Design with Microchip Technology's dsPIC 16-bit Digital Signal Controllers in New Contest; Up to $30,000 in Prizes to Be Awarded.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 Microchip Technology  Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors, founded in 1989 when to Offer Big Discount on Promotion-Related Tools until June 11, 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MCHP MCHP Maryland Children's Health Program MCHP Microchip Technologies (stock symbol) MCHP Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (American Honda Motor Co. & Climate Energy, LLC) MCHP Maine Community Heritage Project ), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced an exciting design contest that allows engineers worldwide to test drive the new dsPIC(R) 16-bit Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and win one of 19 total prizes, including a Harley-Davidson(R) Motorcycle or $15,000 in cash for first place. Using the power-packed dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit, engineers can show off their design skills using the dsPIC DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. and its high-performance development tools. Other prizes include a 43" plasma television or $7,500 cash and a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. entertainment system or $3,000 cash, among others. By participating in the contest and purchasing the dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit, engineers receive a full-featured tool suite (including the board and software). They can add powerful, new features to their designs, reduce component count and lower system cost on their next high-performance designs. The dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit (DM300015) contains a dsPICDEM(TM) 1.1 General Purpose Development Board and all of the tools necessary to participate in Microchip's contest. The general purpose board, which regularly sells for $299, is being offered with the kit for a special price of $139. The dsPICDEM 1.1 General Purpose Development Board provides designers with a low-cost development tool that demonstrates the dsPIC30F 16-bit architecture, including its high-performance peripherals and powerful instruction set. "Microchip offers a unique digital signal controller that seamlessly integrates the control attributes of a 16-bit microcontroller with the computation and throughput capabilities of a digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
Orders for the Design Contest Kit must be placed by June 11, 2004. The kit includes tools for digital filter design, 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 libraries and all of the software development tools including a full-featured, time-limited C compiler. ABOUT dsPIC DSC The dsPIC DSC is a 16-bit (data) modified Harvard RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. machine that combines the control advantages of a high-performance 16-bit microcontroller with the high computation speed of a fully implemented digital signal processor (DSP) to produce a tightly coupled single-chip single-instruction stream solution for embedded systems design. All dsPIC DSCs integrate Flash program memory and most have EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. data storage. For complete information or questions on the contest, please visit www.microchip.com/dspic. Contact a Microchip authorized distributor for a quick and easy purchase, or visit buy.microchip.com to purchase the contest kit online. Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip Web site at www.microchip.com. Note: The Microchip name and logo, dsPIC and MPLAB are registered trademarks and dsPICDEM is a trademark of Microchip Technology Inc. in the United States and other countries. Harley Davidson is a registered trademark of Harley-Davidson. |
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