IPFlex and Sobal Co-Develop FFT Development Kit for DAPDNA-2 - Shipping Today.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - IPFlex Inc. and Sobal Corporation are pleased to announce that they have started to ship FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) A class of algorithms used in digital signal processing that break down complex signals into elementary components. FFT - Fast Fourier Transform Development Kit for DAPDNA-2, co-developed by the two companies. The FFT/IFFT library in the kit was developed by Sobal. Sobal has also joined IPFlex's DAPDNA* Partner Program. Sobal, with its expertise in the wireless communication and digital consumer fields where FFT/IFFT calculations are used frequently, plans to support customers developing DAPDNA-powered products FFT Development Kit is expected to farther enhance the development environment for DAPDNA-2 and shortens time-to-market for DAPDNA-based systems. Sobal is a software and hardware R&D specialist with a strong track record in wireless technology and digital consumer product development. In the wireless field, Sobal has been engaged in many R&D activities. These activities include: an R&D on a short-range wireless technology that is essential for ubiquitous computing ubiquitous computing - Computers everywhere. Making many computers available throughout the physical environment, while making them effectively invisible to the user. Ubiquitous computing is held by some to be the Third Wave of computing. ; system solutions utilizing RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. systems; next-generation communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry using visible frequencies, and so on. Sobal combines software expertise with an advanced R&D capabilities on antennas. Sobal's unique value is recognized within the wireless industry where the lack of expertise in combining antenna technology and software technology constituted an obstacle to wireless system introduction. By joining the DAPDNA Partner Program, Sobal expects to further boost growth in wireless applications by developing boards and customer systems using the DAPDNA-2** dynamically reconfigurable processor (DRP (1) (Distribution and Replication Protocol) A W3C protocol for downloading only updated Web information (differential downloads). The Web site maintains an index of its files, including HTML pages, images and applications. )***. The FFT development kit is the first product that the two companies have co-developed since Sobal joined the DAPDNA Partner Program. Using the kit, users can extract unprecedented performance such as high processing performance, flexibility, and scalability out of DAPDNA-2 easily, leading to a fast time-to-market. The two companies plan to provide product development and design contracting services to aid users develop systems that take advantage of the performance of DAPDNA processors. * DAPDNA: Digital Application Processor based on Distributed Network Architecture. ** DAPDNA-2: Product name of a dynamically reconfigurable processor from IPFlex. *** Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor: A processor capable of changing chip circuitry dynamically. **** a single clock cycle: One clock switching operation is possible by creating configuration information beforehand and storing in the background configuration banks. * IPFlex, DAPDNA, and Software-to-Silicon are registered trademarks of IPFlex in Japan. Other corporate and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. About the FFT Development Kit The kit includes libraries necessary for dynamically switching between 16 bit Fast Fourier Transforms See FFT. (algorithm) Fast Fourier Transform - (FFT) An algorithm for computing the Fourier transform of a set of discrete data values. Given a finite set of data points, for example a periodic sampling taken from a real-world signal, the FFT expresses the data in terms of (FFTs) and inverse FFTs (IFFTs). Optimal DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. configurations, tuned for processing speed See MHz. , are provided. User-specific algorithms can be run on the DAPDNA-EB4 evaluation board, which has DAPDNA-2 processor, also included in the kit. Components of the FFT development kit include: - DAPDNA-FW II Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment Includes one-year license - FFT/IFFT libraries 256 points and 1024 points of radix-4 (Functional blocks developed by Sobal) - DAPDNA-EB4 Evaluation Board Include PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). driver and reference program DAPDNA-DBU Debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. box - FFT/IFFT program user manual, etc. For more information on the kit, please visit <a href="http://www.ipflex.com/en/E1-products/fft_dev_kit_en.html" target="_blank" >http://www.ipflex.com/en/E1-products/fft_dev_kit_en.html</a>. About the DAPDNA Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor DAPDNA dynamically reconfigurable processor can change its hardware configuration to provide the optimal circuitry for an application on demand. This configuration change can take place not only when the system is designed, but also during operation, dynamically, in a single clock cycle***, to meet the instantaneous change in needs of applications implemented by the system. About the DAPDNA Partner Program IPFlex started the partner program in March, 2005, and 15 partners now serve customers in Japan and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The goal of the DAPDNA Partner program is for IPFlex and program members to offer unprecedented value to customers in various application areas by leveraging DAPDNA architecture. IPFlex and its DAPDNA partners combine their strengths to deliver optimal solutions to customers for their application development needs. About Sobal Corp. Established in 1983, Tokyo-based Sobal has a proven record in a diverse range of fields, from wireless technology research to hardware and software development. Sobal is engaged in system development, including the development of embedded and peripheral software for consumer electronics related to image and video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. , such as digital cameras, digital video equipment, printers, scanners, and copiers, as well as LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. design. Such development has earned Sobal a high degree of reliance from manufacturers in Japan and overseas. Recently, Sobal has also been involved with key technologies for the "ubiquitous society," through such means as research on next-generation wireless technology and development of products and solutions, notably RFID systems. For more information, please visit www.sobal.co.jp. About INNOTECH Corporation Founded in 1987, INNOTECH CORPORATION (JASDAQ Jasdaq See: Japanese Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System : 9880) is Japan's premier importer of high-end semiconductor devices and equipment and a skilled support partner to many of Japan's top electronics makers. The Company maintains direct relationships with every major semiconductor manufacturer in Japan. Today's INNOTECH is a high-paced company that prides itself on making swift but informed decisions to keep up with the pace of an ever-changing electronics market. In recent years INNOTECH has leveraged its accumulated corporate knowledge in the development of technologies such as VMIS VMIS Vehicle Management Information System (US Department of Homeland Security) VMIS Vending Machine Information System VMIS Virtual Model Identity System (My Virtual Model Inc.) VMIS Vehicle Model Identification System , and the licensing of these patented technologies worldwide. Source: INNOTECH Corporation Contact: IPFlex Inc. For sales: Keis Ide Global sales dept. TEL: +1-650-557-2211 E-mail: info@ipflex.com http://www.ipflex.com/ For media: Masaaki Ideno Marketing Communication TEL: +81-3-5739-3835 FAX: +81-3-5739-3831 E-mail: info@ipflex.com Sobal Corporation For sales: Shirasu Business solution dept. TEL: +81-3-5482-1185 FAX: +81-3-5482-1249 E-mail: service@sobal.co.jp http://www.sobal.co.jp/ For media: Nishioka Public relations dept. TEL: +81-3-5482-1222 FAX: +81-3-5482-1225 E-mail: nishioka@sobal.co.jp Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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