ANALOG DEVICES’ BLACKFIN BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER FOR DEVELOPERS AT EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

Norwood, MA (03/22/2006) - Faster, better, more, at a lower system cost. For the embedded systems engineer, improving on your latest design is all in a day’s work. At the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley, April 3-7, 2006 in San Jose, Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) will focus on helping developers make their challenging work easier with on-site Blackfin® Online Learning and Development (BOLD) tutorials, live product demonstrations, embedded systems development tools for Blackfin, and an extensive curriculum of technical sessions that run throughout the week-long event. Being highlighted as well is the company’s MicroConverter® family of precision analog microcontrollers which combine high-resolution converters, voltage references, and temperature sensors with industry standard microcontrollers and FLASH memory.

During exhibit hours from April 4-6 in Booth #416, ADI will present 10 different one-hour BOLD tutorials that cover techniques and tips for building better applications and getting to market faster:

An Introduction to VisualDSP++®

Blackfin Device Drivers

Blackfin System Optimization

Blackfin System Services

Robotics on the Blackfin Processor

Blackfin Rapid Prototyping of a Video Application

VoIP and Beyond with Blackfin

Green Hills® Software INTEGRITY® Wireless Security on Blackfin

Introduction to National Instruments LabVIEW™ Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors

High-Precision Analog Integration with Microcontrollers for Measurement and Monitoring Applications

System designers and engineers visiting the ADI booth will also be able to see demonstrations of:

World-class development tools from Green Hills, National Instruments, uCLinux, and ADI that enable sophisticated applications requiring a convergence of capabilities including audio, video, security, network, and control processing

Blackfin Handy Board, a new state-of-the-art robotics and embedded controller board for academic teaching and research, developed jointly by Analog Devices and the University of Massachusetts Lowell

Analog Devices’ MicroConverter family of precision analog microcontrollers that combine precision analog functions, such as high-resolution ADCs and DACs, a voltage reference, and temperature sensor, with an industry-standard microcontroller and embedded flash memory.

Sessions on ESC Technical Program
In addition, ESC’s popular technical curriculum includes a wide array of informative classes presented by ADI and leading third parties. See the ESC Web site for the latest information about the times and locations of the following sessions:

Media Processors Breakout Session (MPS-941)

Matching A/D Converter Architectures with Applications (AD-700)

Linux on the Blackfin Architecture (LNX-702)

Specialized Data Converter Applications (AD-720)

Common Programming Models with a Dual-Core Processor (DSP-822)

Programming Frameworks for Embedded Multimedia Applications (ESC-344)

Hands-on Application Development Using Blackfin Processors With LabVIEW Embedded Technology, sponsored by National Instruments (SS-NI)

Getting Started with Blackfin Applications, sponsored by Avnet (FD-Avnet)

A Graphical Tool for Efficient Audio Signal Processing Design, sponsored by Avnet (FD-Avnet)

Mission Impossible - Designing a Digital Oscilloscope, sponsored by Avnet (FD-Avnet)

About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “ADI” and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

Blackfin, VisualDSP++, and Microconverter are registered trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners.

Editor's Contact Information:

Cynthia Hoye
408-239-0717

cynthia.hoye@analog.com