Mercury Computer Systems Announces E2-MTI Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) With Texas Instruments Serial RapidIO DSP
Posted on: Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 09:00 CST
HOUSTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. today announced at the TI Developer Conference its E2-MTI Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC), which is based on the new Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320TCI6482 digital signal processor (DSP) with serial RapidIO(R). The E2-MTI will be integrated into the Ensemble2(TM) system, the recently announced high-speed serial RapidIO(R) Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA(R)) platform from Mercury.
Targeted at base station, radio network controller, and media gateway applications, the E2-MTI module will provide both serial RapidIO and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and will be supported by the TI DSP/BIOS(TM) and the Enea OSEck real-time operating system. The combination of processing density, hot-swap standards-based modularity, and industry-leading operating system support is ideal for a broad range of production applications.
"Ensemble2 is designed to address the unique system architecture challenges of data plane applications," said Mark Skalabrin, vice president and general manager, OEM Solutions Group at Mercury. "Providing an AMC based on TI's TCI6482 DSP is a natural fit to address these applications, particularly when combined with the capabilities of OSEck. This is another example of Mercury working in close collaboration with silicon and software partners to develop a system solution that will provide our customers a quicker route to production."
The Mercury E2-MTI module will feature four (4) TI TMS320TCI6482 DSPs. A RapidIO and Gigabit Ethernet switch is planned for the module to interconnect the DSPs and provide interfaces to the base carrier card through the AMC connector.
"Enea recognizes the strategic importance of RapidIO in communication applications," says Adrian Leufven, vice president of marketing for Enea Embedded Technology. "Supporting modules such as Mercury's E2-MTI enables OSE to remain the third-party OS of choice for embedded DSPs deployed in a standards-based modular environment for telecomm applications."
"We are pleased that Mercury is developing an AMC based on our new TCI6482 RapidIO DSP. Mercury's experience and expertise in system-level RapidIO integration will help to ensure a solution optimized for interoperability and performance," said Alan Gatherer, chief technology officer, wireless infrastructure group, at Texas Instruments. "The Ensemble2 system configured with E2-MTI AMCs will provide engineers with a production-ready platform that will drastically reduce development schedules and lower implementation risks."
Availability
The Mercury E2-MTI AMC module is scheduled for beta testing with customers in July 2005, and general availability in September 2005. For more information on the Ensemble2 serial RapidIO AdvancedTCA development platform, visit Mercury's website at http://www.mc.com/ensemble2.
About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing computer systems. Mercury's products play a critical role in a wide range of applications, transforming sensor data to information for analysis and interpretation. In military reconnaissance and surveillance platforms the Company's systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic imaging devices including MRI, CT, PET, and digital X-ray, and in semiconductor imaging applications including photomask generation and wafer inspection. Mercury provides advanced 3D image processing and visualization software and optimized systems to diverse end markets including life sciences, geosciences, and simulation.
The Company also provides radio frequency (RF) products for enhanced communications capabilities in military and commercial applications.
Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North America, Europe and Asia through its direct sales force and a network of subsidiaries and distributors. Visit Mercury on the web at http://www.mc.com/.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the E2-MTI processor module and to the Ensemble2 system. You can identify these statements by our use of the words "may,""will,""should,""plans,""expects,""anticipates,""continue,""estimate,""project,""intend," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geo-political unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, market acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components, and production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk factors as are discussed in the Company's recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.
Contacts:
Kathy Donahue Troy McCombs
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Coltrin & Associates
978-967-1126 212-221-1616
Ensemble2 is a trademark of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. RapidIO is a registered trademark of the RapidIO Trade Association. Product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Kathy Donahue of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.,+1-978-967-1126, Troy McCombs of Coltrin & Associates, +1-212-221-1616
Web site: http://www.mc.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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