Anadigm Moves U.S. Base to Phoenix Area.TEMPE, Ariz. -- Anadigm(R), a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that specializes in programmable analog chips for audio, industrial, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , and environmental control systems, today announced that it is moving its U.S. base from California's Silicon Valley to Tempe, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix. A venture-backed technology spinoff from Motorola, Anadigm(R) was founded in January 2000 and completed a third round of financing worth $15 million in October 2003. The company's field programmable analog array (FPAA FPAA Field-Programmable Analog Array FPAA Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association FPAA Fairmount Park Art Association (Philadelphia, PA) FPAA Fresh Produce Association of the Americas FPAA Fire Protection Association of Australia ) integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. are the industry's first such chips that can adapt in real time to put real-world interfaces under software control. As such, FPAAs represent a major advance over the static ICs and discrete components typically used for analog circuitry. "Compared with Silicon Valley, Arizona provides us with a much more cost-effective location while providing access to a highly qualified pool of hardware and software engineering talent," said Bill McLean, Anadigm(R) president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "With neighbors such as Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. , Intel, and MicroChip, we feel very much at home in our new U.S. headquarters location." Anadigm(R) employs hardware and software design engineers, in addition to members of its executive staff, at its location in Tempe. Employment opportunities at Anadigm(R) are listed on the company's Web site at www.anadigm.com. About Anadigm(R) Anadigm(R) brings platform-based design to the analog world with pre-qualified software and hardware components that allow complex analog circuits to be implemented in an analog equivalent to the 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. . Designed to implement signal conditioning, filtering, data acquisition, closed-loop control, and other analog functions in a wide range of embedded systems, Anadigm(R) FPAAs are the first programmable analog ICs that can adapt on the fly to perform multiple functions, adjust to different environmental conditions, or compensate for equipment aging. Founded in January 2000 as a venture-backed technology spinoff from Motorola, Anadigm(R) maintains U.S. headquarters in Tempe, Ariz., and European headquarters in Crewe, U.K. For further information, visit Anadigm(R) on the Web at www.anadigm.com. Anadigm(R) is a registered trademark of Anadigm(R). All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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