New Anadigm Field Programmable Analog Array Takes Aim at High-Volume Analog Applications

Campbell, Calif. � November 12, 2002 � A new Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) that provides a low-cost path to implementing analog signal conditioning in high-volume applications was launched today by Anadigm�, Inc. as part of its new Anadigmvortex product family.

The new AN120E04 FPAA works with the second-generation AnadigmDesigner�2 EDA software and Configurable Analog Modules (CAMs), allowing users to greatly reduce the time required to design, simulate, and implement complex analog functions.

Typical applications for the AN120E04 will include signal conditioning, filtering, data acquisition, and closed-loop control in a wide range of industrial, automotive, medical, communications, automatic test equipment, and instrumentation systems, where the FPAA will be used to replace discrete components or analog ASIC/ASSP devices.

In these applications, the AN120E04 provides a robust analog implementation that avoids the temperature and process drift common to discrete solutions and the up-front costs associated with ASICs.

Built on a switched capacitor architecture, the core of the AN120E04 is an array of identical Configurable Analog Blocks (CABs). A very flexible switching infrastructure surrounds the capacitor banks, enabling users to create complex configurations. This allows the FPAA to implement an almost infinite range of analog signal processing functions.

�The AN120E04 significantly enlarges the universe of FPAA applications by giving the market a programmable analog device that greatly reduces cost-of-ownership for analog signal conditioning applications, even in high-volume end products,� said Michael Sera, Vice President of Marketing at Anadigm�. �Savings will come in the form of a faster design cycle, simplified purchasing and manufacturing, fewer service calls, and, in many cases, a lower bill-of-materials cost.�

The second-generation AN120E04 provides a 100-dB narrowband signal-to-noise ratio as well as an extended bandwidth of DC to 2 MHz, depending on the application. A successive approximation register-based A/D converter can be combined with an on-board look-up table to provide advanced analog functions including sensor response linearization, arbitrary waveform synthesis, signal-dependent functions, analog multiplication, and signal companding.

Designers will program the AN120E04 using AnadigmDesigner�2, a drag-and-drop EDA tool that enables the design and implementation of complex analog circuits within a matter of minutes. CAMs provided with AnadigmDesigner�2 pre-package common analog functions for which the user sets the parameters. Simply by dragging and dropping CAMs, designers can create a complete analog system on the FPAA, simulate it immediately, and then download it to the FPAA chip for testing and validation.

Once programmed by the designer, the AN120E04 can be reprogrammed and reconfigured repeatedly and indefinitely but the device needs to be powered down before reloading a new configuration bitstream. For designs that can benefit from in-system dynamic reconfigurability, Anadigm� offers the AN220E04 FPAA, which can be reconfigured on the fly without the need for power down.

Packaged in the 44-pin QFP, the AN120E04 device is sampling now, with production quantities scheduled to be available later this year. Pricing in 10,000-piece quantities for U.S. delivery starts at $7.95.

A multimedia demonstration of the new AnadigmDesigner�2 EDA tool, designed for use with the AN120E04 and AN220E04, can be viewed at the Anadigm� Web site at http://www.anadigm.com. A complete evaluation kit with a development board, entry-level software, and updated documentation is now available for $499.

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About Anadigm�

Anadigm� combines the three most powerful design trends from the digital world (design automation, field programmable ICs, real-time updating) into a platform for analog design, greatly reducing cost-of-ownership for analog signal conditioning and processing functions across many market segments. Founded in January 2000 as a venture-backed technology spinoff from Motorola, the company maintains U.S. headquarters in Campbell, Calif. and European headquarters in Crewe, U.K. For further information, visit us on the Web at http://www.anadigm.com.

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