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PW03 WORKSHOPS HIGHLIGHT PROGRAMMABLE DSPs AND FPGAs AS COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES
Xilinx and Texas Instruments provide technical sessions to guide developers in the creation of optimal solutions for high performance signal processing systems

DALLAS, TX and SAN JOSE, CA, August 21, 2003 - To further educate designers of advanced, real-time signal processing applications, Texas Instruments (TI) and Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced they will offer several technical sessions designed to guide customers through the use of programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) as complementary technologies. The first of such technical sessions will be held at Programmable World 2003 workshops starting this September followed by the TI Developer Conference in February 2004. Technical representatives from each company, as well as third-party developers, will be on hand to present application information, answer technical questions and share signal processing implementation expertise.

The workshops will show designers of today's advanced, real time signal processing systems the tradeoffs between various DSP design alternatives, and highlight case studies of applications that utilize both TI DSPs for high-speed control and complex algorithm implementation and Xilinx FPGAs for implementing high-performance signal processing acceleration functions. In addition, designers will learn about the various signal processing development tools available to aid in research and development.

At Programmable World, application examples demonstrating the partitioning of designs between TI DSPs and Xilinx FPGAs will also be included, using commercially available boards. The TI Developer Conference will include a hands-on element utilizing both companies' technologies as well as available third party components.

"Both DSPs and FPGAs are evolving rapidly to address the growing need for high-performance, high-complexity and low-cost signal processing applications. Therefore, it is critical for designers to have access to the latest information on these technologies," said Jerry Banks, director of Global Alliances at Xilinx. "At the joint workshops, attendees will learn how the unique product offerings from the two industry leaders within their fields, TI and Xilinx, can be combined to provide the most optimal and cost-effective implementation for real time signal processing systems."

Programmable World 2003 Workshops Available Worldwide
Programmable World 2003 workshops are free in-depth technical sessions that will take place in more than 20 international locations, starting in North America and Europe in September. Workshops will include technical training from industry leaders Xilinx, Texas Instruments, IBM, Intel, Agilent, Cadence, Wind River Systems, The MathWorks, Mentor Graphics, Synplicity, Synopsys, Celoxica, Nallatech and Altium. To learn more and to register for this technical training, visit www.xilinx.com/events/pw2003/workshop.

TI Developer Conference 2004
Texas Instruments will offer three days of technical how-tos, problem-solving sessions, panels, roundtables and hands-on labs in Houston. The technical content will include new and expert user tracks on hardware, software and signal processing systems as well as focus on digital audio, general control, telecom, security, video/imaging and wireless solutions. The conference will include in-person exposure to more than 100 industry experts in one place, hours of peer-to-peer networking and hands-on opportunities to improve deal flow. To pre-register for the conference, please go to www.ti.com/tidc04.

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