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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| Nu
Horizons Electronics Corp. Announces Availability of Embedded
Development Kit (EDK) 7.1i Featuring New Xilinx MicroBlaze™
4.0 Soft Processor |
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Melville,
NY - May 20, 2005 - Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
(NASDAQ:NUHC), a leading distributor of high technology
active components; today announced the availability of
the Embedded Development Kit (EDK) 7.1i, featuring the
performance-optimized 4.0 version of the MicroBlaze™
soft processor, recently released from Xilinx, Inc.. The
EDK is priced at $495.00 and includes Platform Studio
7.1i development tools, hardware and software IP support
for MicroBlaze and PowerPC405, and the new MicroBlaze
4.0 customized soft processing core. To provide customers
with a multitude of flexible purchasing and bundling options,
Nu Horizons is also offering four additional hardware/software
kits, when the initial EDK7.1i kit is purchased.
The
Xilinx MicroBlaze 4.0 32-bit RISC "soft" processor
core now operates at frequencies up to 200 MHz in Virtex-4
FPGAs, delivering a 25 percent increase in core performance
compared to prior versions. This solution also includes
a scaleable processor feature set providing designers
with pre-built configuration options to match target application
requirements. Designers can now choose greater mathematical
accuracy and flexibility for their designs to fully customize
performance without significant cost penalty, resulting
in extended product life cycles and faster time to market.
"We
know that delivering superior technical and design support
for our Xilinx customers is critical, " explains
Athar Zafar, vice president of global engineering for
Nu Horizons. "Nu Horizons is committed to providing
comprehensive design options to meet a wide variety of
engineering needs. Creating bundled software/hardware
solutions are one way to make it easier for engineers
to acquire the tools they need - quickly."
Nu
Horizons' special bundled kits are available in four specific
board options when purchasing the EDK 7.1i kit. Each respective
kit includes: a development board, Xilinx Chipscope™
pro-evaluation CD, power supply, programming cable, Xilinx
ISE™ Foundation software tools and reservation information
to attend the Nu Horizons Embedded Design Workshop, featuring
the new MicroBlaze 4.0.
Ordering
part numbers and bundling pricing are as follows: |
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| Bundled
Kit Name: |
Item
Number: |
Suggested
Resale:
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Special
Bundled
Resale: |
| Spartan-3
400 Development Board |
HW-AFX-SP3-400-DB-KIT |
$3,508.95 |
$1,941.50 |
| Spartan-3
1500 Development Board |
HW-AFX-SP3-1500-DB-KIT |
$3,708.95 |
$2,141.50 |
| Spartan-3
2000 Development Board |
HW-AFX-SP3-2000-DB-KIT |
$3,758.95 |
$2,191.50 |
| Virtex-4
401 Development Board |
HW-V4-ML401-DB-KIT |
$3,804.95 |
$2,237.50 |
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To
attend the Nu Horizons Embedded Design Workshop, go to: http://www.nuhorizons.com/seminars.
About
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. is a leading global distributor
of high technology active components, including analog,
clock and timing devices, communications, computer products,
discretes, flat panel display solutions, interface, logic,
memory, microcontrollers and microprocessors, opto electronics
and power, to a wide variety of commercial original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs). With sales facilities in thirty-seven
locations across North America and Asia, and logistics
centers in centralized locations throughout the globe,
Nu Horizons partners with a limited number of best-in-class
suppliers to provide in-depth product and solutions expertise
to its customers. Information on Nu Horizons and its services
is available at http://www.nuhorizons.com.
Except
for historical information contained herein, the matters
set forth in this news release are forward looking statements
that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking
statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include
such factors as the level of business and consumer spending
for electronic products, the amount of sales of the Company's
products, the competitive environment within the electronic
component industry, the ability of the Company to continue
to expand its operations, the level of costs incurred
in connection with the Company's expansion efforts and
the financial strength of the Company's customers and
suppliers. Investors are also directed to consider other
risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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