PLDA and Agfa Graphics Sign Silica-Brokered Deal.PLDA PLDA Private Loop Direct Attach PLDA Piecewise Linear Discriminant Analysis PLDA Planning Data PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. [R] IP and Prototyping Board Chosen by Agfa for next-generation :Dotrix Moduler Inkjet Press SAN JOSE, Calif. -- PLDA today announced that Agfa Graphics has integrated its PCIe XpressRich IP Core in the :Dotrix Modular, the most productive industrial full color inkjet press available today. "The Silica Team, pan-European semiconductor specialist and Xilinx distributor, pointed us towards PLDA not only for their reputation and longevity in the high-speed bus market, but also for their range of solutions," explains Eddy Debaere, Project leader electronic design at Agfa. "We started with a PCIe x4 lane configuration, prototyping our design with PLDA's Xilinx Virtex[TM]-4 FX-based XpressFX board. Using the same board, we scaled to a x8 configuration, perfecting our project before launching production." "All PLDA prototyping boards include a free IP controller, which often saves our customers time and money," explains Arnaud Schleich, Co-Founder and VP of Sales and Marketing at PLDA. "Agfa was able to use our prototyping board to develop their own system board and then license our IP controller, the same RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; as found in our prototyping boards, to manage bus communication." "We're seeing more and more clients, like Agfa, moving from PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). to PCI Express," explains Andy Thorne, General Manager Xilinx at Silica. Xilinx 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. and PLDA's PCI Express solution coupled with Silica's Technical support, gave the advantage needed to match the rigorous demands of best-in-market products like Agfa's :Dotrix Modular." PLDA's silicon proven PCIe IP controller has been listed on PCI-SIG's Integrators list since 2004. Today, PLDA has sold over 200 PCI Express licenses and offers two families of PCI Express IP that support x1, x4, and x8 Lanes for Root Port, Endpoint, Bridge, and Switch configurations. "PLDA is the largest provider of IP cores for the logical and transport layers of PCI, PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. and PCI Express," according to A Guide to High-Speed Interconnects, published by The Linley Group, Inc. Copyright 2006. :Dotrix Modular prints on various types of substrates, including heat-sensitive, pressure-sensitive and in-mould labels. Besides the common benefits of digital printing like minimum make ready time, instant job switching, less waste, etc. :Dotrix Modular is capable of printing single sided 907 sqm per hour at widths of up to 63 cm. About PLDA PLDA designs and sells a wide range of 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. and FPGA interfacing solutions for the PCI and derivative markets Derivative markets Markets for derivative instruments. (PCI Express, PCI-X, and PCI). The company offers complete solutions, including IP cores, hardware, software, consulting services, and comprehensive technical support provided directly by the IP designers. For additional information about PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user. Applications, please visit www.plda.com. About AGFA The Agfa-Gevaert Group develops, produces and distributes an extensive range of analog and digital imaging systems and IT solutions, mainly for the printing industry and the healthcare sector, as well as for specific industrial applications. About Silica SILICA, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. (Europe, Middle-East, Africa), is a highly specialized semiconductor distributor. Silica has 37 sales & marketing offices throughout Europe and provides a broad portfolio of semiconductor products and solutions from world leading suppliers to all market segments in the electronics industry. The company's Web site is located at www.silica.com. |
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