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January 30, 2001
Athena Launches A7™ Prototyping Expansion Board For
Philips Velocity™ RSP7/RSP7+ Platforms
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
- January 30, 2001-- The Athena Group, Inc., today announced
the release of its A7™ prototyping expansion board for
the Philips Velocity™ RSP7/RSP7+ rapid silicon prototyping
platforms. The A7 board is ideal for rapid prototyping of
Athena's High Performance DSP functions in the Velocity environment.
The new A7 board enables real-time hardware/software co-development
and co-verification of Athena's DSP functions and user-defined
functions.
The new Athena A7 board features
Altera® Apex™ 20KE FPGAs and is available in 400K,
600K, 1000K, and 1500K gate densities. Up to three A7 boards
may populate the ASB/VPB expansion slots of a Velocity RSP7/7+,
providing up to 4.5M FPGA gates. Each A7 board has three direct
connections for Agilent logic analyzers (48 bits total) and
four direct connections for Agilent pattern generators (32
bits total), allowing efficient external design stimulus and
observability. Other features include a prototyping area,
clock oscillator socket, external connectivity headers, 16
user-controlled LEDs, and a JTAG programming port. Athena
provides a variety of sample ultra-fast, low-power DSP IP
functions with each A7 board. Athena DSP IP can also be ordered
in any configuration for users' unique applications.
"The A7 Prototype Expansion
Board is ideal for prototyping Athena High Performance DSP
functions available through Philips Semiconductors,"
said Dr. Jon Mellott, CTO of Athena. "The A7 product
offers outstanding design simulation, functional verification,
debugging, and stress testing capabilities."
Description
The A7 board is packaged with
sample Athena High Performance DSP accelerators, programming
cable, ATX power supply upgrade for the Velocity RSP7/7+,
user support documentation, and EDA support files. For more
detailed information, or to order this new product, visit:
http://www.athena-group.com.™
CONTACT:
Pat Rugg, VP Sales and Marketing
The Athena Group, Inc.
5522 NW 43rd St., Suite B
Gainesville, FL 32653
USA
Phone: 352.371.2567 ext. 110
Toll-free: 800.741.7440 ext. 110
Fax: 352.373.5182
Email: prugg@athena-group.com
Internet: http://www.athena-group.com™
or
http://www.fastdsp.com™
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