Santa Clara, Calif. – March 25, 2010 – Kilopass Technology Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced that its XPM™ embedded one-time programmable (OTP) NVM technology is the first to complete TSMC IP-9000 Level 4 qualification and skew characterization in both the TSMC™ 40nm and 45nm low-power (LP) process technologies. In addition, early adopter customers of Kilopass 40/45nm OTP have successfully taped out. Kilopass’ logic-based XPM OTP technology requires no added cost for integration with standard logic processes, and is the leading NVM IP available for the industry’s most advanced process nodes. 

“We are pleased to collaborate with Kilopass to support our customers’ IP needs in 40/45nm,” said Dan Kochpatcharin, Deputy Director of IP Portfolio Marketing at TSMC “Kilopass delivers timely support to our wireless mobile and set-top box customers who are migrating to 40nm technology for high performance, lower power and higher integration.”

“We work closely with TSMC, the largest pure play semiconductor foundry, to make sure our technology is available to our leading-edge design customers,” said Kilopass’ VP of Engineering Lee Cleveland. “The release of our NVM IP in advanced, low-power process nodes further enhances our ability to meet the stringent performance and power requirements of mobile and consumer applications. We are very excited to be the first IP provider to offer logic OTP memory at TSMC’s 45nm/40nm process node.”

The logic-based XPM™ OTP technology scales with process technology. Compared to other NVM technologies, Kilopass’ OTP die area and programming time shrink significantly with smaller geometries. The XPM™ family’s configuration options include density, read voltage, program/read bus width, and charge pump to suit different design requirements.

Availability

Kilopass XPM™ OTP is available at TSMC from 180nm to 40nm.

About Kilopass

Kilopass Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of embedded NVM intellectual property, leverages standard logic CMOS processes to deliver one-time programmable (OTP) memory. With 54 patents granted or pending and more than 500,000 wafers shipped from a dozen foundries and Integrated  Device Manufacturers (IDM), Kilopass has more than 70 customers in applications ranging from storage of firmware and security codes to calibration data and other application-critical information. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, please visit www.kilopass.com or email info@kilopass.com.

CHATSWORTH, CA -March 25, 2010 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, OpenVPX™ and CompactPCI® products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has doubled the memory from 4G to 8G on the MM-6171, its first high-density, high-speed DDR2 SDRAM Buffer Memory XMC card. The rugged, small form factor mezzanine module, available in air- and now conduction-cooled variants, supports the latest high-speed serial fabrics, such as PCI Express® (PCIe) and Serial RapidIO® (SRIO), to deliver higher bi-directional bandwidths than available with earlier PMC card designs. The MM-6171 speeds and eases the integration of high-density contiguous memory into embedded systems designed for harsh environments. The card is designed to provide volatile, deep storage for a wide range of military applications including RADAR, signal intelligence, and image processing.

“Today’s demanding military compute applications frequently require large amounts of high-speed contiguous memory, more than is available on their single board computer or DSP engine host card,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “The MM-6171 enables system designers to simply add the memory they need with an XMC card, reaping the benefits of the XMC’s higher bandwidth.”

The MM-6171 can be readily deployed on a range of Curtiss-Wright Controls’ baseboard products. For example, when combined with Curtiss-Wright Controls’ MFC700 6U VPX-REDI 32G memory FPGA XMC Carrier, the MM-6171 provides one of the industry’s highest density ruggedized high-speed memory offerings.

Conforming to the XMC (VITA 42) mezzanine standard, the MM-6171 interfaces to the host board through the P15 connector. It features a four (4) lane high-speed serial link running at up to 3.125 GHz to provide a high-speed full duplex interface. The MM-6171 supports both Serial RapidIO® and PCI Express® interfaces. An on-card Xilinx® Virtex™-5 LX110T FPGA connects the high-speed signals to the memory. The FPGA serves as a memory controller and is not designed to host User Programmable Logic (UPL). The LX110T controls two independent memory arrays, each capable of interfacing to 1-2GB of DDR2 memory. Each memory array is 72-bits wide, with a 64-bit data path and ECC. Single bit errors are corrected and double-bit errors are detected through the memory controller’s logic. The DDR2 arrays provide over 3GB/s of data bandwidth.

MM-6171 Key Features:

• 2, 4, 8 GB high-speed DDR2 SDRAM
• x4 Serial RapidIO® or x4 PCI Express® interfaces
• Full-featured DMA engine
• Rugged convection and conduction-cooled versions

Software Support

A MM-6171 device driver for VxWorks® 6.x is available from Curtiss-Wright Controls.

Ruggedization Levels

The MM-6171 is designed for demanding, high-performance aerospace and defense applications and is offered in a range of rugged configurations including air-cooled (Level 0/100) and conduction-cooled (Level 100/200). Innovative cooling techniques are employed to handle high performance implementations.

Volume pricing for commercial and rugged versions of the MM-6171 is available. For pricing and availability please contact the factory. For more information on the MM-6171, please visit our website at http://www.cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.

CHATSWORTH, CA -March 25, 2010 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, OpenVPX™ and CompactPCI® products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense (A&D) market, has doubled the memory from 4G to 8G on the MM-6171, its first high-density, high-speed DDR2 SDRAM Buffer Memory XMC card. The rugged, small form factor mezzanine module, available in air- and now conduction-cooled variants, supports the latest high-speed serial fabrics, such as PCI Express® (PCIe) and Serial RapidIO® (SRIO), to deliver higher bi-directional bandwidths than available with earlier PMC card designs. The MM-6171 speeds and eases the integration of high-density contiguous memory into embedded systems designed for harsh environments. The card is designed to provide volatile, deep storage for a wide range of military applications including RADAR, signal intelligence, and image processing.

“Today’s demanding military compute applications frequently require large amounts of high-speed contiguous memory, more than is available on their single board computer or DSP engine host card,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “The MM-6171 enables system designers to simply add the memory they need with an XMC card, reaping the benefits of the XMC’s higher bandwidth.”

The MM-6171 can be readily deployed on a range of Curtiss-Wright Controls’ baseboard products. For example, when combined with Curtiss-Wright Controls’ MFC700 6U VPX-REDI 32G memory FPGA XMC Carrier, the MM-6171 provides one of the industry’s highest density ruggedized high-speed memory offerings.

Conforming to the XMC (VITA 42) mezzanine standard, the MM-6171 interfaces to the host board through the P15 connector. It features a four (4) lane high-speed serial link running at up to 3.125 GHz to provide a high-speed full duplex interface. The MM-6171 supports both Serial RapidIO® and PCI Express® interfaces. An on-card Xilinx® Virtex™-5 LX110T FPGA connects the high-speed signals to the memory. The FPGA serves as a memory controller and is not designed to host User Programmable Logic (UPL). The LX110T controls two independent memory arrays, each capable of interfacing to 1-2GB of DDR2 memory. Each memory array is 72-bits wide, with a 64-bit data path and ECC. Single bit errors are corrected and double-bit errors are detected through the memory controller’s logic. The DDR2 arrays provide over 3GB/s of data bandwidth.

MM-6171 Key Features:

• 2, 4, 8 GB high-speed DDR2 SDRAM
• x4 Serial RapidIO® or x4 PCI Express® interfaces
• Full-featured DMA engine
• Rugged convection and conduction-cooled versions

Software Support

A MM-6171 device driver for VxWorks ® 6.x is available from Curtiss-Wright Controls.

Ruggedization Levels

The MM-6171 is designed for demanding, high-performance aerospace and defense applications and is offered in a range of rugged configurations including air-cooled (Level 0/100) and conduction-cooled (Level 100/200). Innovative cooling techniques are employed to handle high performance implementations.

Volume pricing for commercial and rugged versions of the MM-6171 is available. For pricing and availability please contact the factory. For more information on the MM-6171, please visit our website at http://www.cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.