The SDR Forum General Meeting to Feature FPGA Development Workshop

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Today The SDR Forum (www.sdrforum.org), a non-profit member consortium dedicated
to promoting the success of next-generation radio technologies, announced its
64th General Meeting, to be held in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 14-17.

The meeting will feature a workshop, "Rapid FPGA Development for Wireless
Applications - IP Cores, Tools and Standards," which aims to arm communications
systems engineers with the knowledge they need to implement software defined and
cognitive radio systems that utilize FPGA-based processing. Speakers at this
workshop will include representatives of The MathWorks, Mercury Computer, Open
Cores Protocol - International Partnership, Objective Interface Systems,
PrismTech, Synopsis and Xilinx.

Sponsored by Xilinx, this meeting represents the 64th General Meeting of the
Forum, and will comprise of working sessions advancing The SDR Forum`s 2010
operations plan in support of the commercial, public safety, satellite
communications and international tactical radio communities.

The meeting will feature a keynote presentation by Dean Westman, Vice President
- Communications Business, Xilinx, titled "The Programmable Imperative:
Multimode IS the new air interface."

The meeting agenda is now available. A summary of active projects can be found
here. Those who register by Aug. 15 will receive a discount.

The SDR Forum recently concluded their 63rd General Meeting in Dearborn, Mich.,
June 15-18. The meeting featured two workshops: "Spectrum Sharing of TV Band
Devices," which explored the common standards and/or practices for spectrum
sharing needed across otherwise incompatible TVBD communications networks, and
"Smart Communications in Transportation Systems," which allowed vehicle
manufacturers and government officials worldwide to come together with leading
experts in reconfigurable radio technologies to realize the technical and
business advantages offered by SDR and CR technologies in modern transportation
systems. As a result of the meeting, The SDR Forum launched an SDR Market
Adoption blog.To join in the conversation, click here.Complete meeting minutes
can be found here.

To learn more about The SDR Forum, its meetings and membership benefits, visit
www.sdrforum.org.

About The SDR Forum

Established in 1996, The SDR Forum is a non-profit international industry
association with a 100+ strong membership comprised of world-class technical,
business and government organizations from EMEA, Asia and the Americas who are
passionate about creating a revolution in wireless communications based on
reconfigurable radio. The SDR Forum is the only organization in the world
dedicated to serving the industry's needs through advocacy, opportunity
development, commercialization and education. For more information, please visit
www.sdrforum.org.

The SDR Forum
Lee Pucker, 604-828-9876
Lee.Pucker@sdrforum.org
Stephanie Hamill, 970-290-9543
StephanieHamill@sdrforum.org

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