Agilent Technologies' FPGA Dynamic Probe Wins ElectronicaUSA Best of Show Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2004 PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Industry's First Commercially Available Logic-Analysis Application Increases Productivity for Engineers Debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. Designs Using Xilinx FPGAs Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that its field-programmable gate array (hardware) field-programmable gate array - (FPGA) A gate array where the logic network can be programmed into the device after its manufacture. An FPGA consists of an array of logic elements, either gates or lookup table RAMs, flip-flops and programmable interconnect wiring. (FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. ) dynamic probe received the Instrumentation Best of Show award at electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference. The Agilent B4655A FPGA dynamic probe, the industry's first commercially available logic-analysis application, yields significant productivity improvements for engineering teams debugging their designs using Xilinx FPGAs, including the Virtex-II, Virtex-II Pro and Spartan-3 families. The tool simplifies validation of computer, communications, semiconductor, aerospace and defense, automotive and wireless designs that include FPGAs. "Agilent's dynamic probe for FPGAs is both innovative and useful," said Jim Turley, editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming and judge of the Best of Show awards. "It gives engineers a powerful new way to debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. complex chips that should simplify and speed up design and reduce frustration. Agilent's new logic-analyzer application has raised the bar for FPGA debugging tools that will, in turn, promote future innovations. We're pleased to recognize this achievement with the Best of Show award." The Agilent B4655A FPGA dynamic probe application interacts with an on-chip virtual probing technology to enable logic analyzers to measure up to 64 internal FPGA signals for each debug pin. Traditional logic analyzers can measure only a single internal FPGA signal for each debug pin. Engineers can now select new groups of internal signals to probe in seconds and automatically map internal signal and bus names, giving design teams a new, faster way to validate their Xilinx FPGA designs. "Winning the electronicaUSA Best of Show award for instrumentation is a result of our focus on providing innovative tools for design and test of today's increasingly complex and fast digital designs," said Ron Nersesian, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Design Validation Division. "In recognition of the rapid growth of FPGA use, we are the first to introduce an application specifically developed to speed debug of designs using FPGAs." The FPGA dynamic probe is compatible with the new Agilent 16900 Series logic analyzers and the Agilent 1680 Series and 1690 Series logic analyzers. Further Information -- Additional information about Agilent's new FPGA dynamic probe, 16900 Series logic analysis system and the company's complete line of validation and debug tools is available at www.agilent.com/find/FPGA. -- High-resolution images of the FPGA dynamic probe are available at www.agilent.com/find/16900_images. -- A backgrounder containing additional information about the 16900 Series logic analysis system is available at www.agilent.com/find/16900_backgrounder. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. 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