Analog Devices is Nominated for EDN Magazine's 2005 Innovation of the Year Awards.NORWOOD, Mass. -- ADI's Othello-G GSM/GPRS cellular phone chip and SigmaStudio 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 programming tool for audio engineers are cited as significant advancements in technology and product development. 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), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing See DSP. applications, has been selected from a field of hundreds as a finalist in two categories for EDN Magazine's prestigious 16th Annual Innovation Awards that honor the people, products and technologies that have shaped the electronics industry over the past year. Introduced in 2005, Analog Devices' Othello(R)-G AD6548 direct conversion radio transceiver for GSM/GPRS wireless handsets is a finalist in the analog IC category, and the SigmaStudio(TM) drag-and-drop graphical development tool for audio processing is a finalist in the software category. During the next few weeks, EDN's worldwide audience of electronics engineers and engineering managers will use an online ballot to select the ultimate winners from among the finalists. EDN's editorial staff and Editorial Advisory Board also take part in determining the final winners. Online votes will be accepted through February 28, 2006, at www.edn.com/innovation. Winners will be announced on April 3, 2006, at a ceremony in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . The following Analog Devices products were nominated as finalists and are included in this year's online voting: ANALOG ICs: Othello-G AD6548 GSM/GPRS Direct Conversion Radio Transceiver The Othello-G AD6548 direct conversion radio transceiver enables the world's smallest radio for GSM/GPRS wireless handsets. Representing unprecedented levels of integration, the Othello-G radio chip shrinks a complete quad-band radio for cellular phones to as little as 1.5 square centimeters. Targeted for GSM/GPRS wireless handsets, the Othello-G radio transceiver enables a fully-functional reference design with approximately 75 percent fewer components than its previous version and delivers a complete quad-band radio that is 30 percent smaller than anything on the market. The Othello-G radio supports full quad-band operation and integrates virtually all the necessary components for a complete cellular handset radio design, including voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) and the associated tank circuits, phase locked loop (PLL PLL - phase-locked loop ) filters and power management. For more, visit www.analog.com/othello. SOFTWARE: SigmaStudio Graphical Development Tool SigmaStudio is a graphical DSP programming tool that allows audio designers to tap into the full capabilities of Analog Devices' SigmaDSP(R) audio processors. Requiring no DSP programming knowledge, SigmaStudio employs a user-friendly "drag-and-drop" interface that allows designers to easily build multi-channel audio platforms by selecting from a large library of more than 60 pre-developed audio processing blocks. SigmaStudio's ease-of-use is advantageous to analog audio engineers and experienced digital designers alike, allowing them to reduce development time and cost, and accelerate time to market, while still delivering premium sound quality for high-volume applications in which tight market windows and a competitive price point are a rule. For more, visit www.analog.com/SigmaStudio. About Analog Devices Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the most long-standing, high-growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and 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. technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers around the world, representing virtually all types of electronics equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance 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. used in analog 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). applications, Analog Devices, Inc. is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 8,900 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, and the Philippines. 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. and ADI is included in the S&P 500 Index. Othello(R) and SigmaDSP(R) are registered trademarks and SigmaStudio(TM) is a trademark of Analog Devices Inc. |
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