Anadigm to Webcast Live Seminar on Analog Design with Field Programmable Analog Arrays.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003 The latest in programmable analog technology will be highlighted in a free webcast being presented by Anadigm(R) on Feb. 20. "Speed Up and Simplify Your Analog Design With Field Programmable Analog Arrays (FPAAs)," to be broadcast on the Internet via TechOnLine, will introduce participants to the industry's first dynamically reconfigurable field programmable analog arrays and associated design tools. The 50-minute program will include a presentation of products in the new Anadigmvortex family followed by a software demonstration that shows participants how to design, test and implement complex analog circuits within minutes. "We've developed this seminar as a resource for design engineers or engineering managers who are interested in using a flexible, precise, and repeatable analog design platform," said Michael Sera, vice president of marketing at Anadigm(R). "The speed and simplicity of our platform are so remarkable, we felt an interactive, almost 'hands-on' presentation would be the most effective way to show designers just how easy implementation of analog designs can be." FPAAs from Anadigm(R) serve as 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. -- a programmable IC See PLD. that can be used to implement an enormous range of analog signal processing Analog signal processing is any signal processing conducted on analog signals by analog means. "Analog" indicates something that is mathematically represented as a set of continuous values. This differs from "digital" which uses a series of discrete quantities to represent signal. functions. Using the drag-and-drop AnadigmDesigner(R)2 EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. tool, analog designers can construct complex analog circuits for applications such as signal conditioning Imagine feeding the output of a temperature sensor, which is in millivolts, to an Analog-to-digital converter to be processed. Is it possible for the Analog-to-Digital converter to process such a minute voltage amplitude? The answer is probably no. , filtering, data acquisition, and closed-loop control, then simply download to the 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 silicon for testing and validation. Time to solution is drastically reduced compared with an analog ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. or discrete implementation. Furthermore, Anadigm's(R) dynamically reconfigurable FPAA technology allows designers to reload (1) To load a program from disk into memory once again in order to run it. Reload is entirely different than reinstall. Reinstall means that you have to run the install program from a CD-ROM or floppy disk and perform the installation procedure over again. new device configurations in real time, "time-slicing" device operation and enabling the tuning or the construction of any part of the circuit while maintaining system integrity. The seminar features Anadigm(R) presenter Suhel Dhanani, senior product marketing manager, and will conclude with a Q&A session. Viewers may register and tune in for Anadigm's(R) live webcast at: http://seminar2.techonline.com/~anadigm22/feb2003/. The seminar is scheduled to begin at 17:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 (12 p.m. ET, 9 a.m. PT) on Feb. 20. A trial copy of AnadigmDesigner(R)2 is available for free download at: http://www.anadigm.com/Down_05_a.asp. About Anadigm(R) Anadigm(R) combines the three most powerful design trends from the digital world (design automation, field programmable ICs, real-time updating) into a platform for analog design, greatly reducing cost of ownership for analog signal An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. It differs from a digital signal in that small fluctuations in the signal are meaningful. conditioning and processing functions across many market segments. Founded in January 2000 as a venture-backed technology spinoff from Motorola, the company maintains U.S. headquarters in Campbell, and European headquarters in Crewe, United Kingdom. For further information, visit Anadigm(R) on the Web at www.anadigm.com. About TechOnLine TechOnLine delivers e-Learning solutions and educational resources to the electronics community. Through innovative e-Learning products and services, TechOnLine gives electronics manufacturers a competitive advantage by enabling them to reach and educate their employees, distributors, and customers. This efficient and cost-effective online training helps ensure the success of their complex products by delivering critical information at the right time. TechOnLine also provides online education, including courses on products and technologies, in-depth technical articles, and industry information. This provides design engineers with the training and resources necessary to make informed decisions and achieve superior designs. Anadigm is a registered trademark of Anadigm Inc. |
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