Avnet Electronics Marketing, Analog Devices and Micron Technology Team to Offer Video Surveillance Development Kit.Based on ADI's Blackfin and Micron Image Sensors, New Kit is Designed to Speed Time-to-Market by Simplifying the Design of Video Surveillance Applications PHOENIX -- Avnet Electronics Marketing, in conjunction with 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. and Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc., announces the release of a new development kit that simplifies the design of video surveillance applications. The kit is based on a Blackfin[R] processor from Analog Devices and a CMOS image sensor A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. from Micron. The release of the new development kit enables engineers to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the growing market for digital video surveillance systems, which are replacing CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television systems. The kit is designed to help developers combine control and signal processing See DSP. with CMOS image sensors to analyze digital video for motion detection, threat analysis, and alerting capability - creating "smart camera" applications. "We wanted to provide engineers with an integrated, cost-effective way to rapidly prototype their digital video applications, taking advantage of the latest innovations in processing and image sensing," said Rafael Cruz, vice president of design services at Avnet. The kit uses the latest processing innovations including two Parallel Peripheral Interfaces (PPI (1) (Pixels Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of a monitor or scanner. For example, a monitor that is 16 inches wide and displays 1600 pixels across its width would have a resolution of 100 ppi (1600 divided by 16). ) Units supporting ITU-R ITU-R ITU Radiocommunication Sector 656 video data formats and dual Blackfin cores within a single chip. The kit comes in a small form factor (two-inch by three-inch), single card versus the current, more complex, three board solution. "Avnet's factory trained and certified field application engineers have the knowledge and embedded processing experience to technically support customers in the area of video surveillance. The release of this kit demonstrates their expertise in areas such as digital video processing and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. image sensing," said Jerry McGuire, general manager, Convergent Platforms and Services Group, Analog Devices. Cruz says that Avnet's field application engineers, who specialize in designing with embedded processors, are prepared to conduct onsite demonstrations of the hardware kit and associated software development tools. The complete kit is available at a special introductory price of US$499.00. "Rapid development, a complete hardware and software solution, support from Avnet's factory trained and certified field application engineers, and a single board solution at a lower cost - our customers have the tools to develop a state-of-the-art digital video surveillance system," said Paul Gallagher, director of new market development for Micron's imaging group. "As the market for digital video surveillance cameras continues to grow, Micron's portfolio of CMOS imaging solutions provides the necessary image quality, functionality and price to meet manufacturers' design needs." According to iSuppli, the market for digital video surveillance cameras is poised to grow at a CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate of 88 percent from 2004 -2009 and is projected to surpass CCTV cameras in units by 2010. For more information visit the Avnet Design Resource Center at http://em.avnet.com/drc. About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com. About Avnet Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 250 locations serving 70 countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com. |
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