IXTHOS LAUNCHES NEW LINE OF HIGHLY INTEGRATED, PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL RADIO BOARDS FOR VME AND CompactPCI

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Leesburg, Virginia, April 2000

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Ixthos, Inc., a leading supplier of real-time multiprocessing DSP boards, has announced a new line of highly integrated, software programmable boards for advanced digital radio applications. The new CHAMP-DR boards provide four channel receivers or dual channel transceivers (transmitters/receivers), tightly coupled with up to four DSP processors in a single 6U VME or CompactPCI slot.
The new high performance, multi-function digital radio boards incorporate Ixthos´ patented CHAMP (Common Heterogeneous Architecture for Multi-Processing) architecture which delivers the highest throughput, non-proprietary, open architecture signal processing available for digital radio. Sub-system solutions include several third-party PMC products integrated from Ixthos´ Embedded Business Partners program. Partners include Echotek, Red River Engineering, ICS and MPI Software Technology.
Characterized by exceptional versatility, the CHAMP-DR is capable of implementing multi-channel, very low noise, wide and narrow band receivers and transmitters which allow virtually any demodulation scheme, including AM, FM, PM, FSK, PSK, QPSK, CDMA and others. The boards incorporate SPEs (Signal Processing Elements) tightly coupled to 14 bit A/D front end tuners for high speed data transfers and high data throughput (>200Mb/sec).
Because the CHAMP architecture is processor-independent, users can specify the popular TI320C6xDSP, the traditional choice of digital radio designers, or the new Motorola PowerPC 750/7400 with AltiVec. Enhancing the versatility of the CHAMP architecture, up to two PMC mezzanine sites are provided for added user-specified functionality.
A full range of software support for multiple operating systems - including VxWorks (now) and SMP Linux (Summer ´00) - is available. In addition, full function optimized math libraries, PMC drivers, software development tools (for developing filter coefficients, board configuration parameters, programming and algorithms, etc.), and multiple host board support packages are available.
Extended temperature and conduction-cooled versions of the CHAMP-DR are available from DY 4 Systems, Ixthos´ parent company.
Pricing for the VMEbus CHAMP-DR with the TI320C6701 starts at $21,000. Delivery is 4 to 6 weeks A.R.O.

Contact:
For more information, contact Doug Patterson, Ixthos, Inc., 741-G Miller Drive SE, Leesburg, VA 20175. Tel: 703/779-7800; Fax: 703/779-7805;
E-mail: sales@ixthos.com; Web: www.ixthos.com.
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EDITOR´S NOTE: Ixthos, Inc., headquartered in Leesburg, VA, specializes in integrated VME hardware and software solutions for real-time DSP multiprocessing applications. Ixthos designs high-performance VMEbus and CompactPCI DSP boards based on the Motorola PowerPC, Texas Instruments 'C6x and ADI SHARCŪ DSP processors, as well as PCI Mezzanine cards and analog/digital input/output mezzanine modules. Applications for the company´s products include communications, Radar, Sonar, audio, and image processing for commercial OEMs and military systems integrators. Ixthos is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DY 4 Systems, Inc., Kanata, Ontario.