PR Newswire

Sep 30, 2003 09:15 ET

Patriot Scientific Announces IGNITE(TM) Embedded Processor Developed for Altera Devices

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: PTSC) announced today that it has optimized its IGNITE(TM) processor solution to support Altera Corporation`s (NASDAQ:ALTR) Stratix Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) family.

Product developers requiring high performance can achieve their goals by integrating Patriot`s embedded processor technology into Altera`s system-on-a- programmable chip (SOPC) based solutions.

PTSC President & CEO Jeff Wallin said, ``The IGNITE processor solution is a superior design solution for hybrid reprogrammable logic and software defined functionality products. This effort has resulted in a straightforward method for implementation of Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications and numerous other emerging configurable technologies.``

Jeff Lamparter, director of Altera`s industrial business unit, said, ``The rapid deployment of SDR technology in many military and civil service applications has created a great demand for leading-edge solutions like Patriot Scientific`s IGNITE processor. FPGA reconfigurability combined with an exceptional portfolio of DSP solutions and a powerful development environment has made Altera the leading supplier of component solutions for SDR applications, and the availability of the IGNITE processor for Stratix devices further reinforces that position.``

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