1394 Trade Association, Led by Oxford Semiconductor, to Show New FireWire Audio, Storage Applications at Annual WinHEC, May 4-7.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Windows Hardware Engineering Conference The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the annual software developer-oriented trade show and business conference where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible PCs. DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 The 1394 Trade Association will bring a new set of FireWire technology demonstrations to this year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference May 4-7 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. Planning for its construction began in 1982; construction began in 1985, and the center opened on June 18, 1988. in Seattle. Developed and managed by Oxford Semiconductor, a leader in 1394 product design, the demonstrations will be part of the Windows Community Pavilion on the WinHEC floor. The first will feature 1394-based multi-channel audio and will show how DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. content is easily transmitted over 1394, with up to eight digital audio output channels. The FireWire 800 solution removes the need to install separate sound cards and does not require an external power supply for the speaker configuration. In the second demo, Oxford Semiconductor also will provide a demonstration of a 1394b RAID system showing the ability to stripe at 80 MBytes/second speeds, almost three times as fast as USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, which completes the same striping tasks at only 30 MBytes/second. The 1394b version of the standard, which also is known as FireWire 800, delivers speeds up to 800 Megabits/second and distances up to 100 meters, making it ideal for long-range home entertainment network backbones and other applications. A third demonstration will feature isochronous Time dependent. Real time voice, video and telemetry are examples of isochronous data. (communications) isochronous - /i:-sok'rn-*s/ A form of multiplexing that guarantees to provide a certain minimum data rate, as required for time-dependent data such as video or audio. (real-time) delivery of camcorder content to a peer-peer external hard disk drive featuring a portable viewer, which will connect to a PC using SBP-2. The video images travelling from the camcorder for storage on the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive will be converted on-the-fly to asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. content. "Our efforts at this year's WinHEC will highlight the speed, versatility and reliability of the FireWire standard, with the audio demonstration designed to show the excellent performance that 1394 can deliver in these applications," said Jalil Oraee, chief technical officer at Oxford Semiconductor and the financial officer for the 1394 Trade Association. "The RAID demonstration exhibits the speed and efficiency of 1394b, while the camcorder-to-drive connection displays the versatility of the standard." About the 1394 TA and Oxford Semiconductor The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the enhancement and proliferation of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 multimedia standard, known commercially as FireWire and i.LINK. For more information, please visit www.1394ta.org. Oxford Semiconductor designs and manufactures communication bridge and connectivity ICs for interconnecting a broad range of consumer electronic products, from disk drives and computer peripherals to digital cameras and MP3 players. A market leading provider of connectivity chips for storage products, the company offers IEEE 1394 (FireWire) and USB connectivity solutions. Oxford's OXFW911 FireWire to IDE chip is a defacto storage industry standard. Visit www.oxsemi.com |
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