Avnet Electronics Marketing Expands FPGA Versatility with New EXP Modules.PHOENIX -- Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a part of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), announces the release of three new EXP expansion modules for EXP-enabled 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. development boards: * The EXP Video Module * The 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. EXP Adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. Module * The Interface EXP Module Developed exclusively to meet the unique requirements of FPGA development boards, the three EXP modules expand the library of off-the-shelf solutions for FPGA designs. EXP adds versatility to designs by enabling expansion interface with FPGA baseboards - including the ability to add application-specific daughter cards that can easily connect to the FPGA I/Os. Avnet's design chain experts developed the EXP specification exclusively for the unique requirements of FPGA development boards - to help speed our customers' time to market. This solution is being adopted by an increasing number of semiconductor suppliers as an off-the-shelf solution that quickly meets their design needs. EXP-enabled boards allow designers to add functions from a growing list of off-the-shelf EXP modules, or focus efforts on building add-on modules that leverage existing baseboard base·board n. A molding that conceals the joint between an interior wall and the floor. Also called mopboard. Noun 1. functions. "The EXP expansion slot A receptacle inside a computer or other electronic system that accepts a printed circuit board. The number of slots determines future expansion. See PC data buses. (hardware) expansion slot - A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. helps simplify and speed the design process by providing a very cost-effective way for users to customize designs and modify existing applications," said Tim Barber, senior vice president of global Xilinx marketing for Avnet Electronics Marketing. "These modules support our commitment to providing solutions and support to help customers and our supplies reduce engineering cycles with their new product introductions." For a complete list of EXP-enabled baseboards and expansion modules, please visit: www.em.avnet.com/exp. About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 73 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 With more than 300 locations serving customers in 73 countries worldwide, Avnet markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. subsystem providers. Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion. Visit www.avnet.com/. |
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