Winston-Salem, NC, June 6, 2006 - Triad Semiconductor, Inc. the leading provider of mixed signal Via Configurable Array (VCA) solutions announces an ASIC design contest. Following the successful introduction of Triad’s newest platform, the VCA-4, designers and design teams are invited to submit ASIC applications that utilize the innovative analog and digital resources found on the VCA-4 platform. The winning designer will have the opportunity to have their design fabricated onto a VCA-4 ASIC for free ($25,000 approximate retail value).
The VCA-4 contains silicon-proven mixed signal resources for NanoPower(tm) analog processing, high precision analog to digital conversion, digital processing, non-volatile memory storage, and wired or wireless communication. With these resources designers can quickly create compelling, cost-effective solutions for medical devices, portable electronics, cold chain management, wireless sensors networks, data loggers, semi-passive RFID sensors, capacitive sensor interfaces and more.
The contest is meant to showcase the most innovative ASIC design concepts created using the resources of the VCA-4 NanoPower(tm) platform. Designers are invited to register for the contest (here). Once registered, designers can download Triad