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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (2226)	9/28/2000 12:27:08 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Respond to of 2882

Analog Devices New Low Cost Sharc DSP delivers breakthrough system integration and performance Industry's leading multiprocessing DSP platform offers code-compatible road map from $5 to 10GFLOPS ....One segment with enormous potential is the consumer and appliance markets, but here performance must play with low cost, low power consumption and high levels of integration. To address this segment, ADI is continuing to develop the low-cost branch of the floating-point Sharc family, this time with the ADSP-21161..... Price and Availability The ADSP-21161 is manufactured with a state-of-the-art 0.18µ CMOS process. Entry price for the 100 MHz ADSP-21161NKB-100X, 225-BGA (ball grid array) is $35/unit in 1,000 unit volumes. Sampling is planned for Q4, 2000 with full production in mid-2001. chipcenter.com New TI DSP Triples Low-Cost Floating-Point Performance 600 MFLOPS for Less Than $10 Offers Breakthrough Performance for Cost-Sensitive Applications ....An obvious question is how this device stacks up against ADI's 21161, which is also a 600 MFLOPS chip. If you look simply at raw floating-point performance and price, comments Martin Burgos, the C67x product marketing manager, the first thing that surfaces is that the TI part is half the cost. From the standpoint of integrated peripherals, though, Burgos believes a better comparison is between the C6711, which does come in at a price approaching 50% higher than the target for the 21161. And here the key word is "target" because ADI isn't yet shipping the chip whereas the C6711 is already in volume production, so engineers can select a tried and tested device today, he adds..... chipcenter.com Jim

To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (2226)	9/28/2000 12:27:53 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 2882

Analog Devices Announces Industry's First Single-Chip Internet Modem With TCP/IP Protocol Stack -- New modem is powered by eDevice's TCP/IP protocol stack for complete Internet connectivity ... Embedded Systems Conference eDevice Booth #5021 ... Only Single-Chip Modem including TCP/IP Protocol Stack SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI - news) today announced a new single-chip modem-the industry's first to combine an embedded modem with a TCP/IP protocol stack on a single chip, thus offering complete Internet connectivity. The TCP/IP Stack and the integration have been developed by eDevice. The modem empowers low-cost and portable devices, as well as vending machines, kiosks and pickup/drop boxes, to connect to the Internet over any network that uses the TCP/IP protocol, without requiring a separate processor that contains the protocol stack. The announcement was made at the Embedded Systems Conference, which is taking place this week. The compact single-chip modem features Analog Devices' low-power, FLASH- upgradeable, modem, based on an ADSST-218X series DSP and eDevice's SmartStack(TM) Internet-enabling software containing the TCP/IP stack, available with a modem data rate from V.32bis (14,000 bps) up to V.90 (56,000 bps). ``We see the Analog Devices' Internet modem powered by Smartstack bringing entirely new classes of devices and capabilities to the Internet, particularly for remote sensing, data collection, industrial control and remote diagnostics-all with equipment and appliances being able to communicate key information,'' said Mike Haidar, general manager, Software & Systems Technology Division, Analog Devices. ``Our single-chip Internet modem is the first of its kind designed to address the emerging 'Light' Internet Device market by giving OEMs the flexibility to connect a wide range of equipment and systems to the Internet for convenient information transfer; remote management; control and servicing; and e-mail transmissions. Analog Devices and eDevice share a common vision of the tremendous potential that embedded Internet technology has to offer.'' ``Analog Devices' modem integrated with eDevice's SmartStack technology delivers complete and direct Internet connectivity with all the necessary protocols on a single DSP, while still leaving room for a client or signal processing application. OEMs can now design-in powerful Internet access capabilities in an easy-to-integrate, scaleable package,'' said Marc Berrebi, CEO and president, eDevice, Inc. ``From remote reading of utility meters to image transfers from your digital camera, we envision this compact, ready-to- use modem transforming the Light Internet Appliance market.'' The Analog Devices' Internet modem is currently available. The single- chip modem includes an ADSST-218X series DSP with the SmartStack TCP/IP stack from eDevice, modem code, an integrated controller (no separate microcontroller is required) and data pump, and is available in a 100-pin package. Prices for the single-chip modem with the SmartStack TCP/IP stack, software, licenses and a two-chip silicon DAA begin at $18.50 in quantities of 10,000. About eDevice eDevice, Inc. is the leading provider of compact, low-cost technology that connects any office or industrial equipment, consumer electronics device or household appliance or system to the Internet. SmartStack enables equipment to send or receive data and even present their own web pages. The company is based in New York with research and development facilities in Bordeaux, France. About Analog Devices With $1.8 billion in revenues for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2000, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, the company employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and Taiwan. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. NOTE: SmartStack is a trademark of eDevice, Inc. READERS SHOULD CONTACT: Analog Devices, Inc. Two Technology Way Norwood, MA 02062 Tel: 781/461-3483 Fax: 781/461-4360 Email: systems.solutions@analog.com Visit Our Web Site: analog.com