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Mercury Computer Systems Ships Industry's Highest Performing XMC Digital Receiver

Posted on: Monday, 15 January 2007, 12:00 CST

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. , the market share leader in COTS modules for aerospace and defense applications, announced its new Echotek(TM) Series ECV4- 2 family of mixed-signal PMC and XMC (the next-generation PMC) modules at the Bus & Board Conference in Long Beach, CA. The ECV4-2, with input clock capability up to 1.5 GHz, is the highest performing digital receiver in an XMC form factor in the industry.

Echotek Series products lead the mixed-signal industry in extracting clear signals from electronic clutter, forming a bridge between the realms of analog signals and digital processing. After an analog signal is received by an antennae or other sensor, it must be digitized and manipulated into a form amenable to signal processing. The challenge, and the key to successful applications, is to manage this transformation in real time while maintaining the integrity of the original signal.

"The ECV4-2 is unique in delivering powerful and flexible Virtex(TM)-4 based digital receiver capability in a space-efficient PMC/XMC form factor," said Gary J. Turchetta, General Manager of the Echotek Product Group at Mercury. "It also continues the Echotek tradition of delivering the finest signal integrity available anywhere, as measured by SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) or SFDR (spur-free dynamic range)."

Multi-module configurations can be created supporting synchronized receiver functions, optimized for beamforming and direction-finding as required by radar, SIGINT, ELINT, medical imaging and communications. There are more than a dozen members of the Echotek Series ECV4-2 family, each providing unique I/O connectivity and functionality. Every model is configured with a specific set of A/D or D/A converters addressing a defined bandwidth and frequency for data conversion. Both PMC and XMC modules are available in two- and four-channel versions, with A/D, D/A, and transceiver configurations.

Processing power is delivered by a Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-4 FPGA (field- programmable gate array). This FPGA allows users to run customized algorithms such as digital down/up conversion (wideband or narrowband), Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), and filtering directly on the ECV4-2. Modules are available in air-cooled or conduction-cooled versions.

"The Mercury ECV4-2 well illustrates how Virtex-4 compresses the power budget and footprint of a wideband digital receiver into the space of an XMC mezzanine card," said Per Holmberg, Director of Programmable Digital Solutions Marketing at Xilinx, Inc. "Reconfigurable devices are revolutionizing signal processing applications by providing significant performance density and lower power than alternatives."

The Echotek ECV4-2 is a member of the ECV4 product series, which includes the ECV4-RFT selected for EDN magazine's Hot 100 Products of 2006 (http://www.edn.com/article/CA6399100.html). The ECV4-2 family of products is available within standard lead times. For more information, visit http://www.mc.com/echotek, or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. - Where Challenges Drive Innovation

Mercury Computer Systems is the leading provider of computing systems and software for data-intensive applications that include image processing, signal processing, and visualization. With a strong commitment to innovation, our expertise in algorithm optimization, systems development, and silicon design is blended with software application knowledge and industry-standard technologies to solve unique computing challenges. We work closely with our customers to architect solutions that have a meaningful impact on everyday life: detecting aneurysms; designing safer, more fuel-efficient aircraft; identifying security threats; discovering oil; developing new drugs; and visualizing virtually every aspect of scientific investigation.

Mercury's comprehensive, purpose-built solutions capture, process, and present data for the world's largest medical imaging companies, 8 of the 10 top defense prime contractors, and other leading Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in semiconductor, energy, telecommunications, and other industries. Our dedication to performance excellence and collaborative innovation continues a 23-year history in enabling customers to stay at the forefront of the markets they serve.

Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors. We are listed on the Nasdaq National Market . Visit Mercury at http://www.mc.com/.

Forward-Looking Safe Harbor 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 Echotek Series ECV4-2. 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, including unforeseen weakness in the Company's markets, effects of continued geo-political unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, changes in the U.S. Government's interpretation of federal procurement rules and regulations, market acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, inability to fully realize the expected benefits from acquisitions or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating acquired businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, and difficulties in retaining key customers. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. 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: Eran Strod, Director of Product Marketing Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1737 / estrod@mc.com Kathy Sniezek, Public Relations Manager Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1126 / ksniezek@mc.com Leigh McLeod, Media Relations Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1120 / lmcleod@mc.com

Virtex is a trademark and Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx Inc. Echotek is a trademark of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Other 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: Eran Strod, Director of Product Marketing, +1-978-967-1737, orestrod@mc.com, or Kathy Sniezek, Public Relations Manager, +1-978-967-1126,ksniezek@mc.com, or Leigh McLeod, Media Relations, +1-978-967-1120,lmcleod@mc.com, all of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

Web site: http://www.mc.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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