Integrated Developers' Kit Accelerates Design of Software Defined Radio; Celoxica and Sundance Offer Programmable Solution for Design of Wireless Communications Applications
OXFORDSHIRE, England—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 14, 2005—
Celoxica (LSE:CXA) and Sundance Multiprocessor
Technology Ltd. today announced availability of a complete
software-defined radio (SDR) Developers' Kit for rapid design of
next-generation wireless communications applications in the defense,
civilian and commercial market sectors.
The kit provides Celoxica ESL software for C-based design of SDR
waveforms and Sundance COTS development boards populated with DSP and
FPGA chips. The solution combines C-based and model-based design
methodologies with pre-configured IP and programmable FPGA and DSP
modules to enable rapid implementation of the very complex signal
processing tasks required by SDR. Open application programming
interface (API) specifications are provided with the kit to support
the fundamental open architecture of SDR and enable creation of SDR
models and IP to a single set of interfaces, independent of board
level detail.
"The inherent SDR value proposition of dynamic reconfiguration and
parameter selection is seriously undermined if developers cannot
quickly respond to evolving standards, protocols and the need to
quickly deploy or upgrade new network equipment and services," said
Jeff Jussel, vice president of worldwide marketing for Celoxica.
"Equipment manufacturers want a system that can support different
standards with a common platform and we can help them achieve that,
more quickly and flexibly than was previously possible."
Driven by the continuing evolution of link-layer protocol
standards such as 3G and 4G, air interface standards such as GSM/TDMA
and IS94/CDMA and rising network operator deployment costs, SDR
provides a solution based on open architectures, reconfigurability and
ubiquitous connectivity. A wide range of radio applications such as
Bluetooth Wireless LAN, Radar and GPS can be realized using SDR with
the radio functions being implemented as software modules, or multiple
software modules on programmable hardware platforms.
"Sundance's contribution to the kit provides the optimum mix of
high-performance hardware and software technologies that can be
reconfigured to perform different tasks and meet different radio
standards," said Flemming Christensen, managing director of Sundance.
"From the board level to the system level, the focus has been on
ease-of-use, productivity and flexibility."
The SDR Kit, supplied with interchangeable modules mounted with
Xilinx FPGAs and TI DSPs, is available immediately. Design software
support includes Celoxica's DK Design Suite and system level APIs, the
Mathworks Simulink, TI's Code Composer Studio and System Generator
from Xilinx. For further information contact info@celoxica.com.
About Celoxica
A leader in electronic system level design (ESL), Celoxica is
enabling the next generation of advanced electronic products by
producing tools, boards, IP and services that turn software into
silicon. Celoxica technology raises design abstraction to the
algorithm level, accelerating productivity and lowering risk and costs
by generating semiconductor hardware directly from C-based software
descriptions. Adding to a growing installed base, Celoxica provides
the world's most widely used C-based behavioral design and synthesis
solutions to companies developing semiconductor products in markets
such as consumer electronics, defense and aerospace, automotive,
industrial and security. Celoxica is a publicly traded company on the
Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange under the
symbol CXA. For more information, visit: www.celoxica.com.
About Sundance
Sundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd. designs, develops,
manufactures and markets high performance signal processing and
reconfigurable systems for original equipment manufacturers in the
wireless and signal processing markets. Leveraging its multiprocessor
expertise and experience, Sundance provides OEM with modular DSP and
FPGA-based systems as well as data acquisition, I/O, communication and
interconnectivity products that are essential to multiprocessor
systems where scalability and performance are essential. With over
fifty different modules and carriers for PCI, cPCI VME and Stand Alone
platforms, Sundance is a solution provider to semiconductor,
pharmaceutical and factory automation industries. Sundance, founded in
1989 by the current directors, is a member of the TI Third Party
Network, Xilinx Xperts and MathWorks' Connection programs.
Celoxica and the Celoxica logo are trademarks of Celoxica Holdings
plc. All other brand names and product names are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Celoxica Ltd.
Jeff Jussel, 512-795-8170
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VitalCom Marketing & PR
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