Agilent Technologies Introduces High-Performance System-on-Chip For PDAs And Mobile Appliances.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001 SOC Adds to Agilent's Product Portfolio to Deliver Industry's Most Complete Solution for Next-Generation Mobile Information Appliances Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced a highly integrated system-on-chip (SOC) that will run next-generation, high-volume PDAs and battery-powered mobile information appliances such as Web browsers/tablets, smart phones and digital MP3 audio players. To speed time to market, Agilent also is offering customers a companion development system. The new, low-power chip contains an ARM920T embedded processor core that operates at 200 MHz, and includes all necessary integrated functions to power future consumer handheld products. The SOC is part of an integrated circuit (IC) product portfolio that delivers a complete solution for next-generation mobile information appliances. Other "convergent" technologies from the Agilent product portfolio include CMOS camera sensors and processors; optical navigation sensors; RF ICs and Agilent's new miniature film bulk acoustic resonator resonator /res·o·na·tor/ (rez´o-na?ter) 1. an instrument used to intensify sounds. 2. an electric circuit in which oscillations of a certain frequency are set up by oscillations of the same frequency in another (FBAR FBAR Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator FBAR Foreign Bank Account Report FBAR First Born Anal Retentive ) duplexer for wireless handsets; and infrared transceivers for wireless data transfer. Agilent also provides an array of design and production test equipment. "Having shipped over 100 million system chips, Agilent brings excellent technology and a proven track record to the high-growth PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). market," said Kathy Tobin, manager for Agilent's Mobile Information Solutions Initiative. "We are raising the bar for performance and integration in a single chip, and our broad portfolio of supporting technologies enables our customers to be first to market with next-generation features." New Product Features Agilent's new AAEC-2000 is targeted at mobile products with rich multimedia and user interfaces. It supports all industry-leading operating systems including Palm OS, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE and Pocket PC, Linux and Symbian EPOC A 32-bit operating system for handheld devices from Symbian Ltd., London, (www.symbian.com). Used in Psion and other handheld computers, it supports Java applications, e-mail, fax, infrared exchange, data synchronization with PCs and includes a suite of PIM and productivity applications. . The chip integrates a 200 MHz ARM920T CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , a wide selection of I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , full color LCD controller, frame buffer, external memory controller, programmable PLL and a versatile memory manager. These features allow designers to tune their systems for optimal performance and low power consumption. The chip comes in a 256 PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array package measuring 17 mm by 17 mm by 1.76 mm. Companion Development System The Agilent AAED-2000 development system contains a VGA color TFT display, touch screen, keyboard, Ethernet, 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. , IR, smart card, MMC, JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group , and Compact Flash. Customers can also use the extensive array of software development tools available for the ARM920T from ARM Ltd. and other third-party sources. U.S. Pricing and Availability Samples of the AAEC-2000 SOC are now available to qualified customers. Production quantities are expected to be available in August. Pricing for the AAEC-2000 is expected to be $15 each in 100,000 unit quantities. For more information visit http://www.agilent.com/view/mobile. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at http://www.agilent.com. Note to Editors: Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. |
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