Avnet Signs Distribution Agreement with Leopard Logic to Proliferate Next-Generation Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX & CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 Gladiator CLD CLD Called CLD Cloud CLD Cleared CLD Chronic Lung Disease CLD Council for Learning Disabilities CLD Cooled CLD Chronic Liver Disease CLD Clear Direction Flag CLD Certified LabVIEW Developer CLD Causal Loop Diagram now available through Avnet Electronics Marketing's North American semiconductor distribution specialist division, Avnet Cilicon Avnet Electronics Marketing, Americas, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), and fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. Leopard Logic Inc. have signed a North American distribution agreement for Leopard Logic's recently introduced line of configurable logic devices, Gladiator(TM) CLD(TM), and announce plans to address other global regions later. The products will be marketed and distributed through Avnet Cilicon, the semiconductor distribution specialist division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, Americas. "The Gladiator CLD family is an excellent complement to Avnet Cilicon's portfolio of solutions," said Jeff Ittel, president of Avnet Cilicon. "For the first time, our customers can utilize field programmable functionality within their 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. designs. I am impressed with the way the Leopard Logic management team, under 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. Chris Phillips, has executed their strategy. They have a solid foundation to drive this emerging technology and we look forward to working with them." "We are excited to partner with Avnet and make Gladiator CLD available to their wide customer base. Avnet's world-class sales, applications engineering and design center resources allow us to provide the best customer support from the outset," explained Chris Phillips, president and CEO of Leopard Logic Inc. "Avnet Cilicon is the best partner to capture a significant share of the $5B market opportunity available for Gladiator CLD." About Gladiator CLD Leopard Logic's patented technology features the industry's first fully hierarchical, point-to-point interconnect, which is at the root of Gladiator's superior speed, utilization, predictability and reliability. The SRAM-based HyperBlox(TM) FP fabric can be reprogrammed by the user any time. The HyperBlox MP fabric uses the identical logic core cell architecture, but replaces the SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory configuration with a single-layer mask configuration to achieve significantly higher density, increased performance and lower power consumption. The HyperBlox FP and MP fabrics are combined with optimized memories, multiply-accumulate (MAC) units and flexible high-speed I/Os. Leopard Logic's unified design environment allows rapid timing closure at the designer's desktop without tedious design iterations or exposure to deep sub-micron (DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. ) issues. The first member of the Gladiator CLD device family is the CLD6400, which provides 6.4M system gates, 2.3Mb of on-chip memory and 680 I/Os. Operating at a system speed of 500MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , the CLD6400 offers a 32 GMAC/second 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 capability, has 16 on-chip PLLs and DLLs to drive global clocks and implement high-speed interfaces, and a maximum power consumption of 5 Watts. The CLD6400 is manufactured in TSMC's 0.13 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. process on 300mm wafers to deliver high performance and reliability combined with low cost. About Avnet Cilicon Avnet Cilicon is the semiconductor distribution specialist division of Avnet Electronics Marketing in the Americas, an operating group of Avnet Inc. Avnet Cilicon combines semiconductor expertise, technical excellence and deep market knowledge to enhance time to revenue for all supply-chain partners in the electronics arena. Avnet Cilicon's core competencies include materials management, technical support through Avnet Design Services, logistics support through Avnet Supply Chain Services, and customer-centric, dedicated sales channels. Avnet Cilicon, combined with Avnet IP&E, Avnet's interconnect, passive and electromechanical component and services division, delivers Support Across the Board (TM). To learn more about Avnet Cilicon's capabilities, please visit www.em.avnet.com/semi or call 800-408-8353. About Leopard Logic Inc. Leopard Logic is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Cupertino, Calif. Leopard Logic provides Gladiator CLD, a family of configurable logic devices that combine ASIC and 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. technologies in a single device. This innovative combination increases performance, reduces power consumption and board space, and minimizes costs when compared to discrete FPGA and ASIC implementations. The devices can be used across a wide range of markets and applications that require flexible logic solutions, such as networking, storage and wireless. For more information, visit our Web site at www.leopardlogic.com. Leopard Logic, the Leopard Logic logo, Gladiator, CLD, HyperBlox, HyperRoute, HyperVia and ToolBlox are trademarks of Leopard Logic Inc. All other company and/or product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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