Microtronix Selected as a Preferred Arrow Partner for Mobile DDR Memory Controller IP Core

LONDON, Ontario—Monday, November 22, 2010—Microtronix, a leading supplier of performance memory controller intellectual property (IP) cores today announced it has been selected as the preferred memory controller IP Core partner for Arrow Electronics’ new FPGA-based BeMicro software development kit (SDK). Microtronix enhanced its Multi-port SDRAM Memory Controller IP Core to support mobile DDR memory devices on Cyclone IV family of FPGAs. As a committed Altera AMPP partner, Microtronix offers designers a free 1-year evaluation license to build and test hardware designs on the low-cost BeMicro SDK. IP Core licenses and reference design is available online here.

The BeMicro SDK is an Altera Cyclone® IV FPGA-based evaluation board in a plug-and-play USB stick form factor and includes a full suite of software development tools and hands-on training labs. The BeMicro SDK enables embedded software developers and hardware engineers to evaluate Altera’s Nios® II embedded soft-core processor targeting low-cost embedded designs.

“We selected Microtronix as a partner IP core vendor for the BeMicro SDK for their expertise in building high-performance Mobile DDR Memory Controller IP cores.” said Tom Shaar, Director, Altera Business at Arrow Electronics, Inc. “The Microtronix Memory Controller met all of our design objectives performance and their technical support and responsiveness was outstanding.”

Microtronix Multi-port SDRAM memory controller IP cores are targeted at high-performance single and multi-port streaming data and Altera Avalon-MM bus applications. To assure the highest level of performance and reliability, the IP core deliverables include full Synopsys Design Constraint support for the Altera TimeQuest timing analyzer and IP functional simulation models.

“The Microtronix Multi-port MDDR Memory Controller IP Core enables design engineers to leverage the benefits of Mobile DDR devices for building low-power embedded systems using next-generation Cyclone IV FPGA technology.” said Blair Bryce, Microtronix Product Manager. “By partnering with Arrow to support their BeMicro SDK program, we enable software developers and hardware design engineers to easily evaluate the Nios II embedded processor in a cost effective way.”

Availability

The Microtronix MDDR Memory Controller IP Core is available for immediate sale. For more information please visit our website or contact sales for details.

Hands-on Workshops

Arrow Electronics is conducting hands-on workshops globally, with demonstrations of the BeMicro SDK board and the use of soft-core processors. Attendees will learn how to create, compile, run and debug a software project in a Nios II embedded processor. More than 100 workshops are planned throughout North America, Asia and Europe starting in November 2010. Visit: www.arrow.com/bemicrosdk for more information.

About Microtronix

Microtronix is a full service product development company offering an integrated suite of hardware and software design services tailored to quickly get new products to the marketplace. For over 20 years, Microtronix has empowered customers worldwide with custom networking communications products. Today, Microtronix continues to apply their proven engineering practices and expertise in developing innovative video solutions to design cost effective embedded products, FPGA based hardware, IP cores and printed circuit boards.

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Press Contact:

Blair Bryce
Microtronix Datacom Ltd.
(519) 690-0091 x297
bbryce@microtronix.com