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April 28, 2003
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ATHENA ANNOUNCES
AVAILABILITY OF GPS ANTI-JAM FILTER
Digital Excision
Processing Dramatically Improves GPS Receiver Performance
Gainesville, FL - April 28, 2003 - The Athena Group,
a leading provider of high-performance low-power signal processing
technology, today announced the availability of the AD-2800,
the first member of the Athena Digital Excision Processor
Technology (ADEPT™) family. The ADEPT product line enables
unprecedented reliability for all GPS receivers by protecting
all current and planned civilian and military codes (C/A,
P(Y), M, F) against common interference sources. The AD-2800
establishes new power and performance standards for narrowband
GPS signal pre-processing. In military mode, the AD-2800 delivers
up to 50db of improved signal to noise ratio yet requires
less than 60 mW of power to protect the P(Y) signal. In commercial
mode, less than 20 mW of power is required to protect the
C/A code.
"GPS is extremely sensitive
to interference from a variety of sources, and loss of GPS
reference is simply unacceptable," said Dr. Jon Mellott,
Chief Technology Officer of Athena. "GPS is now a pervasive
part of our national information infrastructure. With the
increased reliance on GPS comes an increased need for robust
service and immunity from the co-channel interference that
renders GPS unusable. ADEPT is easily added to any GPS receiver
design, making it possible for both commercial and military
users to obtain an unprecedented quality of service."
ADEPT solutions are available
for a number of applications and environments, with variable
precision and sampling rates. Because of the instantaneous
adaptation rates and ability to spectrally differentiate,
ADEPT processors can identify and eliminate not only multiple
noise sources but also time-variant and frequency-variant
interference. Athena's proprietary signal processing technology
achieves remarkably high throughput with extremely low power
consumption, making the ADEPT family of processors ideal for
eliminating interference in all spread spectrum communications,
including cellular telephony.
Athena IP Products
Each ADEPT core package is delivered as a firm core optimized
to any customer-specified library. Included with each core
are verification suites, timing and simulation models, and
comprehensive documentation. Customization, integration, and
hardening services are available.
The entire line of Athena Atomic
Signal Processing accelerators is designed for efficient implementation
and rapid delivery. Athena's wholly automated implementation
and verification methodology produces synchronous, testable
IP cores of the highest quality. All Athena IP cores achieve
a score of 95% or better on the OpenMore scale of IP reusability.
About The Athena Group,
Inc.
The Athena Group, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida licenses signal
processing technology that delivers breakthrough performance,
reduced area, and reduced power consumption in a broad range
of SoC products. Athena technology is ideal for leading edge
applications such as secure e-commerce, wireless communications,
and video compression. In addition to signal processing acceleration
functions for SoC integration, Athena also produces a full
line of application level solutions.
Athena was founded in 1986
and is privately held.
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For information on ADEPT and
other Athena products, contact:
Pat Rugg, VP Sales and Marketing
The Athena Group, Inc.
5522 NW 43rd St., Suite B
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: (352) 371-2567 ext. 110
Toll-free: (800) 741-7440
Email: prugg@athena-group.com
Internet: www.athena-group.com
ADEPT is a trademark of The
Athena Group, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
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