Xilinx Low Cost Programmable Chips Enable Industry's Latest Innovations
BOSTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC)
today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced that four Xilinx-enabled
innovations will be featured in the 'Embedded In Action' showcase. End
products featuring Xilinx embedded technology include the ELAN Personal Breath
Analyzer, the Kangaroo.tv, Interativa's LED display, and the Barryvox
emergency beacon. The Embedded in Action showcase, including product
demonstrations, will take place at 2:00 p.m., September 16, 2003 in booth
#323. For more examples of Xilinx-enabled end products visit
http://www.xilinx.com/company/success/.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO )
Personal Breath Alcohol Tester
The ELAN Personal Breath Alcohol Tester, retailing for just $49, is about
the size of a cigarette lighter and allows users to test Blood Alcohol Content
on a 3-digit LCD display within 10 seconds of providing a breath sample. ELAN
uses state-of-the-art Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLD technology to measure the
level of alcohol. For more information visit http://www.acs-corp.com.
Wireless Audio-Visual Entertainment
Kangaroo.tv is the world's first wireless audio-visual entertainment
system designed to enhance spectator experience at a variety of sporting
events worldwide. W.A.V.E.S. is the first to converge a Proprietary Video
Protocol (PVP) encoded platform with analog technology and a new Interactive
Viewing Terminal (IVT) to develop the innovative Kangaroo.tv. Using Xilinx's
low cost Spartan Series chips, this user-friendly handheld device offers
access to a broad range of event specific audio and video material.
Kangaroo.tv made its debut at the April 2003 Champ Car World Series in Long
Beach, Calif., providing fans with instant access to rich interactive content
including favorite views of the race, access to on-board or pit cameras,
real-time driver standings, replays and interviews. With Kangaroo.tv,
spectators now have the opportunity to be 'up close and personal' with the
drivers and pit crew as well as the ability to view multiple events at once.
Visit http://www.kangaroo.tv for more information.
LED Display System
The Interativa LED display, designed for large-scale public viewing, is
capable of rendering more than 68 Billion different shades of color. While
this color depth far exceeds what the human eye can discriminate, it allows
for very accurate reproduction of images in a variety of environments, such as
bright sunlight, fluorescent lighting, or near darkness. The first large-scale
prototype display, completed in January 2003, is 96 by 128 pixels and
approximately four by five meters. At the heart of the Interativa 68-Billion
color LED display system are several Xilinx Spartan Series and Virtex-II
Platform FPGAs. For additional information visit http://www.birger.com.
Emergency Transponder
More than 100,000 Barryvox beacons are used all over the world by rescue
organizations, ski patrols, helicopter skiing companies, armies and by many
individuals for their ventures into the snow. The Barryvox avalanche beacon,
manufactured by Girsberger Elektronik, is a small transportable unit worn by
outdoor enthusiasts to help in their relocation, should they become trapped
underneath an avalanche. Designed using Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLDs, the
Barryvox beacon has a superior range of more than 120 meters to provide an
ultra fast initial search in an emergency situation. This device has a
built-in battery with 500 transmit and 25 search hours, and can handle
temperature ranges of -30 to 50 degrees Celsius. The Barryvox beacon is
extremely lightweight weighing only 295 grams, including batteries. For
additional information visit http://www.girsberger-elektronik.ch.
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions.
Additional information about Xilinx is available at http://www.xilinx.com.
SOURCE Xilinx, Inc.
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.xilinx.com
Photo Notes:
NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, 1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840
CONTACT:
Tamara Snowden of Xilinx, Inc.,
+1-408-879-6146, or tamara.snowden@xilinx.com
|
