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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX COOLRUNNER-II CHIPS ENABLE LIFE-SAVING
RESCUE SYSTEMS
Low Power CPLDs provide an ideal programmable platform for Girsberger
Elektronik's portable avalanche rescue beacon
SAN JOSE, Calif., and BOSTON, Mass., January 29September 16, 2003
- At the Embedded Systems Conference today (ESC), Xilinx, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:XLNX announced that Swiss company Girsberger Elektronik
AG, a leading provider of portable emergency transponders, used
the industry's lowest power CPLD family, Xilinx CoolRunner -II RealDigital
CPLDs, in its latest generation of Barryvox avalanche beacons and
Autocall emergency relays. Girsberger products will be on display
in the Xilinx booth #409 at ESC in Boston, September 16 - 18, 2003.
A Barryvox avalanche beacon is a small transportable unit, which
transmits a radio signal. It is worn by outdoor enthusiasts to help
in their relocation, should they become trapped underneath an avalanche.
The Barryvox also has a receive mode, to receive radio signals from
the beacons of snow-buried people, and help in their rescue.
Over 100,000 Barryvox beacons are in use worldwide by search and
rescue teams, ski patrols, the military and private individuals.
The battery efficient device allows 200 transmit- and 25 search
hours, even in extreme temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius. Girsberger
also produces consoles and especially modified transmitters for
training purposes.
Autocall is a system that automatically sends a message (email,
fax, SMS) via an integrated mobile phone (GSM) if a protected vehicle
has been stolen. Using Global Positioning System satellite technology,
it is possible to relocate a stolen vehicle to within a 120-meter
range of accuracy. Both products incorporate Xilinx CoolRunner-II
programmable chips.
"Xilinx programmable chips provided the ideal platform to design
our rescue systems," said Felix Meier, Senior Engineer at Girsberger
Elektronik. "We needed leading edge technology that combined
low power with low cost and Xilinx delivered."
"Girsberger's portable search and rescue products demonstrate
the diversity of applications using our CoolRunner-II RealDigital
CPLDs," said Sandeep Vij, vice president of Worldwide Marketing
at Xilinx. "Girsberger has provided an ideal situation in which
we can work together to develop products that can actually make
a significant contribution in saving lives."
Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLDs offer the lowest power consumption, highest
I/O count per macrocell, and smallest packaging in the industry
and are cost optimized to address the pricing pressure of products
designed for a broad spectrum of applications.
About Girsberger Elektronik AG
For more than 15 years, Girsberger Elektronik AG has been a leading
developer of rescue beacons and emergency signal relays. For more
information, visit www.girsberger-elektronik.ch.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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