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January 25, 2012Samplify Systems announces APAX application acceleration technology
Clive Maxfield The folks at Samplify Systems say that their new APAX technology “Improves the performance of multi-core processors,” but I think it’s much more pervasive than that… Actually, it’s a little bit tricky to know where to start, because this is a bit of a “chicken and egg” situation. Would it be [...]
January 5, 2012The Memory Wall Is Ending Multicore Scaling
The Memory Wall Is Ending Multicore Scaling http://electronicdesign.com/print/analog-and-mixed-signal/The-Memory-Wall-Is-Ending-Multicore-Scaling.aspx December 27, 2011 09:10 AM 1/12/2012 Electronic Design Al Wegener Multicore processors dominate today’s computing landscape. Multicore chips are found in platforms as diverse as Apple’s iPad and the Fujitsu K supercomputer. In 2005, as power consumption limited single-core CPU clock rates to about 3 GHz, Intel [...]
October 19, 2011EEWeb Featured Engineer Interview, Ultrasound Beamforming
Allan Evans, Samplify VP of Marketing, discusses the company’s ultrasound beamforming technology. He is most excited about Samplify’s beamforming development kit which gives an OEM everything needed to start developing an ultrasound machine in record time. Samplify has received a lot of interest not just from its OEM customers, but also from other partners in the value [...]
September 1, 2011Novel beamforming technology drives ultrasound innovation
Configurable beamformer broadens imaging capabilities Ultrasound is one of the fastest growing medical imaging modalities due to its significantly lower cost compared with other medical imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A vast underserved healthcare market in third world and developing countries is adopting ultrasound to add diagnostic imaging [...]
August 16, 2011Compression Reduces The Cost Of 4G Wireless Remote Radio Heads
August 16, 2011 03:52 PM 9/8/2011 Electronic Design Al Wegener http://www.samplify.com/applications/wireless-infrastructure/ As 4G wireless (3GPP Release 8) begins being deployed around the world, basestation vendors are searching for new ways to reduce wireless infrastructure costs… To Read Full Article Click Here:
August 2, 2011Developing and evaluating complex ICs in medical applications
Electronic subsystems require a system-level approach… BY DANIEL KREINDLER Director Medical Products Samplify Systems http://www.samplify.com/applications/ultrasound/ In the not too distant past, most ICs could be designed and manufactured to a written specification. When the IC would come back from manufacturing it would be tested on a rather limited evaluation board or EVB that allowed the [...]
July 27, 2011Compression Reduces The I/O Bottlenecks Of Multicore Computing
July 27, 2011 09:11 AM 8/11/2011 Electronic Design Al Wegener http://www.samplify.com/applications/hpc/ Multicore central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) processors are used in an astounding variety of computational platforms, including supercomputers, desktop and laptop PCs, and smart phones. All of these platforms are taking advantage of inexpensive compute fabrics built with thousands of [...]
May 11, 2011Reduce The Cost Of Your CPRI Links For 3G And 4G Wireless
Reduce The Cost Of Your CPRI Links For 3G And 4G Wireless Al Wegener — Electronic Design, May 11, 2011 This year marks a transition from 3G to 4G wireless system deployments. Average per-user data rates will rise from 2 Mbits/s (3G) to 50 Mbits/s (4G), with much of the increase delivered by multiple-input multiple-output [...]
May 2, 2011Samplify speeds floating-point jobs
Rick Merritt, EETimes SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samplify Systems Inc. announced at the Embedded Systems Conference software to speed handling of floating point data sets in computer clusters. The Prism FP code aims to eliminate processing bottlenecks for a wide range of high-end applications. (more…)
March 7, 2011Samplify raises $11.2M round for analog chips that can cut electronics costs
Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat Chip startups are rare these days. But Samplify Systems has managed to raise another round of $11.2 million in funding for its analog chip design business. (more…)
February 10, 2011Next-Generation Ultrasound Will Rely On Real-Time Compression
Al Wegener, Electronic Design Magazine Last year, nearly 100 million medical ultrasound scans were performed in the U.S. The popularity of medical ultrasound is due in large part to its wide availability, relatively inexpensive cost, and absence of measurable long-term harm to patients. In an effort to sustain these benefits as ultrasound manufacturers move to [...]
February 3, 2011Lowering the Cost of Medical Imaging
Allan Evans, EDN Magazine Medical-equipment companies are shifting from a vertical-integration model to a system-integration model to do more with less research and development. (more…)
February 1, 2011Beamforming in Medical Ultrasound
Daniel Kreindler, Electronic Products Magazine Beamforming is a common signal processing technique used to create directional or spatial selectivity of signals sent to or received from an array of sensors or antennae. These arrays can be found in many different devices that transmit and receive either electromagnetic or acoustic waves. Thus, beamforming is employed in [...]
December 9, 2010Ultrasound Imaging System Design Just Got Easier
Roger Allan — Electronic Design Samplify Systems has been blazing new trails since the introduction last year of a reference design for an analog front-end (AFE) receiver for ultrasound applications. With Samplify’s AutoFocus beamforming technology, now available as part of a complete development kit, the company’s devices and technology are offered to OEMs in a [...]
December 7, 2010As Compression Technologies Reach Their Limits, What’s Next?
Al Wegener, Electronic Design Magazine Compression continues to be an active academic and commercial research area, and some clear trends for 2011 are emerging. Markets that have used compression for years are hitting the wall as they approach the theoretical highest compression ratio with acceptable quality. Other areas where the use of compression is relatively [...]
November 28, 2010Duo Designs Ultrasound Platform
Rick Merritt – EETimes Samplify Systems and Telemed Ltd. announced an alliance to jointly develop and market an ultrasound system for medical electronics companies. The design will be powered by Samplify’s analog‐front‐end modules and beam forming technology and run Telemed’s image processing and user interface software. (more…)
November 8, 2010Ultrasound market looks to ODM model
Allan Evans — EE Times Medical Electronics Special Issue Much has recently been written about the medical equipment industry’s transformation from vertically-integrated research and development to more of a systems integration approach. A confluence of factors has accelerated this trend including market fragmentation and the availability of merchant solutions. No market within medical illustrates this [...]
October 28, 2010Samplify offers ultrasound development kit
Aunt Minnie Beamformer and semiconductor technology developer Samplify Systems has debuted a new ultrasound beamforming development kit, called SMK9130. SMK9130 utilizes Samplify’s AutoFocus beamforming technology and offers a complete 64-channel ultrasound front-end platform, according to the Santa Clara, CA-based firm. Samplify believes the development kit could accelerate the development of new scanners by OEMs by [...]
Samplify debuts ultrasound development kit
Rick Nelson, Chief Editor — EDN Kit provides ultrasound manufacturers with front-end hardware platform based on the company’s AutoFocus beamforming technology.(more…)
October 27, 2010Samplify offers hardware kit for ultrasound
Nicolas Mokhoff, EETimes Samplify Systems (Santa Clara, Calif.) has introduced the SMK9130 Ultrasound Beamforming Development Kit as a complete hardware solution for the ultrasound front end, from probe connector to PCIe connector. (more…)
October 5, 2010Compress CT Samples at 64 Gbits/s
Al Wegener, Electronic Design Magazine Medical imaging equipment generates prodigious amounts of high-speed sampled data. Computed tomography (CT) scanners are no different, as they irradiate patients with a thin wedge of x-rays, and the x-ray source rotates around the patient. (more…)
September 28, 2010The Future of Beamforming in Ultrasound
Daniel Kreindler, Medical Electronics Design Magazine New beamforming technology can drive portability in ultrasound machines. (more…)
September 2, 2010Medical/Healthcare Electronics Forum
Christina D’Airo, moderator, and featuring Allan Evans, VP Marketing Medical/Healthcare Electronics Forum
August 10, 20104G Wireless Evolution – Samplify’s Prism IQ Compression Technology Gets Chinese Patents
Ashok Bindra — 4GWE As wireless applications migrate to 4G, compression technology is playing an important role in enhancing capacity and data transfer rate while keeping the cost low. To give fiber-optic interconnects a capacity boost from 10 Gbps to up to 20 Gbps in 4G environment, Santa Clara, Calif.-based Samplify Systems, Inc. has developed [...]
July 31, 2010Medical Imaging Implementation Using FPGAs
Altera Whitepaper – July 2010 – Altera Corporation Medical Imaging Implementation Using FPGAs
June 23, 2010Compression of Medical Sensor Data
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine – 2010-07 – Al Wegener
June 18, 2010Algorithm Delivers Lossless Compression To ADC Samples
Al Wegener, Electronic Design Compression algorithms for speech, audio, still images, and video are quite complicated and, more importantly, nearly always lossy. Thus, samples often change dramatically once they’re decompressed. Yet designers can craft a lossless compressor for samples from any analog-to-digital converter (ADC). (more…)
April 27, 2010ESC SV 2010: Pre Show Highlights
Don Dingee, Embedded Computing Design Samplify brought in something quite interesting, a 32-channel analog front end on a SO-DIMM module. “It’s a laptop-friendly form factor,” said Allen Evans, VP of marketing. And today we see why – they’ve also introduced a partnership with Altera where the AFE does the “heavy lifting” in a low-power Cyclone [...]
April 26, 2010Opportunistic Expansion Carries Samplify in Two Directions
Ron Wilson, EDN Samplify Systems is an algorithm developer that has become, in successive mutations, an IP provider and a fabless semiconductor company, all in pursuit of markets for its uniquely efficient almost-lossless compression algorithm. Now the company is following its star even farther, plotting to play a major role in two new markets: LTE [...]
April 19, 2010Samplify Introduces Ultrasound Beamformer IC
Peter Clarke, EE Times Samplify Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced an autofocus beamforming technology for ultrasound imaging. The technology uses a 32-channel ultrasound analog front-end receiver module in an ultra-small small-outline dual-in-line configuration based on the SAM1600 family of compressing ADCs. (more…)
March 26, 2010IDT Signs up to Use Samplify Compression
Peter Clarke, EE Times Integrated Device Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.), a developer of mixed-signal ICs for communications, has announced a joint development program with Samplify Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), a maker of data converter designs and ICs. Under the program the two companies have agreed to work together to define, design and develop [...]
March 17, 2010Product Trends: Low-Power ADCs Are Not Just for Handhelds
Bill Schweber, EE Times It’s simplistic to think there’s just a single dominant “trend” associated with the complex and diverse analog world, but some trend lines are stronger than others. For analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), the adjective that cuts across nearly all resolutions and speeds is “low power.” (more…)
February 22, 2010Compressing ADCs defuses data rate explosion in Data Acquisition Systems
Daniel Kreindler, DSP-FPGA.com Daniel explains why Wireless and medical imaging systems cannot simply appropriate data compression technologies, such as MP3, used in other fields, elaborating on why compression technologies fall short for higher-performance applications. He then describes a new compression algorithm that can keep pace with sample rates of up to 40 gigasamples per second. [...]
February 17, 2010Wireless Base Stations Benefit from Signal Compression
Allan Evans, Wireless Design and Development ABI Research predicts that revenues for distributed antenna systems and in-building wireless systems will exceed $15B by 2013. These numbers are being driven in large part by mobile operators who use distributed antenna systems and wireless repeater systems as a means of gaining a competitive advantage in terms of [...]
January 7, 2010Opportunities Abound in Medical Imaging
Opportunities Abound in Medical Imaging Electronic Design – 2010-01-07 – Allan Evans
January 1, 2010Integration in the other direction
Integration in the other direction EDN – 2010-01-21 – Paul Rako
December 7, 2009Remove Redundancy In Your Compression Designs
Remove Redundancy In Your Compression Designs Electronic Design – 2009-12-07 – Al Wegener
December 1, 2009Q4 sees buys, mergers, and a niche player worth watching
Q4 sees buys, mergers, and a niche player worth watching DSP-FPGA.com – 2009-12-01 – Will Strauss
October 5, 200917 startups join the EE Times' Silicon 60
17 startups join the EE Times’ Silicon 60 EE Times – 2009-10-05 – Peter Clarke
August 18, 2009Design Talk: Compression Improves Data Bandwidth Bottlenecks and Costs in Medical Imaging Systems
Design Talk: Compression Improves Data Bandwidth Bottlenecks and Costs in Medical Imaging Systems Medical Design Technology – 2009-08-18 – Allan Evans
August 13, 2009Use Sampled Data Compression In Your ISM Applications
Use Sampled Data Compression In Your ISM Applications Electronic Design – 2009-08-13 – Al Wegener
August 11, 2009Samplify Supercharges ADC
Samplify Supercharges ADC FPGA Journal – 2009-08-11 – Kevin Morris
August 3, 2009Samplify rolls signal compression algorithm
Samplify rolls signal compression algorithm EE Times – 2009-08-03 – Dylan McGrath
Samplify Systems compresses data without losing quality in wireless or medical systems
Samplify Systems compresses data without losing quality in wireless or medical systems VentureBeat – 2009-08-03 – Dean Takahashi
June 25, 2009Diagnostic ultrasound gets smaller, faster, and more useful
Diagnostic ultrasound gets smaller, faster, and more useful EDN – 2009-06-25 – Paul Rako
June 18, 2009Electronics Helps Foster Decentralized Healthcare
Electronics Helps Foster Decentralized Healthcare Electronic Design – 2009-06-18 – Roger Allan
May 8, 2009Data Service Demands Shift Mobile Operator Focus To Wireless Repeaters
Data Service Demands Shift Mobile Operator Focus To Wireless Repeaters Mobile Development and Design – 2009-05-08 – Allan Evans
April 2, 2009Counterpoint: Meeting with the unexpected
Counterpoint: Meeting with the unexpected EE Times – 2009-04-02 – Junko Yoshida
March 5, 2009It's about passion, not the money (thankfully)
It’s about passion, not the money (thankfully) TechOnline — The Blog – 2009-03-05 – Patrick Mannion
January 1, 2009ADCs add compression technology for the first time ever – Samplify Systems
ADCs add compression technology for the first time ever – Samplify Systems Electronic Products – 2009-01-01 – Electronic Products Editorial Staff
December 18, 2008EDN names Samplify's Data Compression to its Hot 100 for 2008
EDN names Samplify’s Data Compression to its Hot 100 for 2008 EDN – 2008-12-18 – EDN Editorial Staff
November 19, 2008Samplify Couples Compression with Converters
Samplify Couples Compression with Converters Inside DSP – 2008-11-19 – BDTI
November 17, 2008Challenges Lie Ahead At The Physical Layer
Challenges Lie Ahead At The Physical Layer Electronic Design – 2008-11-17 – Don Tuite
Bridging The Data Bandwidth Gap
Bridging The Data Bandwidth Gap Electronic Design – 2008-11-17 – Allan Evans
November 10, 2008Challenges of AFEs in Ultrasound Applications
Challenges of AFEs in Ultrasound Applications EETimes – 2008-11-10 – Allan Evans
October 30, 2008Electronic Design
Electronic Design Electronic Design – 2008-10-30 – Don Tuite
October 20, 2008Samplify Systems — A rare semiconductor startup
Samplify Systems — A rare semiconductor startup VentureBeat – 2008-10-20 – Dean Takahashi
Using signal compression to ease migration to a 4G wireless infrastructure
Using signal compression to ease migration to a 4G wireless infrastructure Programmable Logic DesignLine – 2008-10-20 – Allan Evans
Featured Product: Sixteen-channel, 12-bit, 65 MSPS ADC incorporates data compression, port concentration to reduce I/O load
Featured Product: Sixteen-channel, 12-bit, 65 MSPS ADC incorporates data compression, port concentration to reduce I/O load Planet Analog – 2008-10-20 – Bill Schweber
Samplify switches from data compression IP to the fabless semi business
Samplify switches from data compression IP to the fabless semi business EDN – 2008-10-20 – Ron Wilson
Samplify chip combines 65 Msps ADC, data compression
Samplify chip combines 65 Msps ADC, data compression DSP DesignLine – 2008-10-20 – Kenton Williston
September 29, 2008Digital Signal Compression in Mixed-Signal ATE
Digital Signal Compression in Mixed-Signal ATE Test and Measurement World – 2008-09-29 – Daniel Rosenthal
September 10, 2008Signal Compression Enables 4G Migration Within The 3G Infrastructure
Signal Compression Enables 4G Migration Within The 3G Infrastructure Mobile Dev & Design – 2008-09-10 – Allan Evans
September 1, 2008Signal compression solves exploding data bandwidth requirements and cost concerns in ultrasound equipment
Signal compression solves exploding data bandwidth requirements and cost concerns in ultrasound equipment Electronic Products – 2008-09-01 – Allan Evans
