Analog Devices and Global IP Solutions Debut Support of Blackfin Processors with GIPS VoiceEngine Embedded Software.Market leaders to highlight improved voice quality and reduced time-to-market for VoIP developers at 2007 Spring VON Conference March 19 - 22. NORWOOD, Mass. -- Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI) today announced that Global IP Solutions (GIPS GIPS - /gips/ or /jips/ [Analogy with MIPS] Giga-Instructions per Second (or possibly "Gillions of Instructions per Second"; see gillion). In 1991, this was used of only a handful of highly parallel machines and one sequential processor built with Josephson devices. ) has ported and optimized its VoiceEngine Embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. application for the ADI Blackfin[R] family of processors. GIPS' VoiceEngine Embedded is designed for use in CPU-based VoIP equipment such as hardware residential gateways and IP phones, and has been used by a number of key players in the VoIP market including Nortel, Skype, WebEx, Yahoo! and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . ADI's Blackfin is a 16/32-bit embedded processor A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. that blends microcontroller (MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users ) and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) capabilities in one integrated chip. The two companies will be demonstrating a VoIP gateway running the GIPS VoiceEngine Embedded on UC Linux powered by an ADI Blackfin BF537 in the GIPS booth (#540) at the Spring VON Conference in San Jose, March 19 - 22. "As the VoIP market accelerates, developers and manufacturers are realizing that two of the most important factors determining whether or not they will be successful are voice quality and time to market," said Jerry McGuire, Vice President, General Purpose DSP Group, Analog Devices, Inc. "By working with a market leader like Global IP solutions, we can offer our customers a high-performance, high-quality VoIP voice solution that is ported, optimized, and ready to go." "The performance, power, and functionality profile of Blackfin is a superb fit for GIPS' high-quality embedded VoIP solutions," said Gary Hermansen 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. and President of Global IP Solutions. "GIPS media processing capabilities meet the highest requirements of VoIP equipment manufacturers and we are excited to be working closely with Analog Devices." GIPS' VoiceEngine Embedded software application for the ADI Blackfin family of processors is now available for VoIP equipment developers; please visit www.gipscorp.com for more information. A Convergent Future Demands Blackfin-Class Processing Analog Devices' Blackfin embodies a new breed of 16/32-bit embedded processor with the industry's highest performance and power efficiency for applications where a convergence of capabilities -- multi-format audio, video, voice and image processing; multi-mode baseband and packet processing; and real-time security and control processing -- are critical. It is this powerful combination of software flexibility and scalability that has gained Blackfin widespread adoption in convergent applications such as digital home entertainment, networked and streaming media, automotive telematics and infotainment, and digital radio and mobile TV. Because developers today seek to reduce time to market by choosing a robust ecosystem that brings them nearer to the capabilities of their end-products, Analog Devices provides an industry-leading tools, starter kits and support including the familiar ADI CROSSCORE([R]) software and hardware tools that support other Blackfin Processors. These include the award-winning VisualDSP++([R]) integrated development and 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. environment (IDDE IDDE Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (wastewater control) IDDE Integrated Development and Debugging Environment IDDE Integrated Digital Data Environment (US Navy ILS) ), emulators, and EZ-KIT Lite([R]) evaluation hardware. About Global IP Solutions Global IP Solutions offers multimedia technologies for real-time communications over packet networks and enable companies to deliver IP applications that offer the highest quality user experience, as well as revenue-enhancing opportunities across a multitude of devices and services. Global IP Solutions provides best-in-class voice and video quality and fidelity in end-to-end IP communications with robustness against packet loss. Global IP Solutions' world-renowned media processing and IP telephony experts deliver these solutions to service providers, enterprises, applications developers, network equipment, and gateway and chip manufacturers. Companies using Global IP Solutions products include Nortel, Skype, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL, EarthLink, BlueCross/BlueShield and other key players in the VoIP market. Global IP Solutions is a member of the Intel[R] PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. Developer Network, the Motorola Design Alliance and Symbian Platinum Partners. Global IP Solutions has headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Santa Barbara, Stockholm, Hong Kong and Boston. More information is available at www.gipscorp.com About Analog Devices Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker "ADI" and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Blackfin, CROSSCORE, VisualDSP++, and EZ-KIT Liteare registered trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners. 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