Leaders in the Embedded Systems Development Community to Showcase Solutions on Analog Devices Processors.

SAN FRANCISCO -- At the Embedded Systems Conference, Vigorous Third-Party Support Network Demonstrates Competitive Market Advantages of ADI's Blackfin(R) Processor Family

Foremost members of the embedded processing development community are joining Analog Devices, Inc., (ADI) a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, in an exhibition to showcase the vibrant third-party development environment supporting ADI's Blackfin(R) Processor family. Taking place at this year's Embedded Systems Conference at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, the series of demonstrations feature leading embedded developers of real-time operating systems (RTOS), tools and test software, audio/video codecs, and Blackfin development boards. This robust third-party development ecosystem underscores the flexibility, performance, and architectural balance of the newly expanded Blackfin Processor family and its ability to deliver feature-rich functionality and fast time-to-market for a wide-range of embedded media applications, including portable and networked media players, automotive safety and driver assistance systems, medical equipment and networked security gear.

Blackfin Processors embody a new breed of 16/32-bit embedded processor designed specifically to meet the computational demands and power constraints of today's embedded audio, video, and communications applications. Available in both single- and dual-core versions, the strength and versatility of the Blackfin Processor is further enhanced thanks to a select group of companies that provide the development environment manufacturers require to get their leading-edge products to market quickly and cost-effectively.

Leaders of the Embedded Systems Community Voice Support for Blackfin

"ADI's Blackfin Processor has emerged as an attractive platform for a variety of consumer and industrial applications," said William E. Lamie, president, Express Logic. "Since we ported our ThreadX(R) RTOS to support Blackfin, we've had considerable success offering ThreadX to Blackfin customers, helping them produce low-cost, high-performance products. Our new offering aimed at providing SMP support for ThreadX on the dual-core Blackfin BF561 uniquely allows us to extend our solution to address even the most demanding multimedia and data-streaming applications."

"Green Hills Software has tailored our tools and operating systems to take advantage of the Blackfin processor family's scalability, memory protection, dual-core support, and ability to run signal processing and control functions on a single processor," said Dan O'Dowd, founder and CEO of Green Hills Software. "This enables Blackfin users to quickly develop maximum performance, totally reliable, and absolutely secure embedded applications with the lowest production costs."

"The Blackfin Processors share many characteristics with traditional microprocessors while retaining full DSP functionality," said Robert Day, director of marketing, Accelerated Technology, Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics. "Our Nucleus(R) RTOS software provides a fast, efficient and reliable software platform enabling Blackfin processor users to build a wide variety of embedded applications that previously required more than one processor."

"Integrating NI LabVIEW with VisualDSP++ through the new Blackfin Test Integration Toolkit for LabVIEW is a good example of how we're streamlining the design cycle by integrating design and test," explained Ray Almgren, vice president of product marketing, National Instruments. "Design engineers can view data graphically to verify algorithm performance earlier in the design process and compare data with real-world signals using NI PXI measurement hardware."

"We are the first to combine a traditional task-based kernel architecture for real-time control processing with a specialized executive for DSP and dataflow operations," said Tom Barrett, CEO of Quadros Systems. "This convergent processing solution enables both types of application code to run fully optimized on the Blackfin processor, with flexible partitioning between DSP and control processing."

"Blackfin's unique architecture allows Unicoi Systems to provide processor-intensive networking, voice processing, and multimedia software solutions in an environment that traditionally demands a dual-processor solution," said Scott Simmons, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Unicoi Systems, Inc. "Blackfin solutions provide the best cost to performance ratio of any processor available today."

About Analog Devices

Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ADI" and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

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