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Catalyst Introduces Protocol Analyzer/Exerciser Tool for Certified Wireless USB and UWB Technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2006
Contact: Chuck Trefts
Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.
(408) 365-3846 x116
info@getcatalyst.com
Protocol Tool to Contribute to Industry Development of New Wireless Products
San Jose, CA, June 12, 2006- Catalyst Enterprises, Inc., a
leading provider of advanced design
verification and test tools for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA (SATA),
PCI Express™, USB 2.0,
Fibre Channel, and other high performance I/O technologies, today
announced the upcoming release of
the AirCom Series UWB Analyst™, a Wireless USB/Ultra-Wideband protocol
analyzer/exerciser
development solution based on Certified Wireless USB. The AirCom Series
is designed to assist
developers in the design, debug, and characterization of silicon,
devices, and software.
“Catalyst has a rich and successful history with USB development
solutions, having provided developers
with industry-leading product innovation and the industry’s broadest
range of feature sets,” stated Nader
Saleh, president, Catalyst Enterprises. “We look forward to providing
our customers with complete
development solutions for Certified Wireless USB.”
"Design verification and debug tools are critical to bringing new
products and technologies to market,
reducing development time and ensuring product interoperability," stated
Jason Ellis, director of business
development & marketing, Staccato Communications. "Catalyst's AirCom
Series will enable customers of
Staccato's Ripcord™ single-chip, all-CMOS silicon to rapidly design-in
and confidently introduce end-
products based upon Certified Wireless USB."
Amir Freund, Vice President of Marketing at Wisair said, “We are
delighted Catalyst has selected our
chipset for the first release of the AirCom Series, and are confident
that the AirCom Series will facilitate the
development of robust consumer products”.
Catalyst’s AirCom Series Delivers both Analysis and Stimulus Capabilities
The AirCom Series provides capture, trigger, filter, and display
capabilities for Wireless USB/UWB frames,
packets, transactions, transfers, payloads, and events. This compact,
highly portable system is controlled
by a separate PC connection via USB 2.0 or Ethernet (LAN). Visibility is
provided for WiMedia-capable
UWB radio traffic and Certified Wireless USB protocol, including various
post-capture analysis and filter
tools to enable fast drill-down and captured traffic. An integrated
traffic generation option provides an
ability to generate traffic patterns.
Availability
The AirCom Series UWB Analyst is scheduled for release in July 2006.
Initial deliveries will include an
optional traffic generation feature.
Certified Wireless USB Developers Developers Conference
Catalyst will be demonstrating the UWB Analyst at the Certified
Wireless USB Developers Conference,
running June 20th – 22nd in San Jose, Calif.
About Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.
Founded in 1992 in San Jose, CA, Catalyst Enterprises is a leading
manufacturer of data bus analysis and
emulation tools for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA (SATA), PCI
Express, USB 2.0, Wireless USB,
Fibre Channel, and other serial and parallel data communications
protocols. Catalyst’s development tools
incorporate a reconfigurable hardware core architecture, which can be
updated in the field with software,
keeping the tool current with the latest standards and updated feature
sets. These flexible hardware tools
are powered by protocol-specific software applications, which are made
available to customers for the
lifetime of the product. Catalyst products are used by companies in the
telecommunications,
semiconductor, software, consumer electronics, defense, and other
industries. Catalyst can be found on
the web at www.getcatalyst.com.
Catalyst Enterprises, Inc. ● 710 Lakeway Drive, Suite 135 ●
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 ● (408) 365-3846
Solutions for SAS, SATA, PCI Express, PCI, PCI-X, Fibre Channel, USB,
and Certified Wireless USB
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