Los Alamos National Laboratory Selects SignalMaster DSP-FPGA Development System from Lyrtech.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers QUEBEC CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003 Lyrtech Inc. (TSX Venture: LYT), a worldwide expert in digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP) development solutions, today announced that the International, Space, and Response Technologies Division (ISR) of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National (LANL LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. ) has selected Lyrtech's SignalMaster DSP-FPGA system, fully integrated to MATLAB/Simulink, in its investigation of rapid-prototyping for advanced DSP applications. "Lyrtech's integrated solution, with system-level development tools on DSP 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. hardware technology, provides us with the ideal rapid-prototyping platform to rapidly demonstrate system proof-of-concept and develop operational systems," stated Scott D. Briles, Ph.D, principle investigator at Los Alamos National Laboratory. "The availability of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and modular systems, as well as Lyrtech's hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) product mindset, oriented our choice toward their high-performance system. Compared to other solutions, Lyrtech's solution was way ahead! Using their integrated solution, we will be able to better focus on our customers' needs and requirements, significantly reducing development time and costs and lowering overall project risk." "Lyrtech's integration and full support of The MathWorks' MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and , Simulink and Real-Time Workshop in a complete high-performance hardware-in-the-loop system has proven to be the best solution for proof-of-concept, rapid prototyping and overall development," stated Alain Marchildon, VP of Sales and Marketing at Lyrtech. "Being recognized by a research organization such as Los Alamos leverages Lyrtech's notoriety and raises the SignalMaster to a new level of power users." The SignalMaster system uses Texas Instruments' DSP and Xilinx's Field Programmable Gate Array See FPGA. (FPGA)-based technologies for digital signal processing and is the only MATLAB/Simulink and Real-Time Workshop fully integrated system available for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) co-simulation and real-time implementation of system-level designs. The overall principle of rapid prototyping capability is to carry out the rapid development of operational systems, with the purpose of demonstrating the rapid merging of an algorithm with hardware so as to avoid long development timelines and related costs. LANL ISR is also investigating the prospect of using the SignalMaster system for projects involving signal analysis and geolocation. The ISR Division has been working for a number of years to develop advanced technology used in small satellites. Lyrtech continues to position the SignalMaster(TM) product family as a leading-edge DSP tool, by offering unique complete development solutions to system-level developers and digital signal processing system designers, a very fast growing segment in the field of electronics. The SignalMaster(TM), a unique technology combining DSP and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technologies for digital signal processing, is at the center of Lyrtech's rapid growth over the past years. The SignalMaster(TM) line of products includes more than 50 hardware and software solutions dedicated to different markets such as wireless telecommunications (GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , etc.), Software Defined Radio A wireless terminal (phone, PDA, etc.) that is reconfigurable via software. It enables wireless devices to be easily updated to new or later versions of the air interface and allows multiple interfaces to be supported. (SDR See software defined radio. ), Voice-over-IP system development, high-precision control devices & instruments, and electro-optics, all applied to commercial, industrial and military contexts. The SignalMaster software tools DSPlink and FPGAlink are fully integrated with The MathWorks' MATLAB, Simulink and Real-Time Workshop tools as well as Xilinx's System Generator, for easy and rapid system-level hardware-in-the-loop rapid prototyping and development. About Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, and works in partnership with NNSA's Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories to support NNSA in its mission. Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, developing technical solutions to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or , and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health and national security concerns. (www.lanl.gov) About Lyrtech Inc. Lyrtech is positioned in the worldwide digital signal processing (DSP) technology market. These technologies are central to network and wireless telecommunications, audio and video processing and the electronics of defense and aerospace systems. Lyrtech Inc. has established partnerships with industry leaders in the field such as Texas Instruments, Xilinx, The MathWorks, Analog Devices and others. The corporation also has prestigious customers such as Nokia, Nortel, Fujitsu, Sony, GM, Honeywell, Toyota, Honda, BAE Systems, EADS, and many more. Lyrtech Inc. is a public corporation whose shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. under the ticker abbreviation LYT. Lyrtech exports to more than twenty countries. (www.lyrtech.com) TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein and accepts no responsibility for it. |
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