Altium presents 'System-on-FPGA' webcast
SYDNEY, Australia – July 12, 2004 – Altium Limited (ASX: ALU), a leading developer of Windows-based electronics design software, today announced that it has produced an on-demand technical webcast that discusses a unique approach to systems-level design, and which is now available for viewing.
Led by Nancy Eastman, president of Altium Inc., the webcast discusses using low-cost, high-performance FPGAs as a production platform for processor-based system design, and highlights the significant productivity-enhancing benefits these devices offer to mainstream electronics engineers. The webcast also features a live demonstration of Nexar, the only complete, FPGA vendor- and device-independent tool available that offers designers the ability to build complete embedded systems on FPGAs with the same ease as creating a discrete system on a PCB. The webcast also gives viewers the chance to see “LiveDesign” – Altium's new interactive, real-time design and debug methodology – in action.
“There is no question, the next wave of change is going to be the 'system-on-FPGA revolution',” said Nick Martin, Joint CEO and Founder, Altium. “As the price/density threshold continues to drop, the resulting time-to-market advantages and cost savings will make 'systems-on-FPGAs' too compelling to ignore.”
Martin continued: “It is my personal belief that the key to unlocking the potential of this vast new market is the ability to provide mainstream engineers with tools that are 'FPGA-ready'. This is particularly important for board-level designers as they will increasingly need to come to terms with putting more of their circuitry on a 'programmable platform'. Altium intends to fully support this.”
Availability
The on-demand webcast is available for viewing on Altium's website. Go to www.altium.com/nexar and click on "Nexar Goes Live" to start viewing. The webcast lasts for 45 minutes and there is no charge or pre-registration process required for viewing.
About Altium Limited
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) is a global developer and supplier of electronics design software for the Microsoft Windows environment. Founded in 1985, Altium released the world's first Microsoft Windows–based printed circuit board design tool in 1991 and continues to provide advanced, easy-to-use and affordable software design tools to electronics engineers, designers, and developers worldwide. Altium's products offer tailored solutions covering a range of hardware and software design processes including the well-known Protel, P-CAD and TASKING brands. Altium is headquartered in Sydney, Australia and has sales and support offices in Australia, the United States, Japan and Europe. More information is available at www.altium.com.
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