Avnet, MathWorks and Texas Instruments Deliver Workshops on Integrating Xilinx FPGAs with High-Speed Data Converters

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas (EMA), a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), along with MathWorks and Texas Instruments (TI) is offering a new series of workshops focusing on digital signal processing (DSP) system design using Xilinx FPGAs with high-speed data converters. These workshops are being offered to design engineers beginning September 21, 2010, and will be taking place in locations throughout North America.

“Our design experience in bridging the converter, FPGA and DSP functions has enabled us to create this necessary training course for designers involved in wireless, military, radar, test and measurement, and medical applications.”

Engineers from Avnet and TI will present at the two-day, hands-on workshops with topics ranging from data converter architecture, analog signal conditioning, high-performance clocking, high-speed interfaces and FPGA-based digital signal processing. Attendees will learn about TI’s portfolio of high-speed data converters and ways to integrate them into Xilinx Targeted Design Platforms based on Virtex®-6 and Spartan®-6 FPGAs. Hands-on labs, featuring TI’s data converter EVM bundle, Xilinx DSP design tools/IP and MathWorks’ MATLAB® and Simulink® model-based design, will introduce engineers to system-level concepts that are powerful and intuitive.

“Today’s high-speed converters present significant system-level design challenges that we have captured in this advanced two-day workshop,” said Jim Beneke, vice president of global technical marketing at Avnet Electronics Marketing. “Our design experience in bridging the converter, FPGA and DSP functions has enabled us to create this necessary training course for designers involved in wireless, military, radar, test and measurement, and medical applications.” Designers will leave with a greater understanding of ways to incorporate FPGA-based solutions for high-speed data converters with FPGAs and will uncover new ways optimize system performance.

“Combining the analog signal chain with high-speed digital signal processing is becoming increasingly challenging,” said Amnon Gai, MathWorks manager, corporate development and partner programs. “Model-based design with MATLAB and Simulink allows engineers to quantify and visualize the performance of their analog and digital simulated systems and leverages automatic code generation to bring more accurate FPGA-based high-performance designs to market faster and more cost-effectively.”

Each workshop is $595 per attendee and covers the full two days of lectures, labs and meals. Attendees will also receive a coupon or discount for their choice of either: $400 off an AES-V6DSP-LX240T-G Xilinx® Virtex®-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit or an AES-S6DSP-LX150T-G Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA DSP Development Kit. They will also receive $650 off a TI TSW4200 Dual ADC and Dual DAC Development Platform for Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 FPGAs or any other combination of compatible TI high-speed converter EVMs. Coupons and discounts will be supplied at the event to registered customers only.

“During the workshop, TI will demonstrate how to maximize high-speed data converter performance when working with FPGA platforms – a key enabler for our customers to continue pushing the limits of what’s possible,” said Ed Fullman, general manager of High Speed Products at TI. “For example, attendees will work with our new TSW4200 system kit with optimized on-chip clocking, analog front end and power solutions. The platform connects to the Xilinx Virtex-6 platform through the FMC connectors, enabling system designers to rapidly prototype platforms for communications, defense, and test and measurement applications.”

Join us for this two-day workshop to experience the latest in high-speed data converters with FPGA-based digital signal processing. For more information, please go to www.em.avnet.com/adcspeedway.

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more than 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's website is located at www.em.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2010, Avnet generated revenue of $19.16 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.