash, SRAM, DIMM
and hard-drive interface. The Edison board is optimized to evaluate a rich set
of applications including audio, video, real-time industrial control and
networking.
"We've seen time and again that once designers experience our technology
first hand they 'get it' immediately," said Scott Bowden, director of
applications for Xyron. "The light bulb goes on and they suddenly understand
the capability that we provide. The Edison board, with the Xyronium
microprocessor, is the perfect solution for users who need to understand the
capability we offer. Not only do our customers get our soft core in the
Virtex-II FPGA, but they can also add their own circuitry to fully integrate
their entire design into a single chip solution."
The board will ship with complete documentation and all the software
needed to start evaluation immediately. It will be introductory priced at
$1,495 and will be available through Xyron directly at http://www.xyronsemi.net and
via Voyageur Technical Sales Inc., http://www.voyageurtech.com , which has
sales offices throughout North America.
About Xyron Semiconductor
Xyron Semiconductor Inc., (http://www.xyronsemi.com ), based in Vancouver,
Washington, is focused on products that unleash the power of microprocessors,
making system design more efficient by providing more performance for less
cost. The company was incorporated in 1996 by a founding team that includes
microprocessor architects with extensive embedded real-time RISC
microprocessor and mixed signal ASIC design experience. Xyron Semiconductor
received its core US patent in November 1999 and international patents on the
architecture have also been issued. Additional patents are in the process of
being filed in the US and internationally to support future product
introductions.
For more information about Xyron Semiconductor, visit the Company's
Website at http://www.xyronsemi.com or e-mail press@xyronsemi.com or phone
360-449-8822.
SOURCE Xyron Semiconductor
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Len Elias of Xyron Semiconductor,
+1-360-449-8808, or lelias@xyronsemi.com; or Ray Berardinelli,
+1-503-703-0568, or rayberardinelli@attbi.com, for Xyron
Semiconductor
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