Alorus Creates New Handheld Wireless Video Device Using Xilinx Programmable Chips
Xilinx Enables Streaming Video Technology In New Alorus Vesna Wireless Communicator
SAN JOSE, CA--(INTERNET WIRE)--Dec 19, 2001-- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX - news) announced today that Alorus, a leading developer of wireless enterprise solutions, chose Xilinx(R) Spartan(R)-II FPGAs and CoolRunner(R) CPLDS, instead of an ASIC, for its Vesna handheld wireless video communicator. The first of its kind in the PDA market, the Vesna wireless video device provides Internet navigation and visualization tools, streaming and live video, and photography in a compact wireless device the size of a wallet. It is the first pocket-sized handheld wireless communicator that allows consumers to watch streaming color video anywhere, anytime. Built on the open MPEG-4 standards using PacketVideo technology, this state-of-the-art, Xilinx-enabled device meets many needs for consumers as well as for a wide range of businesses. Alorus is among a growing number of companies using Xilinx FPGAs and CPLDs for today's digital convergence applications.
"Xilinx offered an optimum solution for our application," said Tom Dlugolecki, president and chief operating officer at Alorus. "Xilinx provided a low-cost programmable alternative to the excessive NRE (non recurring engineering) charges normally associated with ASICs."
"The Alorus Vesna is a prime example of Xilinx at work in both wireless and digital video applications," said Sandeep Vij, Xilinx vice president of worldwide marketing. "This application demonstrates the time-saving advantages that programmable logic can bring to the design cycle with total life cycle costs superior to an ASIC."
About Spartan-II FPGAs
The Xilinx Spartan-II FPGA series was created to offer a cost-optimized system logic solution by providing the advantages of fast development-to-production time, advanced system features, and in-system reprogrammability at competitive prices. Spartan-II FPGAs provide total cost management through the design, production, and life cycle phases, allowing manufacturers to address all aspects of a product's cost. Design cost is reduced through utilizing fewer engineering resources and the elimination of non-recurring engineering (NRE) charges.
Xilinx eSP for Wireless and Digital Video Applications
In addition to offering low-cost silicon, Xilinx offers the industry's only web portal dedicated to accelerating product development for digital convergence products. Xilinx eSP (www.xilinx.com/esp) now features a comprehensive resource dedicated to the development of wireless and digital video applications. Solutions found on the site range from reference designs to IP Cores and result from collaboration with a wide range of industry leaders.
About Alorus
Headquarted in Irvine, Calif., Alorus LLC was founded in January 2000. The company, through design and acquisition of innovative technology, builds products for the rapidly growing wireless, mobile communication marketplace. Alorus products are available for OEM contracts and also for the consumer marketplace. Additional information on Alorus is available by visiting the web site at www.alorus.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, low power portable and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com.
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Contact:
Tamara Snowden
Xilinx, Inc.
408-879-6146
tamara.snowden@xilinx.com
Sylvain Faure
Alorus
949-453-9100
sfaure@alorus.com |
